Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet ; but one thing I do : forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead - Philippians 3:13

The way of trust is a movement into obscurity, into the undefined, into ambiguity, not into some predetermined, clearly delineated plan for the future.

Valleys are the perfect place to discover that we have a faithful God; a God who heals the brokenhearted, who gives rain in the midst of a drought, who comforts and encourages the discouraged, who gives strength to the weak and who gives grace to the humble.

You can find joy in the idst of your dark valley, but only if you’re willing be there in it and not try to find an escape.

God is with us in our valleys, because He is IN us and His life will sustain us no matter how deep or how dark the valley may be.

Your Strength Is In Your Weakness

A valley can be a desolate place, and the longer you’re there the harder it can be to rememeber that valleys are always temporary; although, some may last longer that others and always longer than we’d like.

When we dare to open up and bare our souls, reveal the deepest and most sacred parts of ourselves with others without fear of judgment or rejection casual relationships give way to intimate ones. 

We are all on a lifelong journey and the core of its meaning, the terrible demand of its centrality is forgiving and being forgiven.

There is a joy that grows only in the fertile ground of pain and suffering. I think that's what Jesus called "my joy."

I have been through many arduous and challenging things in my life that have required courage, but, oddly enough, I’ve never thought of myself as a courageous person.

No one like’s walking through “the valley of the shadow of death.” There’s nothing fun about it. These are painful experiences filled with the unknown, fueled by fear and anxiety

I don’t know about you, but I’m a real sucker when it comes to flipping houses. I’m addicted to all the shows that have anything to do with flipping.

Suffering is consecrated to God by faith—not by faith in suffering, but by faith in God. Suffering is a byproduct of living in a fallen world.

The two trees in the Garden of Eden were not the only trees, but they were the most significant.