We slay the Love Idol at the site of the Crucifixion, nailing it to the cross.
Until you are convinced of God’s incredible love for you, you will continue looking for replacement love everywhere but in the heart of Christ.
In a world where you can choose to be anything, choose to be KIND.
Happiness isn’t a destination. It’s a journey. And sometimes the journey is hard.
Cicero said that gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. If that’s true, then my happiness does not cause me to be grateful for what I have. My gratitude for what I have causes me to be happy. Gratitude births the virtue of happiness.
Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion. BRENNAN MANNING.
God is with you in the spectacular, and he’s with you in the regular. There is dignity in both places.
The art of happy-making begins when we find our happiness within instead of without.
In God, happiness and purposeful work are a package deal.