Karen Kingsbury: Pray on all occasions." Unlocked page 38.

Love happens when people forgive.

Karen Kingsbury

forgiving happens people

Life is too short to be anything but real with the cast of characters God has placed in the story of your life. Love well, laugh often, and find your life in Christ. Don't hide away or be a follower. Be the wonderful unique person God made you to be, and know that your purpose will always be best when defined by your faith in him

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inspirational love life

Friends don't get jealous of each other or begrudge the other for finding success. They celebrate every victory together.

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jealous victory together

I tell of hearts and souls and dances... Butterflies and second chances; Desperate ones and dreamers bound, Seeking life from barren ground, Who suffer on in earthly fate The bitter pain of agony hate, Might but they stop and here forgive Would break the bonds to breathe and live And find that God in goodness brings A chance for change, the hope of wings To rest in Him, and self to die And so become a butterfly.

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pain hate heart

The next time that boy pursues you, he better do it like a dying man looking for water in a desert. When it's the right guy, you'll know, because he'll cherish you.

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water men boys

God stays awake all the time. In case we need to talk to Him about something.

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awake cases needs

You don't have love without sacrifice; you can't have sacrifice without love.

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without-sacrifice without-love sacrifice

Christmas is a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass our own.

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progress journey inspirational

As long as he was breathing, God's greatest task for him was not yet finished. His highest purpose in life was still unfulfilled. ... God still had plans for him.

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breathing tasks long

This last year... I learned something about family. Like it's not about blood alone. It's being connected... it's growing up together and loving each other. It's believing in the same God and knowing you'd do anything for the person across from you at dinner.

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growing-up believe blood

God grows fragrant flowers of hope in the ashes of loss.

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ashes flower loss

I can spend 10 to 15 minutes with someone, and they can tell me what they're going through. I may never have gone through that, but I get it on a really deep level.

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levels gone may

Life is too short for half-hearted connections and meaningless run-throughs.

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life-is-too-short connections running

Christmas is ... a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Every December we can look back and marvel at the designs of God and realize how very little we are in control of the events that shaped the past year. Then, with hearts full, look to the celebration of that silent, holy night, and all its certainty. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass those of our own.

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christmas heart past

The truth was this: Love is a decision.

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decision love-is

You're gifted to do something.

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gifted

It's never too late with truth. It stands outside time.

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never-too-late late too-late

Never be passive. Victories happen when you take charge of a game. You can't win by playing not to lose".

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victory games winning

Love well, laugh often and live well for Christ.

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laugh-often laughing christ

Secular writers can tell a story about the physical, the emotional, and the intellectual parts of a character. But no matter how well they tell the story, they miss a facet that is innately part of all of us - the spiritual.

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emotional spiritual character