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It's been almost two years since I first discovered this book, and sometimes I still have to put it down just to breathe. This might be my fourth time reading all the way through.
"Here is one thing I say with great confidence: the man that you love is just a man. He may be your 'soul mate.' He is possibly your best friend. He may be hunky and funny and surprising and strong, but he will never -- not in a million years, not if he goes to relationship therapy twice a week and keeps every promise ever written -- be enough to fill your soul ... he will never make you whole. He wasn't made to be enough. He could not be even if he tried. He is just a man, and he can only give as a man and interact as a man and love as a man. He wasn't designed to fill the depth of a woman's longings, anticipate every need, and jump through every hoop. He can't. Those deep places inside you were made for God. The man is simply a vessel. God uses him to give you a part of the filling of His holy love. But he is not the only vessel, nor is he able to fill you from his own strength, nor is he the only thing you will ever need. Are you hearing this? There will be never be a man on the face of the earth who can make you whole. Being filled in the depths of your soul is only about the love of God ... knowing Him ... hearing His voice ... believing He's wild about you ... dancing in His arms." -Angela Thomas, Do You Think I'm Beautiful? (p. 50)
"Here is one thing I say with great confidence: the man that you love is just a man. He may be your 'soul mate.' He is possibly your best friend. He may be hunky and funny and surprising and strong, but he will never -- not in a million years, not if he goes to relationship therapy twice a week and keeps every promise ever written -- be enough to fill your soul ... he will never make you whole. He wasn't made to be enough. He could not be even if he tried. He is just a man, and he can only give as a man and interact as a man and love as a man. He wasn't designed to fill the depth of a woman's longings, anticipate every need, and jump through every hoop. He can't. Those deep places inside you were made for God. The man is simply a vessel. God uses him to give you a part of the filling of His holy love. But he is not the only vessel, nor is he able to fill you from his own strength, nor is he the only thing you will ever need. Are you hearing this? There will be never be a man on the face of the earth who can make you whole. Being filled in the depths of your soul is only about the love of God ... knowing Him ... hearing His voice ... believing He's wild about you ... dancing in His arms." -Angela Thomas, Do You Think I'm Beautiful? (p. 50)