Finding Purpose Quotes

“Surrender is an incredibly difficult topic in light of chronic illness, because loss is often continued and sustained.”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness

“He spoke three simple sentences and I understood why my injuries are permanent. Every hard moment, all the pain, had prepared me to walk beside my son. In a heartbeat, it was worth it. A decade later, it still is.”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness

“Our circumstances might be abject, we might not think we can survive for one more day enslaved to illness, but God says, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness

“...we fail to live in the moment. We miss the laughter, beauty and joy in our midst, trading them for stress, frustration, anxiety and anger. We forge ahead consumed with the destination while missing the journey. In a sense, we're taking God's precious gift of presence and time and telling Him it isn't what we want, that we don't have the time.”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness

“Story, because it is relatable, memorable and often unobtrusive, can help us to see through new eyes.”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness

“Could illness and pain hold greater purpose than we imagine?”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness

“Maybe it's less about what we can do than about how much we can love. More about walking with others through the pain than seeking a solution for the pain. Maybe presence is our greater purpose.”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness

“Sustained loss can sometimes seem never-ending, like a bleak, eternal winter of the soul. Yet spring always returns. Even on the heels of the longest, coldest winter, tender new growth emerges from once frozen soil.”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness

“Worry is a knock-off bauble masquerading as Truth, but costing us dearly.”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness

“Often when we seek comfort, what we long for is healing. If God removed the pain, frustration, discomfort or illness each time we sought His comfort, would we be drawn to Him out of love or simply opportunity?”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness

“Purpose from God's perspective looks entirely different than purpose from culture's perspective.”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness

“Lectio Divina is an opportunity to slow down and experience God's Word deeply. An opportunity to savor the words of Scripture, to sit at God's table, to be nourished, fed and refreshed. An invitation to be fully present with our holy God.”
― Cindee Snider Re, Finding Purpose: Rediscovering Meaning in a Life with Chronic Illness