Quotes About Connection

When a man is physically present but emotionally absent, a girl's heart can feel quite hollow and helpless.

I was so caught up in the rush of superficial things in my world that I missed hearing the cries for help in someone else's world.

Understand that no time showing up and bringing compassion to another human is ever a waste of time. Rather, it's our chance to bring context, purpose, and meaning to all of life. Quiet moments of compassion are epic moments of battle.

I don't remember a single classroom lesson she taught, but I very clearly remember the way she made me feel.

Yes, God, there are some who seek You today! I understand it is possible to experience You; therefore, I want that more than anything else. I will seek to see You, hear You, know You, and follow hard after You in every part of my day.

Relationships nourish us in ways nothing else can. It's the relationships that help unrush us. Relationships can complicate things. But they also have the power to force us into a much simpler rhythm.

When I don't have peace physically, I don't have peace spiritually. I can't separate the two. Nor should I.

And the ties that truly bind me to Him and the truth of who I am in Him are given to me in those quiet moments where I say, "I'm Yours, God.

Think about the definition of the word craving. How would you define it? Dictionary.com defines craving as something you long for, want greatly, desire eagerly, and beg for.2 Now consider this expression of craving: "How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty! My soul yearns, event faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God" (Psalm 84:1 – 2).

Barriers shut down communication.

The need to belong goes beyond the need for superficial social ties . . . it is a need for meaningful, profound bonding.

The lack of belongingness causes various undesirable effects, including a decrease in the levels of health, happiness, and adjustment.1

As I sat in silence, the spirit interceded with perfect prayers on my behalf

That's how God created us -- with a longing to be filled. It's a longing God instilled to draw us into deep intimacy with Him.

Just that morning I'd been praying and asking God to show Himself to me. I asked the God of the universe to intersect my life with His revelation, then got up from my prayers and forgot to look. Forgot to seek Him. Forgot to keep my heart in tune with His voice and His invitation. All because of the chaotic rush of my day.

God made us to crave so we'd always desire more of Him.

And in that you will find the why. Why did this happen? Because there's someone else in the world who would drown in their own tears for not seeing yours.

No matter how vast our pit, prayer is big enough to fill us with the realization of His presence like nothing else.

We are taught to remain in God's love so that we won't tie our happy to anything but God.

Love can be unconditional but relational access never should be

And in that you will finally find the why. Why did this happen? Because there's someone else in the world who would drown in their own tears if not for seeing yours. And when you make one other human simply see they aren't alone, you make the world a better place.

Willpower alone is not enough to bring about this change; start by realizing that you cannot do this alone. If you are a person of faith, use that connection to help you change.

It may, indeed, be said that sympathy exists in all minds, as Faraday has discovered that magnetism exists in all metals; but a certain temperature is required to develop the hidden property, whether in the metal or the mind.

Love creates, love cements, love enters and harmonizes all things.