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1 " You're following the Lord wholeheartedly, yet you're missing out on the forgiveness part. God's not just in the business of saving us from our sins. He's also in the business of forgiving those sins and putting them as far as the east is from the west. "
― Jody Hedlund , Love Unexpected (Beacons of Hope, #1)
2 " God's already let go of your past. He doesn't remember it. He doesn't count it against you. Now it's time for you to let go too. "
3 " I guess I figured that as long as I was with people I loved, I was home. It didn't matter where we were or what kind of place we lived in. We had each other and that was enough. "
4 " She'd made a wreck of things, but thankfully God could take the wreckage and turn it into something beautiful. "
5 " Maybe we should stop looking at why God doesn’t answer every prayer the way we think He should. But instead we should count it a blessing that He hears our prayers at all. "
6 " I've always dreamed of having the kind of home we used to have," she said. "I kept waiting for that. I didn't think I'd ever be happy until I had a home like that again. But now, after all that's happened, I realize I can't put all my hopes and dreams in a home or a husband. I have to put my hope in Him above everything else. "
7 " Would Emma think him too bold for sharing something so intimate with her? She carefully folded the letter and then held up the cross as if admiring it. “This is too special a gift. I couldn’t possibly accept—” “Please. I want you "