Fear is faith in a lie.
The World doesn't read the Word, they read Christians.
Being a Christian means you are set apart from the world (Ephesians 5:1-2)
It is foolish to you, it is possible to me. (1 Corinthians 1:18)
You can't move forward when you are looking back. A tightrope walker never looks down.
Man's love is of man's life a thing apart
'Tis a woman's whole existance ~(Don't remember!)
The bible is a love story between God and His people. Christianity changes dramatically when we discover that it is a great romance. ~Captivating
Nature is not primarily functional, it is primarily beautiful.
Addictions are lovers of the heart. They are what we turn to instead of God. (Cigs, alcohol, facebook, internet in general, TV, etc) Our lovers have so intertwined themselves with our identity that to give them up feels like a personal death... we wonder if it is possible to live without them (The Sacred Romance)
These words are razors to my wounded heart- Shakespeare
We are not living in the world our souls were made for.
You are passionately loved by the God of the universe. You are passionately hated by His enemy.
God and Jesus thwart our plans for self-redemption. Or else we'll never turn fully to Him for help. (Hosea 2:6-7) Captivating
We don't need to defend ourselves anymore. That's God's job. He is our Defender and Advocate. ~Captivating
We have to ask Christ to come and heal places in our hearts. He is a gentleman. If we still have them locked away....
For all the root of holiness is Romance.
Our changing relationship with God
Clay-Potter
Sheep-Shephard
Servant-Master
Child-Father
Friends
Bride-Bridegroom
If there is a space in our heart that only God can fill, there is a space in God's heart only I can fill, only you can fill.
Women are a mystery. Not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to enjoy.
Forced, striving beauty is no beauty to behold.
To let your defenses down is to let beauty step forward.
Do not give way to fear. (1 Peter 3:6)
A garden's beauty doesn't diminish with age; rather it takes years for it to become all that it can become. Such is with a tree, and with a person. ~Captivating
Beauty is a quality of the soul that expresses itself in the visible world.
Restoration has begun.
True femininity calls forth true masculinity.
If you would be loved, be loveable. ~Ovid
It is one thing to suffer. It is far worse to walk alongside one you love who is suffering intensely and be unable to do anything about it.
The heart is deceitful above all things. Jeremiah 17:9
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. (Col 3:2)
