“It's fascinating how all of us, everyday, rely - at some point, to some extent, for some reason - on faith in our life. Whether it's God or not, or "Please help me!"” ReasonHelpingOur LivesPleaseEverydayRelyHelp MeFascinating Author:Kathleen Turner
“If we imagine that God is somehow punishing us, then we will live our lives in desperation and in fear that we are somehow avoiding displeasing God. The difficulty with that is as many ideas about how to displease and how to please God, as there are hairs on your head.” IfsIdeasOur LivesImagineHairPleaseDifficultyImagine ThatAvoidingDesperation Author:Neale Donald Walsch
“Going from crying to laughing that fast and hard happens maybe five times in your life and that extreme right turn is the reason why we are alive, and I believe it extends our life by many years.” YearsBelieveHardReasonHappensTurnsI BelieveLaughingFiveOur LivesAliveCryPleaseExtremesReason Why Book:Yes Please Source: Yes Please
“We need to make sure our activities and our attitudes line up with what pleases God first and foremost. Wherever we focus our attention the most will become the driving force in our lives.” NeedsFirstsForceLinesAttentionAttitudeFocusOur LivesPleaseActivityDrivingDriving ForceGod First Author:Lysa TerKeurst
“From our limited vantage point, our lives are marked by an endless series of contingencies. We frequently find ourselves, instead of acting as we planned, reacting to an unexpected turn of events. We make plans but are often forced to change those plans. But there are no contingencies with God. Our unexpected, forced change of plans is a part of His plan. God is never surprised; never caught off guard; never frustrated by unexpected developments. God does as He pleases and that which pleases Him is always for His glory and our good.” DoeTurnsActingOur LivesPlansEventsDevelopmentPleaseGlorySeriesCaughtEndlessUnexpectedFrustratedReactingContingencyVantage PointUnexpected Turns Book:Trusting God Source: Trusting God
“As Augustine say clearly, God being God offends human pride. If God is running the universe and has first claim on our lives, guess who isn't running the universe and does not get to have things as they please.” IfsFirstsHumansDoeRunningUniverseOur LivesPridePleaseClaimsAugustine Author:Dallas Willard
“Even as the government dominates the headlines, private entrepreneurs are busy every day working to improve products and services that improve our lives. They do it without taxing us or regulating us, or making us suffer through tedious elections or political debates. They make their products and offer them to us in a way that pleases the consuming public the most. We can choose whether we want them or not.” WayWantGovernmentPoliticalSufferingOur LivesProductsPleaseOffersElectionEntrepreneurBusyDebateConsumingHeadlinesTediousPolitical Debates Author:Llewellyn Rockwell
“Many of us get many messages in our lives, or think we get them. As long as the message is regarding our own selves, go on doing what you please. But when it is in regard to our contact with and behavior to others, think a hundred times before you act upon it-and then you will be safe.” ThinkingLongSelfOur LivesGoes OnPleaseSafeBehaviorMessagesHundredRegardContact Author:Swami Vivekananda