"An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you."

-Goi Nasu (via pepper-ish)

"Life is a matter of perspective. Either you complain because roses have thorns or you rejoice because thorns have roses."

-(via hefilledmyemptiness)

"A Christian is not a person who believes in his head the teachings of the bible. Satan believes in his head the teachings of the bible! A Christian is a person who has died with Christ, whose stiff neck has been broken, whose brazen forehead has been shattered, whose stony heart has been crushed, whose pride has been slain, and whose life is now mastered by Jesus Christ."

-John Piper (via martelthechristianrapper)

"Why didn’t God take away the scars? Because it was the most powerful story. Jesus didn’t even cover up His scars. They were healed wounds. Our scars are witnesses to the world. They are apart of our story. Healed wounds are symbols that God has restored us."

-Louie Giglio (via pepper-ish)

"God’s love is not a pretty, clean, Hollywood hot pink love. It’s a kinda love that is willing to love things that are messy, willing to love even the difficult; the gross kinda things."

-John Mark McMillan   (via thisisyourmaverick)