Madeline

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26

[alistairradley]

The seasons change, and you change but your Lord abides evermore the same, and the streams of His love are as deep, and as full as ever.

Charles Spurgeon

[expressions-of-nature]

by Sandra Frey

[gospel-art-project]

[alistairradley]

“But Christian, of all people, ought to be most willing to live and die for the truth. Remember we know the truth, and the truth has set us free (John 8:32). We should not be ashamed to say so boldly (Psalm 107:2). And if called upon to sacrifice for the truth’s sake, we need to be willing and prepared to give our lives. Again, that is exactly what Jesus was speaking about when He called His disciples to take up a cross (Matthew 16:24).”

— John MacArthur, The Truth War

[funneeb]

In order to make a relationship last, you really have to flow with a person as they change. Give them space. My friend always told me about his grandfather who was with his wife for 60 years before she passed. His grandfather said that through all that time, his wife changed so much it felt like he had been with 8 different people by the end. But he said the secret to making it last was that through all those changes, he never suffocated his wife with his own idea of who he expected her to be. Rather he loved, fully, every new woman she became.

[theboywhoreadsbooks]

*Enters a bookstore*

me to myself: be calm

[gospel-art-project]

“You ask, “Who is this King of Glory?” He is the Lord of Victory, armed and ready for battle, the Mighty One, the invincible commander of heaven’s hosts! Yes, he is the King of Glory! Pause in his presence” Psalms‬ ‭24:10‬ ‭TPT‬‬

[faithful-forever]

“I do not at all understand the mystery of grace — only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.”

— Lamott (via holytemple)

[gospel-art-project]

[shepraises]

“In me there is darkness, But with You there is light; I am lonely, but You do not leave me; I am feeble in heart, but with You there is help; I am restless, but with You there is peace. In me there is bitterness, but with You there is patience; I do not understand Your ways, But You know the way for me. Lord Jesus Christ, You were poor And in distress, a captive and forsaken as I am. You know all man’s troubles; You abide with me When all men fail me; You remember and seek me; It is Your will that I should know You And turn to You. Lord, I hear Your call and follow; Help me.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison (via faithlikebluebirds)

[fruitsaladchewits-deactivated20]

[hopeloveandpray]

[purplebuddhaquotes]

“I used to pray for answers, but now I’m praying for strength. I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us and we change things.”

— Mother Teresa

[this-abounding-grace-deactivate]

“Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” (Genesis‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭NLT‬‬) It is December & Advent season and I’m walking into this season in a way that I didn’t expect — with a weary heart and a tired soul. For a moment I didn’t know how to take that; but then I realized just how it might be the best way to walk into this season. Because Christ was Light come to darkness. He was hope that came for the hopeless and lost. He was love and grace poured out on us weary and worn, us bruised and broken. So it might be that I come into this season with heaviness, my hands empty and my heart too. But that’s okay. That’s okay because this is the season of waiting — for light to come, for love to pour out, for hope to dwell within us. And He will come. He will come, and He will be with us — Emmanuel.

[newlifepureheart]

When you’re in a season of waiting, it’s never just a season of waiting. It’s a season of preparation, self-improvement, giving, and, as always, sanctification. 

Waiting is not passive. It’s active. Be prepared for what you are praying for. You might not know when, but when He speaks, it happens fast. Be ready for it. 

[thesovereignword]

[littlesassysav]

“Who knows why God allows heartbreak, but the answer must be important enough because God allows His heart to break too.”

— Ann Voskamp, The Broken Way (via this-abounding-grace)