Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos. … I know what regret feels like; I’ve earned my credentials. But I also know what forgiveness feels like, because God has so graciously forgiven me.
BARBARA JOHNSON
BARBARA JOHNSON
Barbara Johnson
Barbara Johnson61 quotes“Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos. … I know what regret feels like; I’ve earned my credentials. But I also know what forgiveness feels like, because God has so graciously forgiven me.”
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Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won’t take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother
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Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Allow your dreams a place in your prayers and plans. God-given dreams can help you move into the future He is preparing for you.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Being codependent means that when you die, someone else’s life passes before your eyes.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson If you can forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the person you will become, you are headed for joy. So celebrate your life.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson How will you use the years God gives you? Will you be remembered for being a fault-finder? Or will you be known for your quick smile, the laugh lines around your eyes, and the twinkle deep within? After all, God gives you your face, but you provide the expression!
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Always remember that better days are ahead – if not in this life, in the next.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson The attitude of kindness is everyday stuff like a great pair of sneakers. Not frilly. Not fancy. Just plain and comfortable.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Stop what you are doing long enough to enjoy the sunset, listen to a special song that lifts you up, or pick up the phone and share some special thought with a caring friend.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Winners see an answer for every problem; losers see a problem in every answer!
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Live for today, but hold your hands open to tomorrow. Anticipate the future and its changes with joy. There is a seed of God’s love in every event, every unpleasant situation in which you may find yourself.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson We are destined for joy no matter how difficult our daily life. Something in us responds to the happiness other people experience, because we glimpse life as God intended it to be.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Choices not chance determine your destiny.
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