{"id":402,"date":"2026-03-06T04:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedoctrinesofgrace.com\/?page_id=402"},"modified":"2026-03-24T00:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T00:36:35","slug":"my-personal-thoughts-in-quotes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thedoctrinesofgrace.com\/index.php\/what-we-believe\/my-personal-thoughts-in-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"My Personal Thoughts  and more In Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Circumstances in this life no matter how great a loss, cannot thwart the decreed promises of God.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It is both humbling and assuring knowing my Lord is immutably Sovereign.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>How you view your life&#8217;s troubles reveals your view of God.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Defeat isn&#8217;t accidental, it is Providence, it is God&#8217;s glory.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Hardship is your friend, and this faithful friend exposes where your comfort rests.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Like the anchor of a boat, true faith in God keeps you from being tossed and keeps you secure<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There are times when a person who says nothing, says the most<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Are we sounding the voice of a stranger or the voice of the shepherd?&#8221; &#8220;Preach rightly the gospel, trust the gospel, not your presentation<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>You do not lack the evidence of the truth, you lack the eyes to see the truth and to understand it correctly<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>YHWH is our ultimate satisfaction for our misdirected desires, not the works of our hands<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Stop desiring the gift, rather desire the gifter<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Why would a Holy Creator create in us desires and affections that can easily stray us away?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The gulf of pain can also be the chalice of joy ~ Pastor Tom Patton<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s not only that bad company corrupts good morals, but maybe it\u2019s the lack of good company that we produce bad morals<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We pray not because it changes God, but because it changes us &#8211; C.S. 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