Charming the Troublemaker (Mitchell's Crossroads, #2)

by Pepper Basham

EPHESIANS 2:19-20

What she needed suddenly became decidedly more important than what he wanted.

“Stronger and wiser is the heart that’s learned from pain and softened from experience,”

“One of the great things about God is He makes up for our mistakes. He knows we’re lost without Him, but…” Trigg shook his head, his smile growing with a look of wonder. “He loves us more … and gives us better than we deserve.”

You’ve been through a lot of hurt and heartache, but God doesn’t leave us in that season. The gospel is all about second, third, and one hundredth chances. His love not only covers our mistakes, but also strengthens our hearts to choose with more wisdom the next time.”

It’s okay to trust the right people with your wounds, Alex. They won’t laugh or judge you. They’ll help you heal.”

He didn’t deserve all of this goodness, all of these second, third, and fourth chances, but he was beginning to understand more and more that God didn’t quite work like humans did.