Thought #54

"I wasn't very happy with God about any of this. I knew in my head that God is in control and that He had not in fact forgotten about me, or made some kind of mistake. I had always been taught that, and I believed it, but that didn't keep me from getting very frustrated at whatever plan He was working on with all of this. I had had a pretty good life, and now it was all messed up. It turns out though, that when you know the truth in your head, it does eventually make its way to your heart. After many months I started talking to God again, and He was right there. He really can be trusted."
~ Cliff Jenkin

Thought #53

"Give me faith to trust what You say, that You're good and Your Love is great. I'm broken inside. I give you my life...Give me faith."

Remember a few months ago when I posted about taking advantage of every minute of my present as to not wish away any of it. Well I failed at that yesterday...I spent so much time yesterday wishing for it to just be 2013 already rather than thanking God for the moments I was experiencing then. Sometimes it's so hard to be positive in this world because honestly, this life sucks. It's not perfect and it's hard - harder than I ever would have imagined. Life will not be perfect until Heaven, but I need to try to live realistically and as optimistic as possible because God has given me this day when He did not need to do so. God, please give me strength because I cannot do this on my own...

Thought #52

"Our love has been anything but perfect and anything but static.  Inevitably there have been times when one of us has outrun the other and has had to wait patiently for the other to catch up.  There have been times when we have misunderstood each other, demanded too much of each other, been insensitive to the other's needs.  I do not believe there is any marriage where this does not happen.  The growth of love is not a straight line, but a series of hills and valleys.  I suspect that in every good marriage there are times when love seems to be over.  Sometimes, these desert lines are simply the only way to the next oasis, which is far more lush and beautiful after the desert crossing than it could possibly have been without it."

~ Madeleine L'Engle, Two-Part Invention