Dating is a place to practice how to relate to other people.
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Anand Thakur
Dating is a place to practice how to relate to other people.
HENRY CLOUDChristianity is not about morality. It’s about reality.
HENRY CLOUDBeing right can never compete with doing well.
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 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 CLOUDThe extent to which two people in a relationship can bring up and resolve issues is a critical marker of the soundness of a relationship.
HENRY CLOUDIf you want to become healthy, you have to surround yourself with a group of people that are getting healthy and you have to be connected to a community that is doing what you want to do.
HENRY CLOUDThe sad thing is that many of us come to Christ because we are sinners, and then spend the rest of our lives trying to pretend that we are not!
HENRY CLOUDIf 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.
HENRY CLOUDMarriage is not slavery. It is based on a love relationship deeply rooted in freedom. Each partner is free from the other and therefore free to love the other. Where there is control, or perception of control, there is not love. Love only exists where there is freedom.
HENRY CLOUDWhen truth presents itself, the wise person see the light, takes it in, and makes adjustments. The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.
HENRY CLOUDJust as we leave the effects of our work behind in results, we leave the effects of our interactions with people in their hearts, minds, and souls.
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 CLOUDThings don’t change in a marriage until the spouse who is taking responsibility for a problem that is not hers decides to say or do something about it.
HENRY CLOUDPeople tend to look at dating sort of like a safari – like they’re trying to land the trophy.
HENRY CLOUDDating should be a part of your life, not your life a part of dating. There is more to life than finding a date.
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