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"No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care."

Hosea 10:12

"Sow for yourself righteousness,
reap the fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your unplowed ground,
for it is time to seek The Lord,
until he comes and showers righteousness on you."

I want to use this scripture to inspire you to find God. He desires a relationship with you, all you need to do is uncover the truth for yourself.

I just wanted to share this scripture with everyone. It really hit my heart.

Jude 1:4

"If you think you can't succeed, you've already failed."

Desert Song

"All of my life in every season
You are still God
I have a reason sing
I have a reason to worship"

They sang this song today at my church. I absolutely love it. They changed most of the songs from the traditional songs that I grew up singing to more contemporary styled songs. I had a hard time with it at first. But it's songs like these that may it all okay. So I learned that there is a light in every darkness.

Unknown

You can't create the future by clinging to the past.

Gift of a Friend: Demi Lovato

"Sometimes you think you'll be fine by yourself
Cause a dream is a wish that you make all alone
It's easy to feel like you don't need help
But it's harder to walk on your own

You'll change inside
When you realize

[Chorus:]
The world comes to life
And everything's bright
From beginning to end
When you have a friend
By your side
That helps you to find
The beauty you are, when you open your heart
And believe in
The Gift of a Friend

The Gift of a Friend...

Someone who knows when you're lost,
And you're scared
There through the highs and the lows
Someone to count on, someone who cares
Beside you wherever you go

You'll change inside
When you realize

[Chorus:]
The world comes to life
And everything's bright
From beginning to end
When you have a friend
By your side
That helps you to find
The beauty you are, when you open your heart
And believe in
The Gift of a Friend...

And when your hope crashes down
Shattering to the ground
You, you feel all alone
When you don't know which way to go
And there's no signs leading you home
You're not alone

[Chorus:]
The world comes to life
And everythings bright
From beginning to end
When you have a friend
By your side
That helps you to find
The beauty you are, when you open your heart!
And believe in
When you believe in!
When you believe in...
The Gift of a friend...
Ooh..."

      My heavenly father knows what I need to hear, and He knowsthe melody need to hear it in. One of my all time favorite songs is called "Gift of a Friend", sung by Demi lovato. Friendship is sacred. Don't take advantage of someone. Don't be taken advantage of by anyone. A friend is there for you through the lows, and right by yourside durin the highs. We all have an expectation of our friends. We hol them o a standard that is different from the standard we hold everyone else to. But whatdoes it mean to be a friend?

When you have a friend that is in need of lov and support, what do you do? What does love and support look like? The first verse and chorus of this song is what I would imagine beng a friend to look like. Here it is.

"I can't pretend
To know how you feel
But know that I'm here
Know that I'm real

Say what you want
Or don't talk at all

I'm not gonna let you fall

Reach for my hand
'Cause it's held out for you
My shoulders are small
But you can cry on them too

Everything changes
But one thing is true
Understand
We'll always be more than [just friends]

If you couldn't tell yet, you can't live this life without people around you. Beleve it or not, other people can't live this life without you.

Rascal Flatts: My Wish

"I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you want to go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,"

     I found the timig that i heard this song inredible. I was struggling to be inspired by any quotes, and even more to findsomething that i could use to encourage others. A shower after a long day usually ca help me think of something. This tim inspiration came after my shower. I turned on my pandora, and bam. the most encouraging songs. I find it amazing how much God speaks to us individually in a way he knows we will hear him. For me I can always hear God's voice throug music. The last line of the verse above from Rascal Flatts song "My Wish", is so simpe yet some impactful. A smile can always light up someone's day. Even if they choose not to acknowledge you or your smile. In the least, smiling can brighten your own day.

Deb Flores

 

"Under grace, we have peace and freedom in Christ."

       At midweek tonight, the women sharing spoke about grace and peace. She talked about the fact that the two things go hand in hand. Once we have grace, we are able to find peace in our hearts.

Anaymous

"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"

"Never be afraid to fall apart because it is an opportunity to rebuild the way you wish you'd have been all along"

- Rae Smith

John Green

"It hurt because it mattered."

As kind of a follow up to my last post, I find this quote most appropriate. Things only hurt your heart when they matter. The more they matter, the more it'll hurt. I often find myself saying that worth is arbitrary. No one can tell you that it doesn't matter. If it matters to you, it matters! So don't let anyone tell you that a particular situation shouldn't hurt you or that something that is getting under your skin doesn't matter. It matters. Maybe to them, but it matters. You wouldn't be feeling a certain way if it didn't. Of course i am speaking hypothetically, but there is always room to prepare.

The next time someone has the never to tell you your feelings don't matter chop them in the neck so that when they get upset you can just say, "You're alright. It doesn't matter." Okay maybe you don't have to use violence to get your point across. Words can be just as or more effective. I'm hoping that my words will give you a little perspective. don't just push your feelings aside as if they are burdens because some ignorant soul had the audacity to tell you that your emotions don't matter.

In my opinion, the phrase "it doesn't matter" is a way to say "I don't care enough about your problem to help you get through this." That's not a friend. That's not even someone you should be trying to get advice, support or comfort from. That person may be loads of fun. But they do not meet your needs at the moment. Go seek help elsewhere because your hurt matters.

"And in that moment I swear we were infinite."

This is my favorite quote from my favorite book and movie, Perks of Being A Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky. I love this book because I feel like I parallel the Main character, Charlie, in so many ways. If you've read the book or seen the movie, I'm not saying I parallel with the decisions he makes or the experiences he has gone through. I parallel to his beliefs.

He is trying to find himself. Like high school students, he seeks security in the friends he makes. When you find someone that totally and completely understands you,  the burdens of life are a little bit easier to bare.  Another quote from the book is a perfect illustration of this.

"And I looked at them. And I think they knew. Not anything specific really. They just knew and I think that's all you can ever ask for from a friend."

I love my friends. I don't know where or who I'd be without them. No matter how much you say you hate people or how much you think people suck. People are the things our hearts desire most. You may not agree. But I want you to look back on the best time of your life. Now think about the influences that made that period of time amazing. People is on the list of things isn't it?

If you're one of thee people that are bitter towards the entire human race, step off your high horse and get over yourself. That might be read more harshly than I mean. I don't mean to sound cross, but the fact is you don't hate people. You love people. What you hate is the fact that you loved them so much and then you got hurt. You hate the fact that you love people but for some reason you end up hurt by them. You hate yourself for "letting" yourself get hurt.  You hate that someone could hurt you and they can just keep living their life as if nothing happened. You don't hate people. You love people. You hate the cruelty of the world. You love people so much that your heart feels like someone cut it open and pour salt in it every time you get hurt, disappointed, or used.

What I'm trying to get at here is, people love people. Whether you wish to accept the fact that people matter to you or not, they do. We as need people. It's the one thing every single person has in common. So surround yourself with people you love. Because when you find the people you love and that love you, you'll be infinite.

Yoda

"Do or do not, there is no try."

I've found that when people verbalize "I'll try" they often leave are implying the following: "I don't want to" or "do it yourself" or very simply "definitely not".  The word try is not a conformation for any sort of commitment. It's either a yes or a no. Simple as that. When you say that you are going to try at something you have no confidence in yourself.

John Green

 "Maybe our favorite quotations say more abot us than the storiesand people we're quoting..."

Huh...

It's been a while since ive posted anything. I'm going to make up for it though, don't worry.