27 Quotes by Karen Ehman

Marriage is not about our ultimate happiness,” she replied. “That is a lie from the devil. Marriage was made to refine us, to grow our character. It exposes the worst in us so that we see the need for humility, grace, forgiveness, and, most of all, our need for Jesus in our marriage.

I want you to get out a nice note card or piece of stationery and write a letter to yourself. Yes. To yourself. In it, encourage yourself with what you have learned from this journey. What do you need to work on? Why do you need to work on it? What relationships are being damaged or precious time and memories lost because of how you interact with those in your life, whether they are family, friend, or even foe? Spend some time thinking about this and then let your pen and paper do the talking.

So if we have a mouth problem, in actuality what we really have is a mind and heart issue.

Bruises fade and bones heal, but a scorched heart may take years to mend.

Listening is more than just being quiet for a moment. It’s not just the pause we were talking about earlier. Listening includes paying attention to the whole person, and especially their emotions.

When we share love with the lonely, the boomerang of blessing lands right back in our lap.

Take the advice I sometimes have to give to myself: Don’t say something permanently painful just because you are temporarily ticked off.

I need to learn to keep a quiet heart. To trust that if God has allowed an interruption in my day, it serves a purpose. To believe that the time to finish what work I thought needed to be done will be given. To accept that He is diverting me from my ‘plan A’ to His greater plan.

The mouth speaks what the heart has stored.