Indira

“God does not forgive you based on the quality of your confession or your resolve to be a better person. But you keep thinking otherwise. Your standard is what you would do to someone like yourself, and chances are that you would not let the incident pass quickly. God, however, forgives, for his own name's sake. "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more" (Isa. 43:25).”
― Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

“He says no in order that He may, in some way we cannot imagine, say yes. All His ways with us are merciful. His meaning is always love.”
― Elisabeth Elliot, Keep a Quiet Heart

“We left the way one leaves a cherished but impossible love: our hearts heavy with regret but beating with great hope.”
― Mirta Ojito, Finding Manana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus

“What keeps the marriage going is your commitment to your spouse's holiness.”
― timothy keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God