Are stress and worry evidence of a soul too lazy, too undisciplined, to keep gaze fixed on God? Ann Voskamp More Quotes by Ann Voskamp More Quotes From Ann Voskamp Gratitude is the most fruitful way of deepening your consciousness that you are a divine choice. Ann Voskamp gratitudechoicesway Simplicity is ultimately a matter of focus. Ann Voskamp simplicityfocusmatter I fly to Paris and discover how to make love to God. Ann Voskamp parismaking-love Worry is the facade of taking action when prayer really is. Ann Voskamp prayeractionworry Without God’s Word as a lens, the world warps Ann Voskamp warplensesworld Stress isn't only a joy stealer. The way we respond to it can be sin. Ann Voskamp stressjoyway Life is so urgent and necessitates living slow. It's only the amateurs-and that I've been, and it's been ugly-who thinks slow and urgent are contradictory. Ann Voskamp uglylife-isthinking Praying with eyes wide open is the only way to pray without ceasing. Ann Voskamp eyeprayingway In a world addicted to speed, I blur the moments into one unholy smear. Ann Voskamp cherish-every-momentmomentsworld In our rushing, bulls in china shops, we break our own lives. Ann Voskamp rushingbullsbreak Only speak words that make souls stronger -\-\ for once words are spoken, they may be forgiven, but may be not forgotten. Ann Voskamp strongersoulmay I want to see beauty. In the ugly, in the sink, in the suffering, in the daily, in all the days before I die, the moments before I sleep. Ann Voskamp uglysufferingsleep Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation. Ann Voskamp essencepracticeinspirational Can God be counted on? Count blessings and find out how many of His bridges have already held. Ann Voskamp bridgesblessing Love comes softly, it cannot be forced...cannot bear the weight of our expectations. Love always comes in the surrender - in the falling. Ann Voskamp weightexpectationsfall And when I give thanks for the seemingly microscopic, I make a place for God to grow within me. Ann Voskamp gratitudethanksgivinggrows Because One died for me that I might breathe this breath...It's all a gift. Ann Voskamp breathsbreathemight The true Love Dare. To move into His presence and listen to His love unending and know the grace uncontainable. This is the vault of the miracles. The only thing that can change us, the world, is this- all His love. Ann Voskamp miraclegracemoving At the last, this is what will determine a fulfilling, meaningful life, a life that, behind all the facades, every one of us longs to live: gratitude for the blessings that expresses itself by becoming the blessing. Ann Voskamp gratitudeblessingmeaningful In counting gifts, to one thousand, more, I discover that slapping a sloppy brush of thanksgiving over everything in my life leaves me deeply thankful for very few things in my life. Ann Voskamp brushesleaving-mecounting
