“If you were to put all of the world’s pain in one fifty-five gallon drum, it would look silly next to the mountains of gold and silver found in each moment with God. Our problem is that we rarely see past the drum – The Dance of the Dead” PainHappinessRelationship With GodShortsighted Book:When Heaven Weeps Source: When Heaven Weeps
“. . . your history is no less important to your survival than your ability to breathe. In the end, you can only determine whether to saturate your memories with pain or with perspective. Forgetting is not an option. I tell you the truth now: Pain was not God's plan for this life. It is a reality, but it is not a part of the plan.” ImportantEndsRealityPainMemoriesAbilityForgetPlansPerspectiveSurvivalDetermineBreatheThis LifeGod's Plan Book:Dekker 4-in-1 Bundle: Black, Showdown, Heaven's Wager & Kiss Source: Dekker 4-in-1 Bundle: Black, Showdown, Heaven's Wager & Kiss
“Pain or perspective, that's the choice.' . . . You choose pain - you choose to fight it, deny it, bury it - then yes, the choice is always hard. But you choose perspective - embrace your history, give it credit for the better person it can make you, scars and all - the choice gets easier every time.” GivingPersonsHardPainChoicesFightingPerspectiveEasierEmbraceDenyCreditScarYou ChooseBetter Person Book:Kiss Source: Kiss
“The pain was so deep and so raw. There were days I would have died just to forget. The problem was, I couldn't figure out how to get her out of my mind. How do you kill that kind of pain?” MindKindProblemPainForgetFiguresDiedOf My Mind Book:Dekker 4-in-1 Bundle: Black, Showdown, Heaven's Wager & Kiss Source: Dekker 4-in-1 Bundle: Black, Showdown, Heaven's Wager & Kiss
“Keep your words. This pain is no life." "You only feel pain because you're alive, boy!" the keeper thundered. "This is the mystery of it. Life is lived on the ragged edge of the cliff. Fall off and you might die, but run from it and you are already dead!” FeelsMightRunningPainLife IsDiesFallBoysAliveMysteryEdgesCliffsKeepersRaggedKeeping Your Word Author:Ted Dekker
“He was as needy as she was. Alvin Finch only wanted to be needed. Loved. And absent of either, he resorted to deflecting his pain by killing. Just like a teenager might resort to deflecting the pain of rejection by cutting. People did a lot of crazy things to be wanted.” PeopleMightWantedPainCuttingCrazyNeededKillingTeenagerRejectionResortsAbsentNeedyCrazy ThingsFinchesDeflecting Author:Ted Dekker
