"The most important thing we can pray about for others is that they will know God better and that He will help them understand His will, grow in spiritual wisdom, and live lives that honor Him. We can pray that they will become more like Him and bear the fruit of His Spirit."

(Source: jmleblanc)

I just had to hunt through all of my liked posts to find this.

Pefect proposal video.

(Source: jamiekcurtis)

"Twas 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38
When 20 beautiful children stormed though heaven’s gate.
Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.
They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.
They were filled with such joy, they didn’t know what to say.
They remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day.
“Where are we?” asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.
“This is heaven,” declared a small boy, “we’re spending Christmas at God’s house.”
When what to their wondering eyes did appear,
But Jesus, their Savior, the children gathered near.
He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.
Then he opened His arms and He called them by name.
And in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring
Those children all flew into the arms of their King
And as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,
One small girl turned and looked at Jesus’ face.
And as if He could read all the questions she had
He gently whispered to her, “I’ll take care of mom and dad.”
Then He looked down on earth, the world far below
He saw all the hurt, the sorrow, and woe.
Then He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,
“Let My power and presence re-enter this land!”
“May this country be delivered from the hands of fools”
“I’m taking back My nation. I’m taking back My schools!”
Then He and the children stood up without a sound,
“Come now My children, let Me show you around.”
Excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.
All displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.
And I heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,
“In the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."

Cameo Smith, Mt. Wolf, PA (via truje)

"People inspire you, or they drain you — pick them wisely."

(Source: commovente)

The heaviest weight to carry is not even numerical. It is worry, fear, anxiety, and low self-esteem. Carrying all of the negativity, that is the heaviest weight to carry; the unhappiness. The struggles. But thankfully they can be lifted off, slowly but surely one at a time. Never give up. It’ll get better.

(Source: exceedwhatyouthoughtwasbest)

nonelikejesus:

Sometimes I wonder if people understand that God’s will for your life is so much more than finding the person you’ll marry one day.

I can think of a few people who need to realize this.

"There are times, and there will be times, when it will be absolutely clear that only God’s grace keeps us from falling apart; and even if we cannot hold on to Him, He will still hold on to us."

Johannes Facius (via imawarriorpoet)

living-loved:

Christ :)

(Source: connotativewords)

"I don’t think we fully comprehend what it means to be in love with the Savior. People say “I love God” all the time, ignoring the amount of gravity your words carry. Love, as defined by dictionary.com states, “a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person” and passionate meaning “having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid”. Are you ruled by intense emotion for your love of our God? I still don’t think you understand. If you love Him, you love what He does. When you love someone, you tend to love the way they act, the way they think, the way they carry themselves and so forth. If you love God, then you will love his Word. You will love the commandments and live by them because you’re ruled by intense emotion. You will love His people. You will think about Him. You will want Him more and more. You will do the things He has called you to do because you’re compelled by the love of our Redeemer. God has counted the hairs on your head; he has held every tear you have ever shed because he’s passionate about loving his children. There is not a day that goes by where he doesn’t think about you. Do you understand what it means to be in love with the Savior?"

"The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that that situation is over, you cannot move forward."

(Source: hellanne)