it is well

“She is strong, but not in the ways most people think. She loves more than she’ll ever get back and she knows it. And yet, she loves anyway.”

“I think I’m always trying to find the balance between softness and strength because both of those exist within me,”

“Prayers don’t need to be long and eloquent. They need only come from a sincere and humble heart.”

To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.

“People will never know how glorious the cross is until they know how serious sin is.”

“The more I learn about the sin in my own heart, the more I want to know God’s grace.”

I sought the Lord, and he answered me

“You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage but He is building a palace. He intends to come & live in it Himself.”