Worry is a weighty monster with poisoned tentacles. It clutches at us, grabs at our minds, steals our breath, our will. It lurks. It pounces. It colors how we perceive the world. Mary E. DeMuth More Quotes by Mary E. DeMuth More Quotes From Mary E. DeMuth We cannot let the haters of this world define us. Or frighten us into no longer being ourselves. Mary E. DeMuth this-world world God's heart…is not that we escape our lot, but that we learn to thrive in the midst of it. Mary E. DeMuth midst thrive heart The roadblocks to growth and joy come when we forget the bigness of God & instead make people bigger than He is. Mary E. DeMuth growth joy people Dare to be brave today, and trust that when you extend your wings, you will fly. Mary E. DeMuth bravery courage wings We grow when the walls press in. We grow when life steals our control. We grow in the darkness. Mary E. DeMuth stealing wall darkness When the world careens out of control, we can rest in the fact that God spun this world with a simple word. Matter from emptiness. Beauty from void. Community from chaos. Mary E. DeMuth community simple world Because the culture we breathe and work in rushes against rest. It equates our worth with production and wealth and fame. The more we work toward those goals, the more society assigns us worth. Mary E. DeMuth wealth goal culture A hopeful book that moms will relish, Blue Like Playdough is an honest, peel-back-the-covers look at the creative way God shapes us through childhood and parenthood. Tricia Goyer explores her own weaknesses along the journey, revealing her desire to serve the God who forms strength and joy and perseverance within her. A compelling, fresh read. Mary E. DeMuth perseverance mom book We may not understand the pathways God lays out before us. We may not even like walking the journey. But even in failure, we can trust that He’ll do more than we expect. Mary E. DeMuth pathways journey may Pain can either thrust me into the arms of Jesus or make me turn my back on Him. Either way, it's a choice. Mary E. DeMuth pain choices jesus Our task shouldn't be punishing the villains in our lives, but enlarging the God who heals us from all wounds. Mary E. DeMuth villain heal tasks As I look back over my mountains of growth and compare them to the molehills where I stagnated, community often made the difference. Mary E. DeMuth differences growth community When we think of other people as our center and fulfillment, we live frustrated lives. Mary E. DeMuth frustrated people thinking Jesus often calls us to risk. He asks us to be vulnerable, to be authentic, so others can see Him in and through us. Mary E. DeMuth risk vulnerable jesus A broken person understands she needs rescue, and she depends on God to resurrect and deliver. And she also understands that even if God chooses not to deliver, His ways are higher and more amazing then what we can fathom. Mary E. DeMuth broken way needs I understand true life doesn't happen when I constantly gaze backwards, mulling over all the injustices others have done or I have done to others. Mary E. DeMuth mulling-over true-life done Growth comes from God, to those with surrendered, yielded hearts. Mary E. DeMuth growth heart
