Perhaps the goal isn't perfection. Perhaps, maybe, the goal is the humility and refining of character that come from our inevitable imperfection.
"Emotional pain cannot kill you, but running from it can. Allow. Embrace. Let yourself feel. Let yourself heal." - Vironika Tugaleva Not long ago, a friend and I were talking and sharing things we could each use prayer for. After I spoke, she replied "Oh my gosh, I have absolutely no reason to complain about … Continue reading Your suffering is valid… even if you aren’t a starving child in Africa
"God is the only one who can love everything you are despite everything you're not." You know when you're in one of those really rough seasons how it's easy to wonder if God is even there? You feel abandoned and it seems like you have no capacity to improve your situation. You just need someone … Continue reading God loves you… even when you’re pissed at Him
"I'm thankful for every break in my heart. I'm grateful for every scar. Some pages were turned, some bridges were burned, but there were lessons learned." How often have you looked back on your life with a different perspective than the one you had during the midst of a specific memory? Maybe the pain from … Continue reading being grateful for the hard times…
“By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship When you are wrongly judged... Keep your integrity so beautifully intact that those who tried to discredit your character will eventually have no choice but to swallow … Continue reading when you’re wrongly judged…
