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“Everybody likes the end results of a miracle, but no one likes the waiting process. Yet it is in the waiting that He actually proves He is God in response to your absolute dependency on Him. Satan cannot rob you, and that it is impossible for God to be “late.“

Tommy Tenney

2 days ago

“People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered; forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives: Be kind anyway. What you spend years creating others could destroy overnight: Create anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway. Give the best you have, and it may never be enough: Give your best anyway. In the final analysis, it is between you and God: it was never between you and them anyway“

Mother Teresa (via vickyherrera)

Ultimately God is the One who gives us the strength to stand in any situation. But we must also recognize that much of that grace and strength is made available through the numerous opportunities He gives us on a daily basis to practice trusting Him enough to actually obey Him - even when it costs us something.

Doing what is right always matters - and it matters now.

[Alex and Brett Harris - Do Hard Things]

1 month ago

“What if God doesn’t just love you because He’s God and that’s His job? What if the truth is that God actually likes you? Yes, you - right there, looking at this screen - you with the zits and the past and the lust and the blazing self-doubt - you with that weird laugh and the deep hurts and questions - you. What if God just really likes you for exactly who you are? Can you bear it?“

Lee Younger (via leeyounger)

1 month ago

I want to be with someone because of their warmth. I want to be drawn in by an easiness, a simplicity; by a persona that actually wants to be figured out. Someone who will eagerly engage in conversation – and, more importantly, in life! – with me. I want banter and verbal chemistry and the chance to be wooed by a smile that can embrace me in something that feels a lot like home.

And I want that for always.

Not just when it’s convenient. Not just when their day is good. Not just because there’s a camera pointed at their face. I want the promise of a smile for always. There’s nothing more pleasant than facing the absurdities of life with someone whose got the disposition of a sunbeam. Not unreasonable unnatural happiness but a chronic real and lasting kind that probably only exists in a person who is confident in who they are.

[The Odds of Me Liking You - Everyday Isa]

1 month ago

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You will become acquainted with loss but it will only be as tragic as it will be beautiful. You will lose touch with most of the people who will attend your 18th birthday party. Some you’ll lose by choice and some by circumstance. Each broken connection will pave the way for new people and new names and new memories and new friendships – and I know how much you love personal history but, trust me. The new will be so much better for you. [Dear 18-Year-Old Self - Everyday Isa]

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You will become acquainted with loss but it will only be as tragic as it will be beautiful. You will lose touch with most of the people who will attend your 18th birthday party. Some you’ll lose by choice and some by circumstance. Each broken connection will pave the way for new people and new names and new memories and new friendships – and I know how much you love personal history but, trust me. The new will be so much better for you. [Dear 18-Year-Old Self - Everyday Isa]

1 month ago

84/366 - Watch for opportunities to give.

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2 months ago

Life is too short to be upset and offended. Don’t allow circumstances to control your joy. - Joel Osteen

2 months ago

Are You Willing To Have Blind Spots?

leeyounger:

Here’s a quick thought for you as go through this day…

We all have areas where we need to grow and change. You know that. We all have issues the Lord wants to work on in all of our lives. Do you feel like you know what your issues are? I mean, I think that we should be aware of our own personal weaknesses and we should be in touch with what needs to change in our lives. We need to be keyed into those areas so that we can ask for the Lord’s help, but there’s something deeper going on with all of us and that is this: You aren’t going to be able to see everything about yourself. Do you know that there are things you think about yourself that aren’t exactly true or accurate? Are you willing to admit that you have weaknesses you are unaware of and blind spots that need growth?

None of us really know ourselves as well as we think we do, and hey… that’s okay. That’s why you need people in your life you trust who can look at you and tell you the things you don’t see. These people can point you to your own issues in a way that doesn’t make you feel condemned, but loved. They can point you to the One who is at work in you for your best.

It takes humility, but I want to encourage you to be able to look in the mirror and admit that you aren’t always the best judge of where you need to grow. Let someone you love into your life so they can tell you the truth about who you are.

Proverbs 27:6 says, “Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”

(Source: leeyounger)

2 months ago

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If we take a step despite feeling uncomfortable, afraid, or inadequate, our comfort zones expand. We grow in strength and skill. [Do Hard Things]

2 months ago