“To derive the fullest comfort and encouragement from Romans 8:28 we must realize that God is at work in a proactive, not reactive, fashion. That is, God does not just respond to an adversity in our lives to make the best of a bad situation. He knows before He initiates or permits the adversity exactly how He will use it for our good.” KnowsDoeUseRealizingSituationOur LivesFashionComfortEncouragementAdversityPermitInitiateProactiveBad SituationsRomans 8 Author:Jerry Bridges
“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.” LittlesShowsSuccessCertainAsksRealizingMoneyPovertyFocusAchievementAmbitionEncouragementGreedBucksWagonsGreatest LeadershipLeaders MotivationalTrue Potential Author:Barack Obama
“It doesn't matter how many say it cannot be done or how many people have tried it before; it's important to realize that whatever you're doing, it's your first attempt at it.” PeopleInspirationalFirstsBelieveImportantMatterDoneBeliefRealizingEncouragementEncouragingWords Of EncouragementWords Of CourageEncouraging Words Author:Wally Amos
“I just know that there are a lot of people out there who are younger than I am, and I wish to be a role model for them. If they have a dream, I want to help them keep that motivation high, so that they can realize their dream. I want to show people that they CAN have fun in life.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantHelpingShowsDreamMotivationFunWishRealizingRolesModelsEncouragementHaving FunRole Models Author:Takafumi Horie
“As people grow up, they realize it's less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.” PeopleImportantRealGrowsRealizingFriendshipGrowing UpGrowingEncouragementReal OnesBehind Your BackFriends Growing Up Author:Lauren Conrad
“The challenges of change are always hard. It is important that we begin to unpack those challenges that confront this nation and realize that we each have a role that requires us to change and become more responsible for shaping our own future.” InspirationalImportantHardNationsRealizingChallengesBusinessRolesEncouragementResponsiblePerseveranceFamous Inspirational Author:Hillary Clinton
“Embracing your new kind of normal is the most empowering choice you will ever make. It transcends common sense. It is resistant to old patterns. It is sticky, uncomfortable, agitating, and difficult. But it is liberating and life giving and spirit enriching. It changes your life and the lives of everyone who joins you on your journey. And then, quite unexpectedly, you realize you are splashing hope into the lives of others because you have an intimate love relationship with the Source of hope.” GivingKindSpiritChoicesHopeDifficultRealizingCommonJourneySourceNormalEncouragementPatternsCommon SenseUncomfortableIntimateEmpoweringChanging Your LifeLiberatingLives Of OthersLove RelationshipStickyEnrichingSplashing Book:A New Kind of Normal: Hope-Filled Choices When Life Turns Upside Down Source: A New Kind of Normal: Hope-Filled Choices When Life Turns Upside Down
“What an encouragement to realize that God has reserved you and me for a special task in His great work. In His hands we're not only useful, but priceless.” HandsRealizingSpecialTasksEncouragementGreat WorkReservedPriceless Author:Joni Eareckson Tada