Quotes about Understanding

A poet stated it more succinctly when he wrote, "I hear and forget. I see and hear and I remember. However, when I see, hear and do, I understand and succeed." Interestingly enough, you will discover that when you read this book a second time, you will get more thoughts and more ideas than you did the first time. This is especially true if you read a few minutes every day before you start your day's activities and just before you go to sleep.

Problems—God's method of revealing himself to anyone who is interested.

People don't care what you know until they know that you care.

I hear and forget. I see and hear and I remember. However, when I see, hear and do, I understand and succeed.

Relationships are two layers of conversations. Adapting and also speaking your mind.

Thus says the LORD: Do not let the wise boast in their wisdom, do not let the mighty boast in their might, do not let the wealthy boast in their wealth; but let those who boast boast in this, that they understand and know me, that I am the LORD; I act with steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the LORD. Jeremiah 9:23—24

She needed to set aside trying to understand and instead lean against the character of the One who had made the decision. God was trustworthy.

The fear of death comes from limited awareness.

Love doesn't need reason. It speaks from the irrational wisdom of the heart.

If you contemplate the Golden Rule, it turns out to be an injunction to live by grace rather than by what you think other people deserve.

The willingness to reach inside every part of yourself opens the door to total understanding. You place your entire identity on the line, not just an isolated part. This may sound daunting, but actually it's the most natural way to approach any situation. When you hold some part of yourself in reserve you deny it exposure to life; you repress its energy and keep it form understanding what it needs to know.

Suffering contains a hidden spiritual message. It exists until the message is heard.