Stacey

“to find God, you must look with all your heart. To remain present to God, you must remain present to your heart. To hear his voice, you must listen with your heart. To love him, you must love with all your heart. You cannot be the person God meant you to be, and you cannot live the life he meant you to live, unless you live from the heart.”
― John Eldredge, Waking the Dead: The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive

“We don’t always need a change. Sometimes, we just need a rest, and there is no better place to rest our bodies and our souls than outside.”
― Gary L. Thomas, Sacred Pathways: Discover Your Soul's Path to God

“I’ve learned that we must first create a space of time, quiet, and isolation before we can truly see God. Three elements are necessary for this. We need to first believe, then learn to perceive, and finally receive.”
― Gary L. Thomas, Sacred Pathways: Discover Your Soul's Path to God

“We depend upon cognitive assent and affective assurances to substantiate the reality of our relationship with God. If we can't "know" or "feel" God, we customarily doubt our relationship with God. But such "knowing" and "feeling" restrict God to the narrow limits of our minds and senses and reduce our relationship with God to the maintenance of such feedback.”
― M. Robert Mulholland Jr., Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation