The natural response to evaluation is to feel judged. We have to mature to a place where we respond to it with gratitude, and love feedback.
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The natural response to evaluation is to feel judged. We have to mature to a place where we respond to it with gratitude, and love feedback.
HENRY CLOUDTo grow, we need things that we do not have and cannot provide, and we need to have a source of those things who looks favorably upon us and who does things for us for our own good.
HENRY CLOUDEverything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something’s time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings.
HENRY CLOUDA good test of a relationship is how a person responds to the word ‘no.’ Love respects ‘no,’ control does not.
HENRY CLOUDIndependence is not an option for us. Remember, God existed without us.
HENRY CLOUDA person who hasn’t grieved a significant loss has unfinished business inside and can cause others great grief as a result.
HENRY CLOUDBeing right can never compete with doing well.
HENRY CLOUDI’m not an expert in the sociological realities of all the pastors in the world, but I would say that there are some very, very positive things about the state of integrity in church leaders.
HENRY CLOUDPeople tend to look at dating sort of like a safari – like they’re trying to land the trophy.
HENRY CLOUDDiligence is not easy, but we can’t reach our goals without it.
HENRY CLOUDWe have our own thoughts, and if we want others to know them, we must tell them.
HENRY CLOUDDating is a give and take. If you only see it as “Taking,” you are not getting it.
HENRY CLOUDThere’s no better way to become a disintegrated character than to be your own authority.
HENRY CLOUDWe need rest not just so we feel better. We need rest for actual creation of what we’re going to need the next day.
HENRY CLOUDWe change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.
HENRY CLOUDThere is a difference between solitude and isolation. One is connected and one isn’t. Solitude replenishes, isolation diminishes.
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