“Without a shadow of doubt, God created man. Man was designed, planned, and well thought-out. He was a deliberate part of God’s plan, not a last-minute addition.”
“Man plans. God laughs.”
“Man makes plans . . . and God laughs.”
“Man in his spiritual pride has exchanged God’s method of self-denial for Satan’s plan of self–improvement.”
“Intent not followed by action is an insult to your design. Decide what you want, create a plan, and get your ass out there!”
“All this time she’d thought it God’s will that she be a spinster. She had grown content with that expectation, taking satisfaction in the wisdom she’d gained through her experience with Stephen. No man would dupe her again. But what if living alone was never part of God’s plan for her? What if she chose that life because it was safe—because she was afraid?”