ThirstyFountains

     God wants all of you. He wants your broken pieces. His is patient; He knows it may take time for you to give Him every piece of you. He seeks you out, whispers into your soul about a love that is incomprehensible for you, but possible for Him to give to you. He will do anything but one thing for you. You read that right. He will do anything but one thing for you.      What could that be? It is this: He will not cross the boundaries you set in your relationship with Him. He respects our boundaries. He respects them in may ways. First, He leaves work for us to do that only we can do.  He allows us to experience the painful consequences of our behaviour so we can change. He is not willing for any of us to perish and takes no pleasure in our destruction (2 Peter 3:9 and Ez. 18:23), but He want us to change for our own good and His glory. It hurts Him deeply when we don't. But at the same time, He does not rescue us; He wants us to work it ...

              Many individuals talk to themselves with a negative attitude. We tell ourselves we cannot do something so we do not disappoint ourselves when/if we fail. We live our lives afraid of failure. We have this unhealthy mindset that we are destined to fail. But we are not! IT IS OKAY TO FAIL! What? What is she saying?! What does she mean "It's okay to fail?" What I mean is this: Failure is a part of success. It is proof that you are trying. Like Thomas Edison said, "I have not failed; I have found 10,000 ways that do not work." Winston Churchill said, "Success is stumbling from failure to failure without any less enthusiasm." Failure is not falling down, but refusing to get up. Do not feel pressured to get up right away. Do not stay down for too long or you will come to use the excuse of "Can't you just love me for who I am? I am trying! Can't you see that? Why do you want me to get up right now? I need to learn!...