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Spouses in healthy relationships cherish each other’s space and are champions of each other’s causes.

Henry Cloud

Love can only exist where freedom and responsibility are operating.
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Existence Freedom Love Operation Responsibility
There’s no better way to become a disintegrated character than to be your own authority.
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A good test of a relationship is how a person responds to the word ‘no.’ Love respects ‘no,’ control does not.
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Control Goodness Person Reaction Relationship Respond Test
There is a difference between solitude and isolation. One is connected and one isn’t. Solitude replenishes, isolation diminishes.
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Christianity is not about morality. It’s about reality.
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Morals Reality Religious
Dating is a give and take. If you only see it as “Taking,” you are not getting it.
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Date Equality Yourself
Some goals are not going to fulfill you. Choose goals that you value and care about.
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You have to be able to face losing some things you might want in order to be free to do the right thing.
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Face Freedom Lose Order Right
Everything 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.
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Greatness Metaphor Passion Recognition Season Time
Encourage literally came from “in courage.” The courage is put “into” you from outside. Our character and abilities grow through internalizing from others what we do not possess in ourselves.
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Character Courage Encouragement Growth Ourselves Possession
In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.
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If you are building a culture where honest expectations are communicated and peer accountability is the norm, then the group will address poor performance and attitudes.
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Attitude Build Communication Culture Expectation Honesty Performance
The human heart will seek to be known, understood, and connected with above all else. If you do not connect, the ones you care about will find someone who will.
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Connection Finding Heart Human Known Seek Willing
Whatever’s happening today, remember it is only ONE SCENE in a long movie. Don’t treat it like it’s the whole story. Keep writing the story.
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Dating is a place to practice how to relate to other people.
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Date People Place Practice
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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