When we have hope, we are showing that we trust God to work out the situation. Trust is the only way we’re going to make it through and be a part of God’s marvelous plan for His child.
BARBARA JOHNSONHow 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!
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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We can never untangle all the woes in other people’s lives. We can’t produce miracles overnight. But we can bring a cup of cool water to a thirsty soul, or a scoop of laughter to a lonely heart.
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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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Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.
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It never hurts your eyesight to look on the bright side of things.
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Life can be wonderful. Do your best not to miss it!” Enjoy what it is before it isn’t anymore. Dare to slip on a pair of bunny slippers once in a while! Surprise yourself! Enjoy the little things because one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things!
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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.
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A lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.
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Don’t let your life speed out of control. Live intentionally. Do something today that will last beyond your lifetime.
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Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos.
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We spend our lives dreaming of the future, not realizing that a little of it slips away every day.
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We can choose to gather to our hearts the thorns of disappointment, failure, loneliness, and dismay in our present situation. Or we can gather the flowers of God’s grace, boundless love, abiding presence, and unmatched joy. I choose to gather the flowers.
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I think living to be one hundred would be great, but living to fifty twice would be so much better.
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Change is a process not an event.
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The secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays.
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Growing is a lifetime job, and we grow most when we’re down in the valleys, where the fertilizer is.
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