Lauren

“This love disclosing itself was no cosmic Creator of a mechanistic universe, for the revelation was intimate, personal. Perhaps the assurance always has to be personal, revealed to the inner person alone, since only man sees other men en masse, whereas God insists on seeing us one by one, each a special case, each inestimably beloved for himself.”
― Catherine Marshall, Christy

“There are more than a million questions that I can’t answer even for myself. But this I can say with confidence—I am because God created me. He made me this wonderful way.”
― Thyra Ferré Björn, Mama's Way

“I have no doubt that you will wish to know what the princess lived on, during the long years when the dragon did the cooking. My dear, she lived on her income, and that is a thing that a great many people would like to be able to do.”
― E. Nesbit, The Book of Dragons

“It is natural indeed. However it's not the only thing God has in mind for us. We are not meant to live merely by what is natural. We need to learn to live by the supernatural. Ordinary fare will not fill the emptiness in our hearts...”
― Elisabeth Elliot, Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control