Gary Smalley Wisdom

I started reading over the notes that I took from the Gary Smalley conference earlier this month and thought it would be good to share.  These aren't exactly quotes.  There more my paraphrasing.  I hope you enjoy and are encouraged by them.

• Stress is the gap between what you are expecting to have and what you do have.


• Laughter melts away anger.


• Only God can fulfill you.  Don't expect to be fulfilled by anything or anyone other than God.  You will not and cannot be fulfilled by your spouse.


• Treat your spouse how you want your children to treat their spouses.


• Holding a grudge is like drinking poison with the hope that the other person will get sick.


• If you leave anger in your children's lives you are driving them away from you.  Daughters who aren't feeling loved from their Dad will get their love from someone else...


• Changing your spouse is impossible.  It's a waste of time.  And trying to change your spouse creates anger and an unsafe atmosphere.  It will weaken and ruin your marriage.


• You are the only person that you can change.


• God can turn any trial that you're going through into a victory!


• Every difficulty gives you more of God's Love and more of God's power!