God makes you walk in circles until you’re exhausted enough to just be yourself
Like the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly, it may take a long time of darkness and struggle until we emerge beautified, and it may not be until the very end of our journeys this side of eternity. But it will be more than worth it.
John Mark Comer • Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did.
The meaning of life, with all its pain, becomes comprehensible when you realize that you go out into the world to develop a relationship with yourself.
Phil Stutz • Lessons for Living: What Only Adversity Can Teach You
If you spoke to God before birth and He said to you, "What do you want to be?" You would have said, "Courageous, kind, wise, patient, and strong."
He said, "I will give you monsters and obstacles that will require strength beyond what you believe you posses, you will learn to overcome them. This will sculpt your character and make you strong, brave,
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