John: "I'm not lost anymore."
Sun: "How did you do that?"
John: "Same way anything lost get's found... I stopped looking."
(Lost: ...And Found. Season 2: Episode 5)
:D Love that show...
Sometimes, when I feel like the universe is conspiring to make my life miserable, I stop, take a deep breath, and say "God, I have no clue what I'm going to do about ______, so I'm placing it in Your hands."
Instead of drowning myself in my own sorrow, I remind myself that God isn't the cause of my problems; He's the solution. In the midst of my troubles on this sin-pit called Earth, God's walking right beside me every step of the way.
Like, right now, looking over my shoulder as I write this.
And don't forget that He hates sin more than I do... seriously!
Never lose hope either. Even if you're holding on by your fingertips for days on end, don't, I repeat, don't. EVER. give up hope.
To this day, I can not recall a single instance where I questioned God in the moment, and wasn't satisfied with the end result looking back. It's going to be okay. Just trust Him.
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Well, you know what they say...
"There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.'" - C. S. Lewis
Heh, so true.
... I honestly forgot where I was going with this one, so I'll probably re-visit it in a year or two and respond in an edit... yep.
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Mr. Joel Osteen said this once at the beginning of a sermon:
"There are two kinds of Christians in the world: Those who wake up and say "Good morning, Lord!",
and those who wake up and say "Oh Lord, it's morning!"
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"I write about the power of trying, because I want to be okay with failing. I write about generosity because I battle selfishness. I write about joy because I know sorrow. I write about faith because I almost lost mine, and I know what it is to be broken and in need of redemption. I write about gratitude because I am thankful - for all of it." - Kristen Armstrong
I saw this quote yesterday and couldn't help but post about it.
It made me stop and really think.
I write about inspiration because I've seen the dark reaches of fear and depression..... and by some miracle, God picked me up when I had no stregth left to hold on.
I'm not perfect, but over the last year or so, I learned how to live like my mother didn't until only recently - to just let go of things.
99% of the time, people are too busy worrying about their own hair to judge yours.
And besides, what is life without a few mistakes? You've got to laugh at yourself every once in a while!
On a side note(after watching The Giver with my dad last night):
Never forget that pain is necessary in order to know and appreciate love and joy.
If we didn't have sorrow, we'd be nothing more than puppets in a politically correct, but colorless, world.
Keep fighting the good fight, and never stop for anything, for a man may be swallowed by the great jaws of Death, but an idea may outlast the universe.
"How are you not dead?"
"Because I am an idea, and Ideas never die."
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