Makes a way

 From @blessedlifeofficial

God didn't remove the Red Sea, He parted it.

Sometimes God doesn't remove your problems,

He makes a way through them.

Your soul

 from Thinking Minds

Your soul is what makes you attractive.

Greatest test

 From @blessedlifeofficial

The greatest test of faith 

is when you don't get 

what you want, but still,

you are able to say,

"Thank You, Lord."

The more

The more you trust God.

The more He amazes you.

Shutting down

 From 3 am Thoughts

Me shutting down is far worse than me blowing up.

I promise.

Make it work

 From PoemsVibe

You can't just give up on someone because the situation's not ideal.

Great relationships aren't great because they have no problems.

They're great because both people care enough about the other person

to find a way to make it work.

Productive

 from Thinking Minds

Taking care of yourself is productive.

The storm

 by Max Lucado

Don't let this

storm you're in 

turn you inward.

Let the storm

turn you upward.

The wound

 from Toby Mac

Be grateful for the wound that pushes you toward God.

Train your mind

from Toby Mac

Train your mind to hear what God whispers

and not what the enemy may be shouting.

The universe

Do you think the universe fights for souls to be together?

Some things are too strange and strong to be coincidences.

Choose your hard

 from 3 am Thoughts

Marriage is hard. Divorce is hard.

Choose your hard.

Obesity is hard. Being fit is hard.

Choose your hard.

Being in debt is hard. Being financially disciplined is hard.

Choose your hard.

Communication is hard. Not communicating is hard.

Choose your hard.

Life will never be easy. It will always be hard.

But we can choose our hard.

Pick wisely.

First time I have ever seen a "rebuttal" to something like this:

Marriage is hard. Staying in an unhappy marriage is harder.

Obesity is hard. Because it's stigmatized. Fit is not always accessible to everyone.

Being in debt is a complex socio-economic phenomenon related to privilege. It is not necessarily related to "discipline."

Communication is complex. Learning to communicate is a lifelong experience.

You don't always get to "pick your hard." And thinking you do is the epitome of privilege.

Powerful place

 Being okay if it happens and okay if it doesn't is a very powerful place to be.

Restore

 Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

Psalm 51:12

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,

And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

Wait on the Lord

 Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

Psalm 27:14

Wait on the Lord;

Be of good courage,

And He shall strengthen your heart;

Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Delight

 Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

Psalm 37:4

Delight yourself also in the Lord,

And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Secret of the Lord

 Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

Psalm 25:14-15

The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him,

And He will show them His covenant.

My eyes are ever toward the Lord.

For He shall pluck my feet out of the net.

None like you

 Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

2 Samuel 7:22

Therefore You are great, O Lord God.

For there is none like You,

nor is there any God besides You,

according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Soulmates

Soulmates aren't

the people 

that make you the 

happiest, no.

They're instead the 

ones 

who make you feel

the most,

burning like a 

star on the edge of

the world 

as one night ends

and another  

begins.

Radiation and

reactions.

Scientific poetry,

poetic science.

Around and around

in an endless

circle.

They're pure

elation,

danger, and

ecstasy.

They're the ones

that can destroy

you.

They're the only

ones

you long to know.

~Victoria Erickson

Thoughts of peace

Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Reality

 from Megan Devine, It's OK That You're Not Ok

THE REALITY OF LOSS

Here's what I most want you to know: this really is as bad as you think.

No matter what anyone else says, this sucks. What has happened cannot be made right. What is lost cannot be restored. There is no beauty here, inside this central fact.

Acknowledgement is everything.

You're in pain. It can't be made better.

The reality of grief is far different from what others see from the outside. There is pain in this world that you can't be cheered out of.

You don't need solutions. You don't need to move on from your grief. You need someone to see your grief, to acknowledge it. You need someone to see your grief, to acknowledge it. You need someone to hold your hands while you stand there in blinking horror, staring at the hole that was your life.

Some things cannot be fixed. They can only be carried.

Independent females

 from Painnful

Independent females are so under valued... 

She doesn't even need you, she just wants you.

