i heard your heart say.

this photo makes me smile. a lot.

love is a crazy thing.

God chooses to love us, though we have done nothing to deserve it.

He is the only one who has the right to judge us for all the bad things that we do, yet he doesn't.

when we deserve judgement, he gives us grace.

"but he said to me, 'my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' therefore i will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." - 2 corinthians 12:9.

this is a great scripture. because actually, what we think are flaws & imperfections, were perfectly created for God's glory.

you were created perfect :)

that's an encouraging thought, ha.

1 corinthians 13:4-7

Love is patient, Love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always perserveres.

...

Hayley is patient, Hayley is kind.
She does not envy, she does not boast, she is not proud.
She is not rude, she is not self-seeking, she is not easily angered, she keeps no record of wrongs.
Hayley does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
She always protects, always trusts, always perserveres.


...convicting...

hmm..

spent the day with tee today ; i miss her.

at the moment God's been playing something on my heart that i'm not too happy about. well, actually, it's not that i'm not happy about it, it's just that it's going to be hard.
buuut ; no matter how hard the process is, the promise is so worth it! funtimes.

kiaora Jesus. i love you. & life.

know my mind

it's amazing how God specifically places certain people, things, obstacles, situations, in our life. to help us, to show us, to teach us, to grow us. i am thankful.

it's fun to look back and find what made you first drawn to a person. why you first became friends. "that is why you cannot love two people the same. it simply is not possible. you love each person differently because of who they are and the uniqueness they draw out of you" - the shack. i think this is a great quote.
jessica greer is someone i am very blessed to have in my life. i enjoy her company. slash running into her at school & getting caught up in conversation. she gives great hugs. and generally is just a peaceful person to be around- that probably sounds a bit weird, but i mean in a way where there's a sense of trust, and it's just comfortable. she's a great sister, and whether she believes it or not, she's amazing!

this is probably going to sound real extreme, but i was thinking today. i'd like to be able to feel other peoples pain, but not be affected by it. if you get what i mean. not in an emo way, but i think it'd be so much easier to help someone- and you'd be more compelled to do something about it- if you experience what they're going through. sort of like being able to read someones thoughts ; but with emotions.

life left to live.

i think sometimes the best thing to do is ; just LET IT GO.

slash, always.

i find that a bit of a hard concept sometimes. when God's like 'let it go' and i'm like 'but..but..buu' and he's like 'just let it go. it's what's best'.

we try to hold on to things to find security in & give us justification for our actions.

e.g. 'they hurt me, so i'm depressed & i can't forgive them..' our being sad is justified by the fact that someone hurt us, and we hold onto it because it gives us security that we're doing the right thing.

when really, all it's doing is confining us to the walls we've built up around ourselves, therefore limiting our potential & restricting us.

and all God wants us to do is let it go. forgive & forget. move on.

it's so hard, yet so simple.

today i was introduced to a new concept called, treasure hunting.

it's pretty much what the name says, but with a slight twist..

it's where you go on a mission & are lead by the Holy Spirit.

to people that God wants you to meet.

to talk with. pray with. tell them about God. etc.

i think it would be incredible. incredibly uncomfortable.

but so incredible.

God tests us, but not to an extent that we can't handle.

i'm glad that he always has a plan.

he's got the blueprint ; all we need to do is build according to the pattern.