Beyond Ordinary Quotes

“We expect our spouses to fill voids in our lives or hearts that only God can fill. Unmet expectations reduce a journey expected to be amazing to ordinary. Unmet expectations breed hurt feelings, misunderstanding, and unresolved conflict.”
― Justin Davis, Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough

“The way to an ordinary marriage is the path of least resistance. If you want an extraordinary marriage, you will have to choose it.”
― Justin Davis, Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough

“It is the small, mundane choices we make every day that cause the biggest difference”
― Justin Davis, Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough

“Maybe the best thing we can do for our spouses is give them permission to forgive themselves.”
― Justin Davis, Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough

“Jesus tells Peter to forgive seventy times seven times, not because the person we forgive will it that many times, but because resentment can have such a grip on our hearts that we need to forgive that often for our own healing.”
― Justin Davis, Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough

“If you want to change the climate of your marriage immediately, start praying for your spouse”
― Justin Davis, Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough

“We can't out-dream our Creator when it comes to our marriages”
― Justin Davis, Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough

“Bitterness is like picking up a stone to throw and holding on to it so you’ll have ammunition the next time you’re wounded.”
― Justin Davis, Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough

“our consistent choices in a single direction determine our destination, not our intentions.”
― Justin Davis, Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough