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 JOHNSONLaughter dulls the sharpest pain and flattens out the greatest stress. To share it is to give a gift of health.
More Barbara Johnson Quotes
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I don’t have to figure out why or how or when. God has a plan, and I’m committed to it. That commitment frees me from having to worry about the details.
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Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
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The secret of growing younger is counting blessings, not birthdays.
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Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go there right away.
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Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.
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Change is a process not an event.
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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.
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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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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.
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Winners see an answer for every problem; losers see a problem in every answer!
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You have to look for the joy. Look for the light of God that is hitting your life, and you will find sparkles you didn’t know were there.
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A lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.
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My karma just ran over my dogma.
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If we give someone a piece of bread and butter, that’s kindness, but if we put jelly or peanut butter on it, then it’s Loving Kindness.
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The attitude of kindness is everyday stuff like a great pair of sneakers. Not frilly. Not fancy. Just plain and comfortable.
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