Gary Thomas Quotes

#1. We learn to love imperfect people by serving them out of reverence for a perfect God...

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#2. It's not enough to survive, a lifelong love is all about thriving in a ministry-minded marriage that impacts others.

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#3. Spiritual purpose and mission can overcome weaknesses in character because God redeems our characters...

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#4. Marriage isn't about rights as much as it is about revelation.

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#5. We are most happy when we are most focused on serving God together.

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#6. I think most of us who have been married for any substantial length of time realize that the romantic roller coaster of courtship eventually evens out to the terrain of a Midwest interstate - long, flat stretches with an occasional overpass.

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#7. How much would every marriage change if we pursued absolute benevolence over our own comfort, happiness, and self-interest?

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#8. Albert Einstein asserted that 'Education is what remains when we have forgotten everything that has been learned at school.

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#9. What is more likely to lead to true marital satisfaction-getting a fallen spouse to change his or her ways, or changing your own focus so that you draw affirmation from a God who never disappoints, never turns you away?

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#10. Heloise learned to love Abelard solely for who he was. That forbidden love brought her nothing but pain, but she would rather have shame and pain with Abelard than peace and happiness without him.

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#11. If we accept that the love of praise is a sin, that the lust to be known and appreciated by others is not just a fool's errand...but perhaps evidence of a heart focused on the wrong things, our marriages will be transformed.

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#12. Never look to other couples to measure your worth; look to God to fulfill your call.

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#13. I am dedicated to the preservation of my marriage's unity.

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