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No—self-pity was nothing but pride in disguise, and she refused to indulge.
A uniform might not make a gentleman, but kindness and good manners did.
“Sure, we have to honor our parents, but we have to honor God first.”
The eighteenth Psalm reads, ‘I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.’”
Eventually he found peace—not peace like some still pond, but peace like a river, jostling over rocks, hurtling over falls, whirling in eddies. Authentic, rugged peace.
“Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.”
Good marriages are built on deep love based on respect and friendship.”
When we’re not following God’s will, our sacrifices aren’t acceptable to him. What God wants most is for us to be broken before him, walk with him, know him, and obey him.
One thing this war should teach you is life is short, and you’ve got to seize each day.”
