Grace

“and downcast, as many compromisers are. They want to be blessed, but they don’t choose to do what is right, and they live with the burden of a guilty conscience. They want the rewards of righteousness and the momentary fleshly pleasure of sin, which is not possible. People sometimes pay a high price for a cheap thrill.”
― Joyce Meyer, Blessed in the Mess: How to Experience God's Goodness in the Midst of Life's Pain

“Your new life is going to cost you your old one.
It’s going to cost you your comfort zone and your sense
of direction.
It’s going to cost you relationships and friends.
It’s going to cost you being liked and understood.
It doesn’t matter.
The people who are meant for you are going to meet you
on the other side. You’re going to build a new comfort
zone around the things that actually move you forward.
Instead of being liked, you’re going to be loved. Instead of
being understood, you’re going to be seen.
All you’re going to lose is what was built for a person you
no longer are.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery

“When I watch you sleep," he said shakily, "I feel overwhelmed that you exist.”
― Emily Henry, Beach Read

“Most people go through their whole lives, without ever really feeling that close with anyone.”
― Sally Rooney , Normal People