Sincerely His

melody // a follower of Jesus Christ.

[covenantfaith]

When I Stray Away from You

When I stray away from You…

I become prideful and arrogant

I become rude and spiteful

I become greedy and selfish

I become jealous and possessive

I become two-faced and a loud-mouth

I become lazy and irresponsible

When I stray far away from You…

I become gullible and naive

I become lonesome and withdrawn

I become doubtful and worrisome

I become over-emotional and pitiful

I become misunderstood and easily led

I become forgettable and rejected

I become a walking dead

When I stray far, far away from You…

I become hungry for love

I become desperate for balance

I become humbled by Your mercy

I become surrendered and obedient

I become sensitive and patient

When I walk with You…

I become beautiful and strong

I become confident and trustworthy

I become peaceful and loving

I become grateful and rich

I become alive, joyful, and excited for life

I become a leader, an ambassador of truth

I become mature and more faithful

I become complete and one with You

James 1: 2-4 - Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Romans 5: 3-5 - Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

James 4:8 - Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Psalms 145:18 - The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.

By His Grace, Sheela

(via Heart’s Table)

[raylangivins]

[whaleiumsharkspeare]

Normalize still living with your parents in your twenties (as long as you have a good relationship with them) because it’s legitimately hard to live on your own anymore and you shouldn’t have to feel embarrassed or looked down upon in society because living at home is a more affordable option

[little-flightlessbird]

[magictablecloth]

⊹ A Quiet Life by The Sea ⊹

[lesdiscretts]

[khumeia]

[femmedummy]

the tragedy of distance is simple I want to sit on the couch with you and do nothing sometimes

[petaltexturedskies]

Michael Cunningham, The Hours

[lunamonchtuna]

— Katherine Mansfield, from letter to J.M. Murry (via lunamonchtuna)

[titsay]

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[emergent-totality]

New York City, N.Y.

[tirednolongerinterestedgoaway-d]

[thengrace]

we house the Divine

[itsglowoclock]

[wontbethewater]

No one is beyond compassion or mercy. This is a basic Christian fact

[wiseoldllamaenby]

Not even you.

[recoiloperated]

Not even them.

[restbeyondtheriver]

We have enough theology to know He's omniscient, which means He knows everything, so you knew what was going to happen to me. We have enough theology to know He's omnipotent, so He has all power, so you could have stopped it. We have enough theology to know He's omnipresent, that you were there when the pain was happening, & you did nothing. So what we need is to have a higher, a more robust theology of suffering that takes us to the cross when we can't get over what has happened to us. The Bible says it pleased God to crush His own son.

Dr. Sarita T. Lyons

[five-six-two]

This makes me think of a quote I love from Joni Eareckson Tada, who’s been a quadriplegic since a diving accident when she was 17.

“God permits what he hates, to accomplish what He loves.”