Brokenhearted?

The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
–Psalm 34:17-19 NLT

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No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
1 Corinthians 10:13

Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt

Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.
–Mark Twain

It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.
–Bill Watterson
 
I have a very highly developed sense of denial.
–Gwyneth Paltrow

Delay is the deadliest form of denial.
–C. Northcote Parkinson

How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.
–Frank Herbert

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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
–Dale Carnegie

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When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.
–Bernard Bailey

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Each time you are honest and conduct yourself with honesty, a success force will drive you toward greater success. Each time you lie, even with a little white lie, there are strong forces pushing you toward failure.
–Joseph Sugarman

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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
–Helen Keller

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Praying is no easy matter. It demands a relationship in which you allow someone other than yourself to enter into the very center of your person, to see there what you would rather leave in darkness, and to touch there what you would rather leave untouched.
–Henri Nouwen

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There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.
–John Wooden

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Sometimes what seems like surrender isn’t surrender at all. It’s about what’s going on in our hearts. About seeing clearly the way life is and accepting it and being true to it, whatever the pain, because the pain of not being true to it is far, far greater.
–Nicholas Evans