so i don't want to go to college, i don't want to live in charleston, and i don't want to major in religion (i highly doubt i will minor in it either). i know i had a peace about going at the time i made the decision and don't feel that God is telling me it's wrong...but i do feel that it will be harder and more excruciating than i ever imagined ( Read more... )

i am not someone who enjoys reading, but "the journey of desire" by john eldridge is really just amazing. below i've typed out everything i highlighted in all of chapter one and in half of chapter two. it really really really hits home for me, and i'm sure it hits everyone for one reason or another. it's a lot but take time to read this ( Read more... )

how God took care of me ( Read more... )

We judge ourselves unworthy to know and love and serve God, and that judgement becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. We say we're too small to be used by God (though we also say God can make something from nothing). We say we're not smart enough, too weak, too inexperienced, too young. And somehow it seems what we say comes true, and we are not ( Read more... )