“Our lives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we do with conflict that makes the difference.” DifferencesOur LivesConflictDependent Book:The Magic of Conflict: Turning a Life of Work Into a Work of Art Source: The Magic of Conflict: Turning a Life of Work Into a Work of Art
“The world that we live in is full of distractions and pleasures that pull us away from a spiritual life. Even our jobs which are a very necessary and important part of our lives can end up being the altar at which we pray. They consume most of our waking hours and provide the income on which we are dependent in order to take care of our families.” WorldImportantEndsCareJobsSpiritualOrderHoursPleasureOur LivesPrayingTake CareIncomeOur FamilyDependentWakingDistractionSpiritual LifeAltars Author:Michael Huffington
“We [people] have a teacher! The teacher is ourselves! We already know everything we need to know - our challenge is to discover that we know it. Turning to gurus, I think, we become guru-dependent, no different from drug-dependent, alcohol-dependent - needing an outside force to control our lives.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsDifferentForceChallengesTeacherOur LivesDrugAlcoholDependentGuru Author:Richard Bach
“God has ordained that our preaching become deeper and more winsome as we are broken, humbled, and made low and desperately dependent on grace by the trials of our lives.” MadeGraceOur LivesBrokenLowsDeeperTrialsDependentPreachingWinsome Author:John Piper
“Because peace is a fruit of the Spirit, we are dependent upon the Spirit's work in our lives to produce the desire and the means to pursue peace. But we are also responsible to use the means He has given us and to take all practical steps to attain both peace within and peace with others.” MeanUseSpiritDesireGivenStepsOur LivesProduceResponsibleFruitPracticalsPursueDependentPeace WithinFruits Of The SpiritPeace With Others Author:Jerry Bridges
“We have a lot of controlling people who are trying to tell us how to live our lives, and a lot of co-dependent people around us. We bump up against these people, too, when we're trying to get on the spiritual path.” PeopleTryingSpiritualPathOur LivesDependentBumpsSpiritual Path Author:Echo Bodine