{"author":"Jason Versey","author_id":"Jason+Versey","total_quotes":67,"quotes":[{"text":"It's impossible to sprint into the providential arms of what is ahead...If we continue to trip on what is behind.","author":"Jason Versey","tags":["forgiveness","moving-forward","perseverance"],"id":1293,"author_id":"Jason+Versey"},{"text":"Every great accomplishment has its share of struggle, adversity and pain. Great achievement can not exist without them. To achieve true success in our relationships and in our careers we need to be prepared to push through some pretty tough stuff. On the other side of that pain awaits an intrinsic reward that is worth so much more than anything you can ever imagine.","author":"Jason Versey","tags":["perseverance"],"id":9565,"author_id":"Jason+Versey"},{"text":"The raw elements of gold and silver are refined and purified by intense heat. The same is true for you and me. To attain the purest beauty of who we truly are…we all must be forged by fire. The struggles and trials we suffer and learn from are all part of the refining process towards the priceless beauty that’s within us all. God knows that at your soul’s enduring core lies the truest of all treasures. ~Jason Versey.","author":"Jason Versey","tags":["struggle","struggles"],"id":22706,"author_id":"Jason+Versey"},{"text":"Who among us is greater? True humility and servant leadership is a rare and elusive attribute these days however the greatest example of this spirit is beautifully documented in John 13, verses 3-5 “Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.” Just moments before this humble undertaking His disciples were arguing with each other about who among them was greater. This simple but powerful example of strength in humility should be our pattern in how we treat and consider others. Regardless of our stature, our positions in our communities and within our own families, true greatness begins and ends with a servant’s heart and a humble spirit. I submit to you, the greatest among us are those who are willing to put others before themselves. ~Jason Versey.","author":"Jason Versey","tags":["humility"],"id":27313,"author_id":"Jason+Versey"},{"text":"The man that wars with others is lost. The man that wars with himself is found.","author":"Jason Versey","tags":["found","lost"],"id":29177,"author_id":"Jason+Versey"},{"text":"What the wise man knows he questions but what the fool believes he sees.","author":"Jason Versey","tags":["belief","knowing"],"id":32145,"author_id":"Jason+Versey"},{"text":"The elegant and beautiful Lotus flower must toil through the mud and mire of murky swamps and shadowy waters of darkness before it can finally bloom. Above the fray of struggle yet firmly rooted in rugged beginnings, it ultimately lies pristinely above the water, basking in the sun of triumph. So no matter what you’ve endured or where you come from...You are no different and no less beautiful. There is simply no greater beauty than when a flower blossoms despite its tough and humble beginnings. ~Jason Versey.","author":"Jason Versey","tags":["getting-through-tough-times","perseverance"],"id":42642,"author_id":"Jason+Versey"},{"text":"Within the beautiful struggle of a cocoon all butterflies are made.","author":"Jason Versey","tags":["adversity","perseverence","struggle"],"id":50790,"author_id":"Jason+Versey"},{"text":"Losing something or someone you love hurts. I don’t understand, fully, why having to say goodbye wounds us so deeply but I do know that loss is part of God’s plan. On this side of heaven nothing is permanent. He gives and takes away. What we do in between that time of His giving and His taking is where you’ll find His blessings. Be thankful for the gift that was given…no matter how short. Be thankful.","author":"Jason Versey","tags":["loss"],"id":54804,"author_id":"Jason+Versey"},{"text":"We all love a winner but even more, we love a winner who overcomes insurmountable odds. That’s because we all know, at our core, that the human spirit needs to achieve, to triumph, to accomplish to be satisfied and that it can’t be done without sacrifice, adversity and strife. Our spirits sing when we witness others overcome and win because it reminds us of the hope and the promise that’s within us all.","author":"Jason Versey","tags":["winning"],"id":57732,"author_id":"Jason+Versey"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":67,"pages":7,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}