Harvest of Rubies Quotes

“Some of these walls had been of my own making; my rebellion, my resistance; my arrogance, my need for control. Some had been built around me by the misfortunes of life; my loneliness; my orphaned heart; my fear of rejection. I had kept God at bay, and cheated myself of the warmth of His mercy.”
― Tessa Afshar, Harvest of Rubies

“This is a door that the Lord holds open for you. Walk through it. He who has called shall also equip. Everything you lack shall be provided.”
― Tessa Afshar, Harvest of Rubies

“If you go through life making every decision based on what is
safest, you will look back one day and discover that you have missed out on the best. Allowing fear to run your life will only rob you of your future.”
― Tessa Afshar, Harvest of Rubies

“Consider my lady, I’m the gardener and I know what the vine needs in order to thrive. You only see the stripping, but I cut the vine in order to restore it. I take away from it to enrich it.”
― Tessa Afshar, Harvest Of Rubies

“Allowing fear to run your life will only rob you of your future.”
― Tessa Afshar, Harvest Of Rubies

“If my joy hung in the balance of having everything I wanted, I would always wrestle with unhappiness. There”
― Tessa Afshar, Harvest Of Rubies

“He pronounced them good not because of what they had accomplished, but because of who He had made them to be.” I”
― Tessa Afshar, Harvest Of Rubies

“A whole nation’s character can be twisted by the actions of a few corrupt men.” I”
― Tessa Afshar, Harvest Of Rubies

“Lord,” I cried out, in my mind. “You don’t see things the way we mortals see them. We judge by outward things, but You look at the heart. So much of my life, I have chased after outward concerns. I have wanted to excel. But You, O Lord, know my heart. Please forgive me for serving the false masters of my soul. Help me to please only You.” I thought for a moment and then emended my prayers. “Help me to want to please only You.”
― Tessa Afshar, Harvest Of Rubies

“The vine needs to suffer. Going down into this earth-fighting to survive among the stones, among the lime rock—this is what gives it its aroma. Its taste. Its unique character. These grapes will create a wine few other vineyards can compare with not because their life was easy, but because they had to struggle to survive.” I grew still. “The vine needs to suffer?” “To be at its best, it needs to suffer, yes. And fight.” “I’m sorry for it, then. No creature should have to bear pain.” “Pain is part of this life. No one can escape suffering. Not the vine, nor we humans, as you well know, my lady. But what if we are like the vine and that affliction only makes us better?” Bardia”
― Tessa Afshar, Harvest Of Rubies