The battle over flesh and blood cannot compare to the battle for the heart.

Ted Dekker
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The battle over flesh and blood cannot compare to the battle for the heart. The heart is where your feelings are, your dreams are, your hopes are. The heart is also the center of who you are as a person. When you have a problem, you can’t just fix it by taking care of the body.

Instead, you have to take care of the heart first before any other part of yourself can be fixed. If you have no love or respect for yourself, how can you expect anyone else to love or respect you? This quote reminds us to take care of ourselves first before caring about outside things.

Source: White: The Great Pursuit

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