--- title: "7 Encourage Quotes By Craig D. Lounsbrough" description: "7 Encourage quotes by Craig D. Lounsbrough. Plus more from Craig D. Lounsbrough and more Encourage sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_critical_maybe-one-of-the-greatest-criticisms-tha_159013.jpg" --- > [“Maybe one of the greatest criticisms that we can levy against ourselves is our unwillingness to stand against the criticisms that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/maybe-one-of-the-greatest-criticisms-that-we-can-levy-against/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_critical_maybe-one-of-the-greatest-criticisms-tha_159013.jpg) > [“I am far too weak to help you. But God is not too weak to use me to help you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-am-far-too-weak-to-help-you-but-god-is-not-too-weak-to-use-me-to/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f9/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_bible_i-am-far-too-weak-to-help-you-but-god-is_449815.jpg) > [“If I can draw the slightest smile across a single face obliterated by pain, in that act I will have begun to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-i-can-draw-the-slightest-smile-across-a-single-face-obliterated-by/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_alter_if-i-can-draw-the-slightest-smile-across_1185798.jpg) > [“I find the world in my head as much more pleasant than the world around me. But unless I journey out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-find-the-world-in-my-head-as-much-more-pleasant-than-the-world/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93a/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_change_i-find-the-world-in-my-head-as-much-more_1503990.jpg) > [“Maybe we were chosen because in being chosen we were granted the power to choose another who needed to be chosen worse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/maybe-we-were-chosen-because-in-being-chosen-we-were-granted-the/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88b/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_calling_maybe-we-were-chosen-because-in-being-ch_1689890.jpg) > [“As the annual parade was going by, I would lean into Mom and say, “Someday I want to be in a parade.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/as-the-annual-parade-was-going-by-i-would-lean-into-mom-and-say/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92f/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_encourage_as-the-annual-parade-was-going-by-i-woul_2126155.jpg) > [“I might ignorantly press someone to pick up the pace and run, when given the nature of their circumstances walking is running.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-might-ignorantly-press-someone-to-pick-up-the-pace-and-run-when/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49d/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_encourage_i-might-ignorantly-press-someone-to-pick_2140837.jpg) ## Other authors on Encourage ## More by Craig D. Lounsbrough > [“It is not the force of the wind, but the depth of the roots.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/it-is-not-the-force-of-the-wind-but-the-depth-of-the-roots/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“Death is a reality that calls the rest of life and all of our assorted strivings into sharp relief.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/death-is-a-reality-that-calls-the-rest-of-life-and-all-of-our/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“I’m not trying to save you from yourself. I’m trying to help you save yourself from yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-m-not-trying-to-save-you-from-yourself-i-m-trying-to-help-you-save/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“The service of self terminates at our own death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-service-of-self-terminates-at-our-own-death/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“The fact that I can get away with something is the very reason why I shouldn’t do it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-fact-that-i-can-get-away-with-something-is-the-very-reason-why-i/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“Rather than being incensed by the nature of the bruise, maybe we should be inspired by the possibilities in the bruise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/rather-than-being-incensed-by-the-nature-of-the-bruise-maybe-we/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“A ‘good’ father will tenderly cultivate his children. But a ‘good’ father who is also a ‘brave’ father will let the children without cultivate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/a-good-father-will-tenderly-cultivate-his-children-but-a-good-father/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“It’s better to die for what’s right than live for what’s wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/it-s-better-to-die-for-what-s-right-than-live-for-what-s-wrong/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“To stand at the very moment when all seems lost is the point of insanity for the coward, but it is the home of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/to-stand-at-the-very-moment-when-all-seems-lost-is-the-point-of/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“Thankfulness acknowledges that we can’t own anything, but we can experience everything. And just knowing that makes me thankful.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/thankfulness-acknowledges-that-we-can-t-own-anything-but-we-can/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“Do not be fooled. Passive prayers hastily tossed out as some second-thought appeasement at those junctures when life’s more pressing duties benevolently grant us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/do-not-be-fooled-passive-prayers-hastily-tossed-out-as-some-second/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“The measure of who you are will always exceed measurement.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-measure-of-who-you-are-will-always-exceed-measurement/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“Darkness is the absence of light. Therefore, darkness is always fleeing from where light is and scurrying off to where it is not. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/darkness-is-the-absence-of-light-therefore-darkness-is-always-fleeing/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“To recklessly excuse a failure is to believe that I’ve effectively erased it from the story of my life, when I’ve actually imprinted it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/to-recklessly-excuse-a-failure-is-to-believe-that-i-ve-effectively/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) > [“If I’m my biggest fan, the only person in the stadium is probably me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-i-m-my-biggest-fan-the-only-person-in-the-stadium-is-probably-me/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/encourage/craig-d-lounsbrough/#itemlist", "name": "7 Encourage Quotes By Craig D. 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