Stubbornness is surely just taut-jawed, clenched-fisted madness.
There is no poetry without want. Desperate want.
Validate my existence with your words and I will speak to you all the day long.
There are no rest stops on the road of life. Otherwise they’d be congested with traffic.
Weakness drives us to set goals, to try harder, to put forth more effort, to dream and wish and hope, to reach out further and down deeper, to pray earnestly, to cry mightily, to understand and empathize with valid sincerity. In truth, weakness is a catalyst for greater strength.
Sweet revenge always turns bitter eventually.
I once dreamt that the man in the moon took an interest in me and reflected the sun’s light directly in my path, lighting the way for my footsteps to sink themselves into the ground. It was wonderful to have my course illuminated by one with a grander perspective than my own. But when I awoke, realizing I could not call on the moon for guidance, my spirit sank until it occurred to me I could talk to the one who had created the moon. And He has lit my path ever since.
We all suffer ills at the hands of others; however, reactions to these injustices differ like night and day. Many seek to punish the world for their suffering, while some work hard to save the world from experiencing similar grief.
Observe the Lord’s Day as he would have you, and perhaps He will observe your days as you would have Him.
If you dream your problems at night and live your problems by day, you are suffering the effects of paralyzing toxins delivered by the sting of worry, stress, and fear. You must detach yourself from these leeches if you do not wish to be irreversibly poisoned.
There is a sky full of stars aplenty, and all you can babble about is a cold, little rock we call the moon. This is how it is with petty problems that exist too close to us.
It’s easy to give advice on trials that have caused you to stumble. It’s harder to talk about those that have knocked you flat.
Was mutual need enough to risk trusting a calculated enemy in hopes of destroying a more powerful one?
Children harbor a great many doubts and sorrows that could be eased by a loving hug from a parent.
Life’s lessons aren’t always new. Often they’re the same old worn-out truths offering us greater depths of wisdom and understanding.
I may deserve your disappointment as well as a lecture and strict discipline, but what I need is your understanding, your guidance, and your unconditional love.
The only thing you can justifiably claim that life owes you is an equal measure of what you have given out. And even that is debatable.
Never be intimidated by what seems ominous, for BiG is only an accumulation of many smalls.
Heroes don’t have the need to be known as heroes, they just do what heroes do because it is right and it must be done.
Meanness is a monster that usurps your self-control because you cowardly allow it to conquer you.