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“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
Philippians 1:20-21

Yup.

“The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.” The sabbath is a gift of rest from the Father! “God rested.” loving this book.

“I decided then that when I met someone I thought was as beautiful as the song, I should give it to that person. And I didn’t mean beautiful on the outside. I meant beautiful in all ways. So, I was giving it to Sam.”

“Now, each day in her garden and when she walked to her gate and when she picked apples, she would pass this branch and see this bit of yarn and think of Antoine. Each time she would pray - to him and to God - Come home.”

I’m sad

this book is SO good wow

“Life from God is nothing more than consumerism with a Jesus sticker slapped on the bumper.”
“In the consumer worldview, God’s value is determined by his usefulness.”

“The irony of a life under God is that we are seeking to exert control over God through strict adherence to rituals and absolute obedience to moral codes. Through our obedience we put God into our debt and expect him to do our bidding in exchange for our worship and righteous behavior.”

This first chapter was already very humbling
“Seeking control is not the solution to human condition, but is rather part of the problem.” got me there.

wow these last two chapters were SO good.

Fav JMC quotes:
Don’t marry a project, marry a partner.
Before marriage, we want a crystal-clear sense that “this is from the LORD.”
God is involved.
Love by definition takes people the way they are, not the way you want them to be.

“You can do it! It’s not that high-go for it! I’m not scared of my son falling out of a tree and breaking his arm, but I am terrified of him growing up to be the kind of man who won’t climb a tree. “

“As followers of Jesus - male and female - we are called to live by faith. That means we can risk… The gospel gives us freedom to fail.”

“If only they gave out Oscar’s for this.” She’s so real for that.

“Never forget that the perfect man exists in Christ Jesus.”