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that might help her hold onto the reality that with Christ there was peace and hope, that the battle of life didn't have to be fought alone.
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Listen to the Lord, honey. Don't worry about tomorrow. God will make it all clear.
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So ... what's your secret? Being happily married so long?
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Keep Christ at the center.
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He felt whole and clean and full of light. Of course he would mess up again. He could never be perfect. But at least now he had assurance. If the bullet hit him next time, he'd go from life on earth to life in heaven.
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Catherine wasn't going to settle. Not in life, and not in love.
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have you noticed how selfish everyone is? We're all about our own social media, our own platform, our own interests. I still haven't found a guy who can be in the moment. You know, carry on a conversation without checking his phone halfway through.
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For a Savior she didn't deserve and a salvation she hadn't earned.
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Every single person. Regardless of their sin struggle.
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When love was perfect, it would always cast out fear.
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Teamwork creates synergy and chemistry. We become unbreakable and believable.
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The last song by Lady Antebellum was "Just a Kiss." The lyrics talked about how they only needed a kiss -- nothing more -- because this love might be the kind that lasted forever."
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You're better off single," Bill had always told him. "More marketable. A relationship will threaten your role as America's heartthrob." And always he would add, "Whatever you do, Hill, don't get someone pregnant. It'd be a death knell to your image."
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It was the most terrifying part of being in love: that without a commitment to forever, separation was still possible.
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When it came to their relationship, transparency was crucial.
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Hey." She gave him a sheepish smile. "How do you know me so well?" "I pay attention." He touched the side of her face again. "Love does that."
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Do not fear ... remember, perfect love drives out fear.
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What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?
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sons and daughters of God, His chosen ones, His creation? Moments like this made Jag impatient for the time when all angels would be unleashed and the enemy would be overthrown once and for all. When time ended and eternity began.
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For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant;its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will fade away even while he goes about his business.
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She was backing out when she stopped and gazed into the gray sky. "God . . . use me." It was a prayer she uttered often now that she understood life better. God had a purpose for everything, and on this day--as difficult as it would be--He would have a reason for her being there."
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She and Peter had been through counseling, and they understood that parents can only do so much to protect their children and that ultimately they belong to God first.
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Every word she says, every step she makes, I'm reminded of the truth--that God still works miracles among us today.
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There's nothing like watching your children grow up, watching them become the people God created them to be.
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It would be a year next Monday, a year since she'd left them. More and more he found himself reliving her final weeks, that crazy emotional roller coaster when the best and worst of times came together in a kaleidoscope of dark shadows and brilliant colors.
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When Elizabeth was alive he had felt young and vibrant, perfectly intent on living another thirty years by her side. But these days he felt slow, tired, as if half his heart had stopped beating right along with hers.
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That's real love. Living in the moment, knowing that even if you only have today together, that would be enough.
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but just
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Sometimes when Katy prayed, she could almost hear God's answer--the quiet, still resonance of a Scripture deep in her heart or silent words of wisdom spoken by her parents or the Flanigans.
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Katy had her Bible out. She wanted to read from 2 Corinthians, the first chapter, where the Christians were told that the sufferings of Christ would overflow into their lives as surely as the comfort would.
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The Bible says God's mercies are new every morning. That's what we have to hang on to if we're going to stay strong together,
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She'd simply pray for a chance to talk to Dayne, and maybe in the process he'd find his way back to the faith his parents had taught him. It was one more reason God must've allowed this opportunity.
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If she could make this journey three times a week while seven-year-old Sierra was at school---then she could get through another long, dark night. She could face the empty place in the bed beside her, face the longing
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The raindrops on her eyelashes made her blue eyes sparkle and he was instantly sure of one thing. He'd never seen any girl more beautiful.
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Love God first, and your husband second. Remember to compliment him, because if you don't, someone else will. And always give a hundred percent. If you both do that, you'll be covered on the days when someone slips a little.
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For a long while she only looked at him ... as if she didn't want to interrupt the beautiful moment with words.
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The circle shifted around them, and by the time they were done praying, Katy had the strangest sense: not that everything would be fine any time soon but that God would use the tragic loss of Ben Hanover and Sarah Jo Stryker to build something stronger and better out of CKT.
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LOVE HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE FORGIVE
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REAL LOVE NEVER FAILS
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although the mission seemed doomed to fail, the four angels might succeed. He prayed also for Dallas Garner, the baby whose life hung in the balance. And for a generation who might never find redemption otherwise. FOUR EMPTY CHAIRS faced each other at the center of the adjacent room. Jag took the lead as they entered the space and shut the door behind them. Windows lined the walls, flooding the place with light and peace. When they were sea..
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But as she lay there awake she wondered at herself. If she really was desiring God's will, then she'd have to listen carefully. Otherwise she wouldn't hear Him above her own excitement.
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With Ashley it had never been her poor choices as a young adult that made things hardest for all of them. It had been the way she cut herself off from the family, believing herself to be the black sheep.
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Their driver was a happy guy from Zimbabwe with the crazy ability to accelerate to breathtaking speeds and then stop on a dime for a light or a pedestrian.
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Together they would sift through the details of their children's lives, rejoicing over the positives and reflecting on the areas that needed more prayer. They would laugh at the funny things the grandchildren said and comment about how fast they were growing up. Elizabeth would remind him that all of life went far too fast, and John would agree. The evening would fade, the sun would set, and they'd have the night to share each other's compa..
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