my life is pretty paradoxical

though i am friendly

and have people all around me

and people who love me

i feel distant from all

 

it is a deep longing to be known

 

if my heart is overwhelmed

and i cannot hear Your voice

i hold onto what is true

though i cannot see..

if the storms of life they come

and the road ahead gets steep

i will lift these hands in faith

i will believe

 

i remind myself of all that You've done

and the life i have because of Your Son

 

love came down and rescued me

love came down and set me free

i am Yours

i am forever Yours...

mountain high or valley low

i sing out remind my soul

that i am Yours

i am forever Yours

 

and my heart is filled with hope

and every promise comes my way

when i feel your hands of grace

rest upon me

staying desperate for You God

staying humble at Your feet

i will lift these hands in praise

i will believe

 

i am Yours

i am Yours

for all my days

Jesus, i am Yours

i am Yours

i am Yours

all my days..

Jesus i am Yours

 

i'm Yours i'm Yours forever

i'm Yours i'm Yours forever

i'm Yours i'm Yours forever Lord

  

 

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,

while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

 

Lao Tzu

 

 

“When you are weary of praying and do not receive, consider how often you have heard a poor man calling, and have not listened to him.”

- John Chrysostom, 347-407 AD

 

via kyle

The determining factor when deciding whether to marry someone should be whether both people in the relationship want to help each other become what God has planned for them individually and together, said the couple.

“To fall in love truly is to fall in love not only with the person as they are, but also with the person you know that God is making, that God is turning them into,” Keller said. “In other words, you get glimpses of future greatness [even though] you know the person is very flawed. Yet, you get excited about their future self as well as who they are now and you say ‘I want to be a part of getting you there.’”

“You want the person doing the same for you, in which case you are not really looking for a person primarily that gives you great sexual chemistry, or romantic chemistry for you,” he said. “You are looking for a person who understands you, that can be your best friend, and your best counselor, and is going on a journey with you to help you become all that God wants you to be.”

“Two people coming into a Christian marriage should actually say, ‘We are here to help change each other,’” he explained.

“The advice that we’ve always given is that you find someone that you want to solve problems with and know that this relationship is worth so much to you that you actually want to go through the mess,” she said.

 

http://www.christianpost.com/news/tim-keller-popular-belief-about-marriage-is-wrong-60140/

 

 

i am undeserving.

 

indeed i am.

 

 

 

 

the temptation for the familiar

for people who love me