“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (James 1:2-4)
“The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being that places harmony in one’s life.” – (Peace Pilgrim.)
“Burn the ships. Cut the ties. Send the flame into the night. Say a prayer. Turn the tide. Dry your tears and wave goodbye. Step into a new day. We can rise up from the dust and walk away. We can dance upon a heartache, yeah, So light a torch, leave the port, burn the ship and don’t look back.” (Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone, Matt Hales, Seth Mosley of THE KING AND COUNTRY)
“The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil. He shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and they coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.” – (Psalm 121:7-8)
“Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.… – (Isaiah 58:6-8)