Feel the heat/ Tuesday, August 16, 2005
when times are tough and you feel lousy in sea of sadness, when you feel confused and uncertain of your future, what is the one thing you can absolutely, unquestionably, secretly trust?
______(fill-in-the-blank)
it's strong enough to move mountains; it's gentle enough to wipe the tear from a child's cheek; it's enduring enough to withstand any crisis; it's healing enough to mend the most broken heart; it's faithful enough to stay when everything has left or been lost.
it is love-authentic, anchored, life-altering love. it is God's love. don't waste your time pursing anything else. everything else will fail you. nothing else satisfies, heals, protects, or provides like God's love.
when you call, He comes- He promised He would. when you cry, He tastes salt-He knows your pain. when you cant get up, He lifts you-you are His passion. when you pray for His presence, dont be surpised if you hear a comforting voice in your spirit saying, "i'm already here."
then, as you lay in the lap of His love, you can look into His eyes and say, "i knew you'd come."
*the lengths to which this God will go to express His love for us are almost beyond belief-almost, but not quite.* -Jim Mc Guiggan.
the gift of significance.
your life is precious. your life touches the lives of others in a unique, meaningful way- in a way that no other life can. other people in thi world lean on you when they're hurting, want you by their sides when they're struggling, A pretty sizable hole would be left if you weren't around.
in the same light, there are people in this world that you depend on. How about the friend who wept with you when you faced your greatest loss? or your mum or dad who showed you that failure is not final and that true love is unconditional. or how about the brother/sister with whom you've shared some of your deepest secrets-and they're still secrets.
sometimes you might allow insecurities and other influences to convince you that your life doesn't matter- that you hold no special significance.
but there are nail-scarred hands and an empty grave that proclaim your significance!
if you were the only person in the world, Jesus would have walked the same path, shed the same tears, and faced the same brutal death. why? because you're you! that's enough for Him.
*no one is useless to GOD. NO ONE. *
yongling; His. saved.
you completed my life..
4:48 AM <3
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