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“Maybe time didn’t heal wounds exactly, but it gave you a kind of armor, or a new perspective. A way to remember with a smile instead of a sob.”

— Kristin Hannah (via purplebuddhaquotes)

just because it’s still hurting doesn’t mean it’s not healing

you don’t have to be happy all the time to be a hero. you don’t always have to be kind and forgiving, you don’t have to push yourself to be positive. allow yourself to feel and deal with emotions even if they’re “bad”. allow yourself to learn and grow from how you feel.

Say “even if” - My circumstances do not change God‘s goodness. Let’s trust in Him during the good and the bad 🙏

Very high standards. Very very high standards.

I look forward to when I'll be able to do this with some friends x

Girlfriends: TV Series (2000-2008) 

it feels so good to be kind. it’s the warm feeling you get when you tell someone that they look nice today, or that they did a good job, or that their voice sounds lovely, or that the cookies they baked were delicious, or how you always laugh at their jokes. it’s the warm feeling you get when they respond bashfully, or surprised, with that small smile and a thankfulness that shines in their eyes. it feels so good when someone is kind to you. when it feels like the effort you put into yourself is seen and acknowledged and appreciated. it feels so good when you’re able to make someone feel that wonderful. we should always try and encourage each other.

neverrrr let your loneliness drive you back to toxic people 

Sorry to interrupt your scrolling Just wanted to remind you that you’re beautiful & you’re alive for a reason. So smile you little goof nugget, I love you

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Childhood dreams

Till this day I’m still upset I never got to do ballet when I was younger- I find it so sweet that my family members even remembered how much I wanted to be a ballerina and ‘go to ballet school’ even the ones I hadn’t seen in over 10 years remembered. Idk maybe God was saving me from damaging my body somehow lol put I still watch YouTube videos of ballet recitals and I feel a little crushed but I mean 17 shouldn’t be too late to start right? But that’s if I find any time... 

Protect your heart. Read God's word daily. Speak with other Christian's that you can trust. Do what you can to defend yourself from evil.

“Do not expect God to answer your prayer your way. He will answer His ways. His ways are not our ways neither are His thoughts.”

— (via faith-avenue)

“The refusal seems so selfish. Why won’t they lend oil to the foolish bridesmaids? The point is this: Some things cannot be borrowed. A relationship with God cannot be borrowed. Character cannot be borrowed. Deeds done out of love and obedience to Jesus cannot be borrowed. Faith cannot be borrowed. A life cannot be borrowed. Each of us alone is responsible before God for what we decide to do with our one and only life. Each of us is responsible for our relationship with God.”

-T. Hughes

Song of Solomon 8:4

Take the warning seriously about love. (Songs of Solomon 8:4)

God wants you to enjoy love with the one He has given you. He wants to enjoy love with you. He wants you to enjoy love with the one He has given you. He wants you to enjoy it in a proper fashion. This is the reason God warns THREE times in the Song about stirring up or awakening love before its time.

“Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you: do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time.” (Song of Solomon 8:4, HCSB

The Song even acknowledges how hard it is to be this patient.

“Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you: if you find my love, tell him that I am lovesick.” (Song of Solomon 5:8, HCSB)

Many times, we want to strike the spark of love before we are ready. God warns us to be patient. Of course, it doesn’t help that we live a society that pushes that on us. Society pressures us. Whether it is the pressure of giving gifts and cards on Valentine’s Day, or selling us sex in a movie like Fifty Shades of Grey, society wants to tell you how to love. We must remember Who our source of love is.

“The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 John 4:8, HCSB)

God is love and He is our Source of love. We will not get the most satisfaction of love without Him. So we need to take God’s warning here seriously about romantic love. At the same time, we need to learn to be faithful and enjoy the one God gives us to express our love.

- from biblehub.com

For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Hosea 6:6

A bad day does not make you a bad person.

best advice you’d give a girl ?

Sometimes, as women, we’re pressured to always put others before ourselves and give with little to nothing in return. Being giving is a beautiful quality to have, however, it shouldn’t be at the expense of your personal autonomy. If you keep giving and giving without getting anything in return, it’s easy to become used to the feeling of scarcity. Know that you deserve the goodness you give other people too. Iyanla Vanzant once said, “My cup runneth over.’ What comes out of the cup is for you. What’s in the cup is mine. But I’ve got to keep my cup full.” Pour into yourself too. When you make sure you’re good, you’ll be able to better help others.

With that being said, the best advice I can give is to focus on yourself. Do your best to make sure you’re balanced on all levels—mental, physical, spiritual and emotional. Avoid being distracted by the opinions of others and wasting time on significant others who aren’t sure about you. Avoid seeking other people and things to fulfill you. Be one of your own sources of fulfillment so you don’t have to look outside of yourself for it. Believe you’re enough. Know your worth and what you want in life and allow it to flow to you. Be like a cup—receptive to the flow of abundance. In the meantime, invest in your joy, your goals, your well-being and your health. Fill yourself up with peace and joy that comes from within. Be giving but don’t let other people take advantage of you. You are the longest relationship you’ll ever have. Make sure the relationship you have with yourself is compassionate and healthy.

Remember the downfall of Samson with Delilah. Little by little, piece by piece, he gave himself away and turned devotion into other things, not God. He didn’t just fall the moment his hair was cut and the covenant was broken. He fell the moment his heart stopped being devoted to God.

Devotion and living for God starts at the core of the heart. The core of the heart steers the reins that determine your direction.

Christ said that the greatest commandment is the love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. Where are you devoting your heart, soul, mind, and strength today?

Amen!!!🙌🏽

ladies, repeat after me - i deserve endless love, support, and respect, and i will not settle for someone who doesn’t provide those things.