Quotes from Gary Chapman

Relinquishing my hopes of getting a nap

You may not be able to rejoice over the past or over your present situation, but you can rejoice that God has given you the ability to use this day for good.

When three of Job's friends heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him. —Job 2:11

Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. —John 13:34

You love when you show the better way. — Gene Farmer —

Sometimes love just keeps a grieving person company. — Jeanette Gardner Littleton —

Giving only what we've been given—God's love—lets others dance their own Swan Lake. — Gloria Ashby

Live in harmony with each other. Don't be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don't think you know it all! —Romans 12:16

not really a loving thing to do. — Janet Graham —

Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up. —Proverbs 12:25

We enjoy God's blessings much more when we share them with others. — Margaret M. Marty —

Consider these sobering statistics: • 12 percent of websites on the Internet are pornographic. • One in three porn viewers are women. • 70 percent of men aged 18–24 visit porn sites in a typical month. • 34 percent of Internet users have experienced unwanted exposure to porn through pop-up ads, misdirected links, or emails. • The average age a child sees porn online is eleven.7

When we love the Lord and seek Him in the stillness of our hearts, He hears us and answers. — Susan E. Ramsden

Many people say the first step in acquiring humility is to realize that we are proud. When we acknowledge the desire to be bigger and better than others, we are liberated to understand the people we were meant to be.

Everyone who makes up proverbs will say of you, "Like mother, like daughter." —Ezekiel 16:44

Opening our lives to others takes courage but can yield bountiful love. — Laura Chevalier

Your children will sense how you feel about them by how you behave toward them.

God loves us enough to redeem everything in our lives. — Elsi Dodge —

Loving words have the power to banish fear and overlook defects. — Marcia K. Hornok —

emotional need for love must be met if we are to have emotional health.

Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. —Hebrews 13:7

It's worth going out of our way to show love. — Elsi Dodge

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. —Philippians 4:19

So let's not get tired of doing what is good. —Galatians 6:9