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Giving Up

Giving up is never the answer, Yet my heart and mind clamour  for that escape.  Why bother? they say. Why even try? You've failed many times before. This time will be the same. How can they betray me in such a way? How inconsistent are they - Desiring change, Yet also desiring apathy. This inconsistency drags me down. Why was I made this way? Why can't I change? It is then that I turn to the only consistent voice - still and small. He calls to me, just try! You can do it with me by your side. Just try! Advice to myself today! Photo by me. Edited with #piclab #justkeepswimming #nevergiveup #flowers #trees #nature #arkansas #inspiration #quotes #photoedit A photo posted by Cher (@cherlocked21) on Jul 9, 2016 at 7:26pm PDT **Photo edit from my Instagram. Come follow me if you aren't already. I post cool edited photos and other neat stuff!**

Fill Me

Fill me with Your love. Let me see You in the faces Of the poor, unwanted and outcast That they in return May see Your face in me. Fill me with Your blessings. Not so that I may have  All I desire and want, But that I may pass blessings  On to those in need. Fill me with Your mercy. Help me offer forgiveness To my enemies Just as You have forgiven me. Fill me with Your patience. So when others fail, I may show them grace As You do for me  In all my failures. Fill me with Your Spirit, So I may know I am not alone.  Help me to find You in all life's monotony.

Like a Tree

Help me to be like a tree, Standing tall amidst the storms Arms raised to the sky  Reaching for You Like green branches ripe with leaves and fruit. Let my roots grow deep And feed off Your words, To give me strength when flood waters rise; When the winds blow away  weak branches and leaves. Help me to be like a tree, Flexible enough to bend with the wind  To know when to let   my leaves die and fall away But strong enough to stand firm through all storms Roots planted deep in Your love. I can endure all things if I am like a tree.

The Little Girl Who Saved Me

Transparency is here and it isn't pretty. I haven't posted anything in a while because I felt like I had nothing to say. This has been on my mind a lot lately and I feel like I need to put my story out there. Over the past few years, I have been struggling spiritually. I haven't been attending church regularly, haven't been reading my Bible or praying regularly. I've mostly been questioning everything I've ever believed. There have been moments of clarity and renewal - moments where I'm on top of the mountain. I believe, I trust, I pray and I know God is there with me... BUT... Most of the moments have been the opposite...Is God here? I don't know. I can't tell. I go weeks without talking to Him and He to me. I go weeks without even thinking about Him. I honestly don't know what I believe anymore. If you can't tell, I am at one of those low points right now - possibly the lowest I have ever been. Yesterday, I cried a lot. I cried because