Showing posts with label emma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label emma. Show all posts

Friday, January 11, 2013

real talk

I find it a little humorous that my closest friends are normally more on the quiet, shy side.

through a series of non-coincidental events, I have been blessed with a steadfast friendship.

countless text messages, laughs, tears, hugs, i love you's, and painful vulnerability have enabled Emma & I to know each other and be fully known ourselves.

this is an irreplaceable love.

this morning, we were both a little down, and feeling bombarded with lies..
but with the revelation that that's exactly what they were--lies..
I refused to have a pity party.
I sent this message to her,
and I'd like to share it with you.

"it's kinda cool if you think about it..to get attacked and hear lies..because it means we have something that the enemy wants. We are daughters of the most high God and have favor in His sight. HE LOVES US! I feel like I'm getting bombarded with lies..but right now I'm just praising God for who He is and rejoicing because He saved me in order that I know the truth and don't have to listen to these lies."

it's so simple, yet we often forget the victory of Jesus's death and resurrection.

"He will [HAS]swallow(ed) up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken."
Isaiah 25:8

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

strangers

a note from a stranger
my dear friend, Emma, received this note from a cashier after a lunch out.
a stranger paid for her meal.

these noteworthy moments are inspiring to say the least..

but how often do we overlook the random acts of kindness?
or surpass an opportunity to perform one,
because we doubt the impact that it will have.

my mentor has written about me on her blog for two years.
her readers have been praying for me
and leaving comments of encouragement..
I even recieved a doll that one reader
hand made for me!

the kindness of strangers overwhelms my heart,
and fills me with joy and hope.

therefore, be encouraged today--surprise a stranger with kindness!

"An anxious heart weighs down a man, but a kind word cheers him up."
-Proverbs 12:25