Ashley

“Since the loss of my parents, whenever an unknown call comes up on the caller ID, especially late at night, I'm sure it's going to be someone else I love in the type of trouble I can't save them from.”
― Laura Dave, The Night We Lost Him

“He has thrown himself heart and soul into a match made in Heaven as He vies for our love and trust. Now we have to choose again and again through all the inevitable periods of struggle and distance to trust Him as much as He has trusted us.”
― Wendy Ulrich, Let God Love You: why we don't, how we can

“We can soothe our anxiety about the future God has in store by making sure the image of God we hold when we pray is consistent with who God really is: merciful, good, wise, kind, patient, strong, and humble. We can choose to trust our own resilience, rather than putting all our effort into making sure God will keep us safe. And we can look for the ways God has already turned the straw and refuse of our lives into the gold of wisdom, character, charity, and other priceless gifts, remembering that He will surely continue to do so.”
― Wendy Ulrich, Let God Love You: why we don't, how we can

“Drawing closer to the Lord doesn’t set us up for problems. It strengthens our resilience, allowing us to find peace even when we cannot change our circumstances. God cannot teach us what we need to know by only giving life’s hardest puzzles to someone else, however. Growing up in God requires us to relinquish the false hope for permanent safety and protection.”
― Wendy Ulrich, Let God Love You: why we don't, how we can