Quotes About Relationship

Torrance uses the analogy of an embrace. When we hug someone, there is a double movement. We open our arms and in so doing give ourselves to the beloved. But in the embrace we also draw that person close to us...One hand, Christ, opens the relationship, the other hand, the Holy Spirit draws us into that relationship with the Father.

A man who is intimate with God is not intimidated by man.

My goal is GOD HIMSELF. Not joy, not peace, not even blessing but HIMSELF...my GOD.

there is a world of difference between knowing the Word of God and knowing the God of the Word.

what he is to the inscrutable God is what matters.

Too often, parents today allow their desire to please their child to govern their parenting. If your relationship with your child is governed by your own desire to be loved by him or her, the odds are good that you will not achieve even that objective.

The child expects to look up to the parent, to be instructed by the parent, indeed to be commanded by the parent. If the parent instead serves the child, then that relationship falls out of its natural balance. You may not earn your child's love at all—and the

What does it mean to assert your authority as a parent? It doesn't necessarily mean being a tough disciplinarian. Among other things, it means ensuring that the parent-child relationship takes priority over the relationships between the child and her or his same-age peers.

We don't need to travel to find Christ. Christ has already traveled to find us. God is not the one whose back is turned. It is we who, for whatever reason, get our backs up or don't turn back to God.

To please God, to be pleasing to God, is to "walk with Light," to walk with God in joy, praise, holiness, and humility as image-bearers of the Light.

You do need parental guidance and I was in a great position with both my mum and dad. They split when I was a baby but even though I stayed with my mom they were both very much involved in my upbringing.

The more devoted a woman shows herself, the sooner the man sobers down and becomes domineering. The more cruelly she treats him and the more faithless she is, the worse she uses him, the more wantonly she plays with him, the less pity she shows him, by so much the more will she increase his desire, be loved, worshipped by him.

You were careless enough to leave me the choice. I choose therefore that you shall be my slave, and I shall make a toy out of you.

Is there for the lover any greater cruelty than the faithlessness of his beloved?" "Oh," she countered, "so long as we love we are faithful, but you want faithfulness without love from the woman and giving of herself without pleasure Ã¢â'¬â€œ so who is the cruel one Ã¢â'¬â€œ the man or the woman?

but you want faithfulness without love from the woman and giving of herself without pleasure Ã¢â'¬â€œ so who is the cruel one Ã¢â'¬â€œ the man or the woman? In the north you take love too seriously. You speak of duty, where you should only talk of satisfaction.

I became so at ease with her that for one moment I forgot all etiquette

La mujer que no hace del hombre su súbdito, su esclavo, ¿qué digo?, su juguete, y que no le traiciona riendo, es una loca.

We are faithful as long as we love, but you demand faithfulness of a woman without love, and the giving of herself without enjoyment. Who is cruel there--woman or man? You of the North in general take love too soberly and seriously. You talk of duties where there should be only a question of pleasure.

If you want a recipe for relationship failure, just wait for the other person to change first.

If you're married to an entrenched non-apologizer, it won't help to doggedly demand one. Some folks lack the self-esteem required to take responsibility for their less than honorable behaviors, feel remorse, and offer a heartfelt apology. And many people are so hard on themselves for the mistakes they make, they don't have the emotional room to admit vulnerability and apologize to a partner.

Nothing you say can ensure that the other person will get it, or respond the way you want. You may never exceed his threshold of deafness.

It's remarkable how many couples can precisely describe their particular pattern of painful fighting, and claim to be helpless to change it.

Whole-hearted listening is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to the other person.

Many people value criticism in the early stage of a relationship, but become allergic to it over time. Remember this: No one can survive in a marriage (at least not happily) if they feel more judged than admired. Your partner won't make use of your constructive criticism if there's not a surrounding climate of admiration and respect.