Eric > Eric's Quotes

“Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already.”
― Dave Willis

“Show respect to people who don't even deserve it; not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours.”
― Dave Willis

“Marriage is not 50-50. Divorce is 50-50. Marriage has to be 100-100. It isn't dividing everything in half, but giving everything you've got!”
― Dave Willis

“Be VERY careful about having friends of the opposite sex. If you have a “friend” that you tell things to that you don’t tell your spouse, then you are creating a toxic situation. Affairs don’t start in the bedroom; they start with conversations, emails, texts and communication that lead down a dangerous path. Protect your Marriage!”
― Dave Willis, iVow: Secrets to a Stronger Marriage

“Don’t retaliate.

When we’ve been wronged, we usually have an urge to punish the person who wronged us. We want them to feel the pain that they have caused us, but this kind of thinking hurts everyone involved and damages trust even more. It’s been said, “Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and then hoping the other person dies!” When you’ve been wronged in a relationship, give clear and specific guidelines for how trust can be restored, but don’t punish the other person.”
― Dave Willis

“Part of providing means simply providing your own presence. Your wife and family can do with less of almost anything if it means having more of you.”
― Dave Willis, iVow: Secrets to a Stronger Marriage

“God loves people because of who God is, not because of who we are.”
― Philip Yancey, What's So Amazing About Grace?

“Grace is free only because the giver himself has borne the cost.”
― Philip Yancey, What's So Amazing About Grace?