11 Quotes & Sayings By Joshua Stannard

Joshua Stannard is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, The Soul of a New Machine, which was released in 2009. He is also the author of two previous novels, Simon Saves His Family and The Last Broken Man, both published by HarperCollins. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and two children.

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Joy is a choice, and it’s something we fight for and choose. Joshua Stannard
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We are doing a huge disservice to a dying world if a manifestation of the joy in us is not coming out of us. Joshua Stannard
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Joy is a characteristic of spiritual maturity and of surrender. Joshua Stannard
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You are one belief away from breakthrough. It’s a choice, so choose the next right thing, you can do it! Joshua Stannard
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Everything we encounter in life is an opportunity to choose God and in turn become more like Him in the process. Quick contentment fixes are corner cutters; when we cut the corner and cut the process, we miss what God wants to do. Joshua Stannard
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You see, what we do with what He gives us determines how much more we will get. Joshua Stannard
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Surrender and sacrifice sets you up for success with God. Joshua Stannard
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When we know that His plans are to prosper us and give us hope and future, we bow down at once to the blessing of pruning, knowing that the change that will take place in us, will take us places. Joshua Stannard
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Isolation is not a healthy ‘coping’ method, it’s like quarantining yourself in a gas chamber! Joshua Stannard
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Everything fades away when we lock eyes with the one who calls us His own. Joshua Stannard