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“Give the child a finger and he will want the whole hand” is an old-fashioned way of saying that providing too much can de-motivate a child.”
― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Proverbs: Words of Wisdom from the Simple Life

“Non-Amish Christians typically (maybe not accurately, but typically) believe that their faith will deliver them from adversity. The Amish believe they will be delivered in adversity. When bad things happen, they don’t question if God exists or why he would allow such a thing. “That does not mean that they do not grieve a death, for example, but their grief always seems lighter to me,” says Dr. Wittmer. “Maybe because it is shared by the entire community. An individual really has no control over adversity or much of anything else, for that matter.”
― Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Proverbs: Words of Wisdom from the Simple Life

“In order to do this effectively, we must have a healthy theology of suffering. The enemy of our souls knows that we are most vulnerable when we are sad. This is how so many of us find ourselves using unhealthy coping mechanisms—such as substance or alcohol abuse, overworking, or mindlessly scrolling online. Our enemy seeks to draw us into these things for superficial yet instantaneous comfort, instead of sitting and dealing with our grief in a healthy way.”
― Jennifer Lucy Tyler, When Dreams Fall Apart: How Unanswered Prayers Can Deepen Your Intimacy with God

“This is the beauty of the gospel. He sees us, even when we are blind. He looks for us during the moments we hide and run. He lovingly calls us while we are in our most ungodly state, graciously inviting us to come to the realization that His Son, Jesus, died for our sins. God gives us an opportunity at life everlasting … displaying His grace to us over and over again until the day we meet Him.”
― Jennifer Lucy Tyler, When Dreams Fall Apart: How Unanswered Prayers Can Deepen Your Intimacy with God