“Despair of ever being saved, "except thou be born again," or of seeing God "without holiness," or of having part in Christ except thou "love him above father, mother, or thy own life." This kind of despair is one of the first steps to heaven.” FirstsKindMotherFatherHeavenChristBornStepsSeeingDespairSavedHolinessFirst StepsBorn AgainFather Mother Book:The saints everlasting rest: or, a treatise of the blessed state of the saints, in their enjoyment of God in glory Source: The saints everlasting rest: or, a treatise of the blessed state of the saints, in their enjoyment of God in glory
“A son could bear with great complacency, the death of his father, while the loss of his inheritance might drive him to despair.” MightFatherLossSonBearsDespairInheritanceComplacency Author:Niccolo Machiavelli
“Parents offer an open womb. More than anyone else in your life, mothers, and sometimes fathers, can kiss it, and make it well whentheir grown children need to regress and repair. More than anyone else in your life, mothers, and sometimes fathers, can catch you when you start to fall. When you are in disgrace, defeat, and despair, home may be the safest place to hide.” NeedsWellsMayChildrenSometimesHomeMotherFallFatherParentOffersKissingDespairDefeatWombDisgraceGrown Children Author:Frank Pittman