Days with friends. Heart filled
We cannot see light, though by light we can see things. Statements about God are extrapolations from the knowledge of other things which the divine illumination enables us to know.
The Four Loves (via cslewisthoughts)
First…human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly…they do not in fact behave in that way. They know the Law of Nature; they break it. These two facts are the foundation of all clear thinking about ourselves and the universe we live in.
Mere Christianity (via cslewisthoughts)
It is idle to say that men are of equal value. If value is taken in a worldly sense–if we mean that all men are equally useful or beautiful or good or entertaining–then it is nonsense. If it means that all are of equal value as immortal souls, then I think it conceals a dangerous error. The infinite value of each human soul is not a Christian doctrine. God did not die for man because of some value He perceived in him. The value of each human soul considered simply in itself, out of relation to God, is zero. As St. Paul writes, to have died for valuable men would have been not divine but merely heroic; but God died for sinners. He loved us not because we were lovable, but because He is Love. It may be that He loves all equally–He certainly loved us all to the death–and I am not certain what the expression means. If there is equality, it is in His love, not on in us.
Membership, The Weight of Glory (via cslewisthoughts)
But the really tough work–the bit we could not have done for ourselves–has been done for us. We have not got to try to climb up into spiritual life by our own efforts; it has already come down into the human race.
Mere Christianity (via cslewisthoughts)
Dear moms of littles who are worn slap out tonight. The days are sometimes so very long. But the years are incredibly short.
So many people tried to tell me this. At the time it felt like we had forever.
But the last bedtime story came. And so did the last carpool run, the last sleepover and the last day we all lived in the same house… the same city.
I love where I’m at now with my grown kids.
But I sure do miss being able to run upstairs and watch them dreaming.
Whatever age or stage you are in… savor the sacredness of this glorious gift called today.
Lysa TerKeurst (via daughterbydesign)
Trusting God’s plan is the only secret I know in the gentle art of not freaking out.
I’m not sure what is making your emotions feel a little tangled today. But I do know when I spend a few minutes reminding myself of God’s promises, my problems are put back in perspective.
Lysa TerKeurst (via daughterbydesign)
The more we can deal with the brokenness of our INTERNAL world, the more effective we can be to change our EXTERNAL world
Christine Caine (via daughterbydesign)
Dear Christian: when people call you narrow minded, think twice before you fight it. You’re called to the narrow path, not the wide path or the blending in path. Your job is not to get everyone to like you or agree with you. It’s to love all people, not agree with all people. It’s to point people to Jesus, not let people point you away from Him. It’s to be salt, not sugar.
Jordan Lee | Soulscripts (via stormswithskin)