John R.W. StottOur love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love.
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The quality of love that grows soft is not what you would like it to be. Love that grows soft is based on emotions alone. If your love doesn't grow hard, it will lose some of its strength and will not be able to fulfill all of the needs in your life.
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