for my Love: February 2008

Favorite Quotes

There's only now, there's only here. Give into love, or live in fear. No other path, no other way. No day but today. -No Day but Today (Rent)

Faith is what keeps you going when the road is dark and you cannot see the way. It's what you lean on when all of your plans are coming unraveled and you heart is ready to burst. Hope is what helps you survive when you are burying your dead dreams and seemingly have nothing left. Love, though, is greater than both faith and hope because it lets you know that no matter how rough life gets, you are not alone. -Shannon Kubiak Primicerio

The thing people forget is how good it can feel when you finally set secrets free. Whether good or bad, at least they're out in the open. And once your secrets are out in the open, you don't have to hide behind them anymore. The problem with secrets is even when you think you're in control, you're not. - Meredith Grey

For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.
1 John 3:20

It's a place that requires a constant choice. We can choose to cling to starring roles in the little-bitty stories of us, or we can exchange our fleeting moment in the spotlight for a supporting role in the eternally beautiful epic that is the Story of God.Think of it as trading up. Abandoning the former and embracing the latter will allow our little lives to be filled with the wonder of God as we live for His fame and the unending applause of His name. And joining our small stories to His will give us what we all want most in life anyway: the assurance that our brief moments on earth count for something in a story that never ends.
-Louie Giglio "I am not, but I know I Am"

"When we insist that God should give us an answer to a prayer, we're off track. The purpose of prayer is that get ahold of God, not the answer."
-Oswald Chambers

"True self is the part of us that does not change when circumstances do."
-- M. Cooley

Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all. -Princess Diaries

Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes simply to be human. Maybe we're thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe we're thankful for the things we'll never know. -Meredith Grey

At the end of the day when it comes down to it, all we really want is to be close to somebody. So this thing where we all pretend to keep our distance is usually a load of bull, so we pick and choose who we want to remain close to and once we've chosen those people, we tend to stay close by no matter how much we hurt them. The people that are still with you at the end of the day, those are the ones worth keeping and sometimes close can be too close, but sometimes that invasion of personal space can be exactly what we need. -Meredith Grey

If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.
-C.S. Lewis

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

"The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we trust people to be who we want them to be - and when they're not, we cry." -David Duchovny

Saturday, February 9, 2008

(February 09) Today we're celebrating . . . Love May Make The World Go 'Round, But Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week

Love May Make The World Go ‘Round, But Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week

“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people“

The week before Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to remind us that there is a strong connection between the heart and “hearty” laughter.

photo credit: *Spaghetti* via flickr

from www.holidays.net

Laughter is cleansing. There aren't many things I enjoy more than spending time laughing and enjoying time with friends. I've found I can't take life too seriously because it brings me down. I really believe laughter with people you love is the best medicine

Sunday, February 3, 2008

my God is mighty to save

Everyone needs compassion
Love that's never failing
Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Savior
The hope of nations

Savior, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever, Author of Salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave

So take as You find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender

Shine your light
And let the whole world see
We're singing
For the glory of the risen King, Jesus

I love this song. I've been listening to it for about a week straight. The lyrics are so beautiful. He can move the mountains. He is mighty to save. I have so many mountains I need God to move. How many times do I try to fix my problems on my own? How silly is that when I talk to someone every single day who can handle them without breaking a sweat? I'm starting to think I don't think I recognize how powerful God is with the way I live my life. I run around acting like I have to fix every situation that seems to be broken. Like I have to know where I'm headed and exactly when I'll get there. God knows it all. God can handle it all. God will take care of me. God loves me.

So take me as you find me, all my fears and failures. Fill my life again, I give my life to follow everything I believe in. That speaks for itself. Thank You Lord for taking me just as I am. Thank You for accepting me when I'm not perfect and using me even though I'll never be perfect. Thank You.

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