Happiness and Suffering (the purposes of pain: change), part 6
“We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing.” Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend, authors of Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life One of the absurdities of life is our...
Happiness and Suffering (the purposes of pain: choice), part 5
“We must all suffer one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” Jim Rohn I read the above quote years ago about choice, but had no idea what it meant to be disciplined or...
Happiness and Suffering (the purposes of pain: chance), part 4
“There are many blessings we will never receive until we are ready to pay the price of pain, for the path of suffering is the only way to reach them.” J. R. Miller It’s easier to accept and suffer through pain since knowing it’s meaningful. It’s not random, but for a...
Happiness and Suffering (on high places), part 3
“But, Much-Afraid, I have already warned you that Love and Pain go together, for a time at least. If you would know Love, you must know Pain too.” The quote above is from Hannah Hurnard’s book Hinds’ Feet on High Places, an allegory dramatizing the...
Happiness and Suffering (in deep waters), part 2
“Great works are done in deep waters.” Dr. David Jeremiah A few Sundays ago, my husband and I took a couple of minutes on our church stage to tell what Solid Rock meant to us and to pray before the sermon. I read my paraphrased version from the beginning of Psalm 107,...Hi, I’m Kim.
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