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You learn to love by loving.

St Francis De Sales

God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
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Accommodation Children Fast God Hands Happiness Hold Yourself
God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
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Failure God Strength Suffering Yourself
Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
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Angel Present See Yourself
Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.
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Bright Faith God Light Sun
Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.
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Care God Heart See Start Strive Yourself
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Beginning Break Friendship
Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.
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Born Desire Insult Patience
By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.
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Forever God Life Yourself
By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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Beginning Eyes God Meditation Presence Soul
Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.
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Advantage Confession Life Order Spiritual
All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
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Holy Life Live Ourselves Virtue Work
Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.
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Care God Health Service
Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.
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Greatness Imperfection Ourselves Power Upset Weakness
Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
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Angry Enemy Exception Ourselves Scream Soul
It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
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Beginning End Himself Move On
Be who you are and do that well.
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Be Yourself Original Self Love

You learn to love by loving.

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