honesty + truth + dying to self = love

Someone posted this on Facebook: “Find someone who knows your deepest secrets and still wants you just as you are…then turn around and do the same for them.”. At first glance I thought what a great quote! But then upon further reflection I think, what a scary idea. Not the doing the same for them part, but the letting someone know your deepest secrets. For me, that involves a side of me that I hate. A side of me that despite the good that I can learn from, scares me more than anything. It’s a side of me that I don’t let people see unless I’m afraid of backsliding, then I open up. 

I’m a hopeless romantic. So of course I love love. And knowing that there’s at least one person who can love me despite my deepest secret, makes living with it a little more bearable. But because I’m a hopeless romantic, 26 and so afraid of spending the rest of my life alone… that quote terrifies me! Why? Because I’m afraid that no one will love me because of my deepest secret. I imagine what it will be like getting married. That will be a day where most of my dreams come true. But thinking of what happens before then, the finding the right person, getting to know them and them me… makes me afraid of what they’ll think when I tell them. It frightens so much so that I’ve turned myself into a recluse. Despite my strong desire to find the right him, the thought of being judged for this, for something that I started years ago, paralyzes me from actually putting myself out there to find ‘him’. 
It’s easy to say that I won’t let it affect me any longer. That I will stop letting it control me. But the truth is, it’s a lot easier said than done! BUT I still have hope and faith in that I will meet the one that I am supposed to marry and spend the rest of my life with. My faith in God is a lot bigger and stronger than the fear of my deepest secret. 
(Oh, btw. That someone who posted this on Facebook was Sarah Ross from Everlife. <3 ) 

twloha:

These are amazing!! If you know who designed them, let us know.

I. WANT. THESE!!!!! 

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"Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you."

Hope, Stars & God

“The stars are always there but we miss them in the dirt and clouds. We miss them in the storms… We have hope.” ~Renee Yohe~ I LOVE this quote! It’s so true! It doesn’t matter what you’re going through, how dark it feels around you… The stars are always there! There is always hope! I’ve always loved stars. I’ve always been fascinated by them. Like how that no matter how cloudy the sky was, or how stormy it was, the stars were always there shining. Just like the way a rainbow makes me smile and feel happy and feel God’s presence, the stars make me feel the same way. It’s like God saying that no matter what, He’s always there. Just like the stars. 
So of course when I heard about To Write Love On Her Arms and read Renee’s story and this quote, it hit close to home. 
I’m not sure why I felt like sharing this… But I just did. ^_^ I want anyone and everyone who reads this (if anyone actually does) to know that NO matter what you’re going through, WE HAVE HOPE! <3 

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the90slife:

One of the saddest scenes ever on TV.

T.T “Believe in yourselves. Dream. Try. Do Good.” No matter advice could be given! 

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calebgrimm:

It would be foolish of me to speak for the entire male gender, so I’m not gonna try. I AM gonna go ahead and speak for myself and other good, stand-up, Christian fellas out there though… Because I’m fairly certain they’ll agree with or at least relate to the following thoughts. I’m also going to…

I honestly have no words to explain how I feel while watching this! It’s just WOW. This is one reason why I love The Skit Guys! Their videos are real and they make you stop and think. They make you reevaluate. So watch this video! Let it really sink in. <3