The disappointment has come - not because God desires to hurt you or make you miserable or to demoralize you or ruin your life or keep you from ever knowing happiness. He wants you to be perfect and complete in every aspect, lacking nothing. It's not the easy times that make you more like Jesus, but the hard times.

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Do not listen to those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious.

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If you've got nothing to dance about, find a reason to sing. ― Melody Carstairs

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No man is hurt but by himself.

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The 'kingdom of heaven is within,' indeed, but we must also create one without, because we are intended to act upon our circumstances.

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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. — Eleanor Roosevelt

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For after chastisement from God, and recognizing him, our way to repay him is to exalt him and confess his wonders before every nation under heaven.

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Anger or bitterness toward those who have hurt you will block your path to higher ground. You can have anger toward people or you can have freedom from people, but you can't have both.

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It's what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him.

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Hurt me with the truth,don't comfort me with a lie.

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