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Imagine how dark and dull my life would have been if I had not let Jesus in.

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[lovechangeseverythang]

In just 3 years the Lord has taken me from the brink of giving up on relationships, love, and settling… to happily married, a mom to a baby boy, and another baby (girl) on the way.

He is so good. Don’t give up on His plans for you. His timing is perfect.

[lovechangeseverythang]

Prayer can feel so daunting sometimes. And I hate admitting that, because my spirit knows it shouldn’t feel that way. But, if I’m honest with how my flesh is feeling, it often does. However, I’m reminded that our flesh is pulled in all different directions constantly, because that’s how this world works. And something so simple yet powerful such as talking with the Lord, can move mountains in my life. Jesus says in Matthew 17:20, “for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” God can use the smallest of things for good. He can use the simplest prayers for great impact. Prayer may feel daunting, but that’s a lie from the enemy because HE KNOWS what power there is in it!

For this reason, I must pray!!! And it doesn’t need to sound perfect, or be grammatically correct, or be long. God doesn’t want a powerpoint presentation, or a triple-checked and edited speech. Prayer is a conversation with the Lord that doesn’t end at “amen”… and I’m thankful to know that we can come to Him whenever and wherever—He listens and loves us.

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[mortalityplays]

one of the most important things, perhaps the most important thing I have learned in my life is that nice people can fuck each other up in monstrous ways. people can be bone deep kind and loving and self reflective and still lash out under pressure. people can be earnestly neighbourly and charitable and hospitable and generous and still find themselves in situations where they become selfish. people can be well meaning and easygoing and gregarious and hold deep seated opinions that turn them into vicious little bullies under the right conditions. nobody is just one thing, and nobody stays one way. every person is a kaleidoscope and they will surprise you. you will surprise yourself. it's not a warning and it's not a judgement and it's not an excuse, and it's certainly not a reason to stop trying or to stop trusting. it is just a fact.

[woodsandhearth]

The first link between my soul and Christ is - not my goodness, but my badness; not my merit, but my misery; not my standing, but my falling; not my riches, but my need. He comes to visit His people, yet not to admire their beauties, but to remove their deformities; not to reward their virtues, but to forgive their sins.

Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)