She is going to do her own thing with or without you

and that's a queen.

She made

 from Phenomenal Woman

She made broken look

beautiful

and strong look

invincible

She walked with the

universe on her

shoulders and made it

look like a pair of

wings.

Asleep

From 3 am Thoughts

Being kissed while you're asleep is one of the most purest forms of love. 

Fear and worry

Fear does not stop death.

It stops life.

And worrying does not take

away tomorrow's troubles.

It takes away today's peace.

In life

 from You get what you give

In life, you will realize

that there is a role for

everyone you meet. Some

will test you, some will 

use you, some will love

you, and some will teach

you. But, the ones that

are important are the

ones who bring out the

best in you. They are the

rare and amazing people

who remind you why it's 

worth it.

My heart is bigger

 from 3 am Thoughts

When Kevin Gates said (not sure who that is),

"My heart is bigger than my body. That's why I don't get close to people because when I love you, I actually LOVE you. I don't care about what consequences come with you and the love I've shown people and I never get that type of love back in return."

I felt that. 

Update: He's a rapper

I promise

 from 4uquotesru

I promise 

there hasn't

been a day

that I stopped

wanting you 

and you haven't

gotten out of

my head at all

since 

I first met you.

Something about you

by A. Zavarelli

There's something about you I can't explain.

But whatever it is, it makes me want you in ways I can't even describe.

Giver

 from 3 am Thoughts

Being in a relationship with someone who is naturally a "giver" is enjoyable, but you also need to be aware of the fact that just because they give a lot and like taking care of people, doesn't mean all you should do is take. Givers like to be on the receiving end sometimes too.

Hardest battles

God doesn't give the hardest battles to his toughest soldiers,

He creates the toughest soldiers through life's hardest battles.

Joy

 Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

Psalm 63:1

Joy in the Fellowship of God

A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah

O God, You are my God;

Early will I seek You;

My soul thirsts for You;

My flesh longs for You

In a dry and thirsty land

Where there is no water.

Everlasting strength

Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

Isaiah 26:4

Trust in the Lord forever,

For in Yah,

the Lord,

is everlasting strength.

Begotten us again

 Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

1 Peter 1:3

A Heavenly Inheritance

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Don't wait

 Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while He may be found,

Call upon Him while He is near.

Do not know

Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

Proverbs 27:1

My Son, Be Wise

Do not boast about tomorrow,

For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Safe

 Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man brings a snare,

But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.

Blessed

Bible Gateway Verse of the Day

Matthew 5:11-12

Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Your partner

 from Wifey Material

I won't ever tell you what you can and can't do. I've signed up to be your partner, not your parent. If you wanna put yourself in a position that can ruin what we have, then so be it. What I will tell you is what I like and don't like. This is where compromise and respect come in.

Be weird

 from Dave Ramsey

Debt is normal. A credit card, a car payment, and a student loan that's been around so long it feels like a pet...

Normal isn't the goal. Normal sucks. BE WEIRD.

It takes a LOT of hard work to get to weird, but it's worth it. You've got to pay a price you've never paid to go somewhere you've never been. Live on less than you make, steer clear of debt, and make sacrifices to achieve the life you want. A life where you've got NO PAYMENTS, a full emergency fund, and the freedom to build wealth and be generous. That's weird, and that's AWESOME.

No matter where you're at with money right now, you can be weird. Start today, and don't give up!

NORMAL SUCKS. IT'S TIME TO BE WEIRD.

From another post by him:

As you begin to make progress with your money, be careful who you listen to. A lot of people will have opinions. Some will say you're weird. Remember, weird is good. Normal is BROKE.

DON'T TAKE MONEY ADVICE FROM BROKE PEOPLE.

Dangerous

This is so true...

from Success Tips

You become very dangerous once you learn to control your feelings.

Their own

Rivers do not drink their own water;

trees do not eat their own fruit;

the sun does not shine on itself

and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves.

Living for others is a rule of nature.

We are all born to help each other.

No matter how difficult life is...

Life is good when you are happy;

but much better when others are happy because of you.