I have decided to denounce communism, though I love the Communists. I don't find it to be right to preach the gospel without denouncing communism.
Jesus wrecked my life, shattered it to pieces, and put it back together more beautifully.
Thankfully, God's plans also happen to be much better than my own.
Jesus called His followers to be a lot of things, but I have yet to find where He warned us to be safe.
People tell me I am brave. People tell me I am strong. People tell me good job. Well here is the truth of it. I am really not that brave, I am not really that strong, and I am not doing anything spectacular. I am just doing what God called me to do as a follower of Him. Feed His sheep, do unto the least of His people.
When I imagine God creating each one of us and planting a purpose deep in our hearts, I never imagine that purpose being mediocrity.
Thankfully, God's plans do not seem to be affected much by my own.
I can again thy former light restore, Should I repent me: but once put out thy light, Thou cunning'st pattern of excelling nature, I know not where is that Promethean heat That can thy light relume.
Many survivors insist they're not courageous: 'If I were courageous I would have stopped the abuse. ' 'If I were courageous, I wouldn't be scared'. . . Most of us have it mixed up. You don't start with courage and then face fear. You become courageous because you face your fear.
The whole world is men's bloody fantasies.
What kind of guardian are you? Shouldn't you have gone to the bathroom with him?" Isabelle demanded. Jordan looked horrified. "Dudes," he said, "do not follow other dudes to the bathroom.