“As bad as it was, as bad as it hurt, I thank God I didn’t get what I thought that I deserved. Sometimes life leads you down a different road. When you’re holding on to someone that you gotta let go. Someday you’ll see the reason why. Sometimes, yeah, sometimes, there’s good in goodbye.”— Carrie Underwood, open.spotify.com
“Sometimes God doesn't give you what you think you want, not because you don't deserve it but because you deserve something so much more.”— Unknown, juxtapost.com
“I thank God for protecting me from what I thought I wanted and blessed me with what I didn't know I needed.”— Unknown, s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com
“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”— 2 Corinthians 12:9, amazon.com
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”— Revelation 21:4, amazon.com
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.”— 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, bibles.org
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.”— Isaiah 43:1, bibles.org
“I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.”— Romans 8:18, bibles.org
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”— Romans 8:28, amazon.com
“He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.”— Psalm 107:20, amazon.com
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”— John 14:27, amazon.com
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”— Psalm 73:26, amazon.com
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”— Isaiah 41:10, amazon.com
“God is unknown to those who know him, and is known to those who do not know him at all.”— Alan Watts, amazon.com
“If we cling to belief in God, we cannot likewise have faith, since faith is not clinging but letting go.”— Alan Watts, amazon.com
“The moment God is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God.”— Rob Bell, amazon.com
“I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong.”— John Lennon, blog.biographyonline.net
“You only get one body; it is the temple of your soul. Even God is willing to dwell there. If you truly treat your body like a temple, it will serve you well for decades. If you abuse it you must be prepared for poor health and a lack of energy.”— Oli Hille, amazon.com