Tag Archives: hardship

From start to finish, love

From start to finish, love.If there is a speck of loveengage that speck, encourage it to grow;if it does not, then gently lay it down –do not anger, do not shame it, do not press it on,handle it with tender … Continue reading

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The gift of raw materials

My job is to give you the raw materialsbut it is up to you to decide what to do with them © Meisaan Chan

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The gift of raw materials

I give you the raw materials, says the Lord but it is up to you to decide what to do with them © Meisaan Chan

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When all the choices are hard ones

When all the choices are hard ones you must decide which parts of you will die: Remember that some parts will more readily come back to life than others © Meisaan Chan

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When in hardship

When in hardship, so often you want to become even harder than the hardship when the path is asking you to break open © Meisaan Chan

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Things to get used to

The obstacles never stop neither does your presence © Meisaan Chan

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Why you must grow up

You must grow up. What comes ahead requires this growth. © Meisaan Chan

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When in hardship

“My life! I can’t believe my life!” I exclaim. “I keep trying to give you the gift of strength,” says the Lord, “but you keep rejecting it.” © Meisaan Chan

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Lesson gratitude

Everything now is preparing you for everything later; foolish it would be to reject the lesson © Meisaan Chan

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We’ll make do

For every hole you have, we’ll make do, says the Lord: For every type of starvation for every type of laceration for every type of amputation we’ll make do: For the end is not the end loss is not loss … Continue reading

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