Olympia Lepoint Quotes & Sayings

Proverbs, and the wisdom literature in general, counter the idea that being spiritual means handing all decisions over to the leading of the Lord. The opposite is true. Proverbs reveals that God does not make all people's decisions for them, but rather expects them to use his gift of reason to interpret the circumstances and events of life within the framework of revelation that he has given. Yet when they have exercised their responsibility in decision-making, they can look back and see that the sovereign God has guided. — Graeme Goldsworthy

And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. 24For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it. 25For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself? — Anonymous

Dessert without cheese is like a beauty with only one eye — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Honesty needs no disguise nor ornament; be plain. — Thomas Otway

I love to have my hair down; I love to have my hair full ... there's something romantic about it. — Blake Lively

Every single person wants to do it, don't hate me because I had the guts to follow my heart! — Zach Braff

Accidents will happen in the best regulated families. — John Dos Passos

You write what you know, and I know rock and roll. — Greg Kihn

My longing for truth was a single prayer. — Edith Stein

Why doesn't that Devil take me with him? It would be much better with him than it is here. — Eva Braun

We always want what is not ours. It's intriguing. We think if we can just get that, we'll finally be happy. The lure of what we do not have is deceptive.
True freedom, however, is found in being content with what we already have.
Can you imagine it?
Can you imagine being whole, complete, fulfilled - content with what you already have? It sounds too good to be true.
Utter satisfaction?
That is freedom.
That is what everyone is searching for.
Where, though, can you find this kind of contentment?
I've noticed that the more I've come to know Jesus, the less I've desired material things.
Materialism is what happens when you find your joy in things. Contentment is what happens when you find your joy in Jesus. They're complete opposites. You can easily differentiate a materialistic person from a content person. — Cole Ryan

Evolution is not something to be feared. It's to be celebrated, embraced, and understood. — Sylvia Earle