The Wonder of You

You know enough of me to believe me when I say I am not going anywhere. Not without you. You stay, I stay. You’re not a fling, Amelia. For me, you are the reason to stop running.

You’re treating your relationship with God like a fling. As it means nothing to Him and nothing to you. As if you can walk away from each other. But God doesn’t operate that way.

It’s not about how you feel. It’s about what you do.

I’ve married a man who is so afraid of living, he’d rather destroy the very thing that makes him feel alive.

The Lord of my life, who calls me to be brave and walk into the unknown, amazing future. I am always awed by the wonder of you.

Stop trying so hard not to be happy, Max,” Jace said, rising. “And start trusting the life God is giving you. It just might knock your socks off.

God didn’t promise safety for me or my children. He didn’t promise me riches or a home. He promised me Himself. He promised me eternity. He promised me hope. That is the vision. It’s only when I lose that vision that I begin to call God a failure. I’ve lost my focus. “I don’t know what call God has put on your life, but if you have tried to answer it on your own, you will find yourself wandering. Lost. Overwhelmed. Afraid.

We’re satisfied to get a glimpse of His vision, and then we seek out the places where we can accomplish it on our own. And frankly, that’s why we live empty, frustrated lives. Pursuing God’s vision requires faith in God to work it out. It means turning our hearts to Him fully, undivided, focused on loving Jesus with every part of ourselves. I can’t do that on my own. Truth is, I don’t even want to. Loving God like that takes courage and the surety that He won’t fail us.

I’ve heard girls like it when you listen