I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.
— C.S. Lewis (via 13neighbors)
Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.
— Oscar Wilde (via arpeggia)
So many times I almost jumped but didn’t.
— Daul Kim (via angerr)
Can I just say that the phrase “God will never put you through something you cannot handle” is false. On the contrary, I think he allows us to go through situations that give us the opportunity to rely completely on Him..because we can’t truly “handle” anything on our own anyway.
Little did she know that the Spirit of God would transform her into one of the godliest women ever to grace this earth. God gave her a humility and a love that enables her to look beyond her own pain and to see others’ hurts. She is a person who consistently “in humility counts others more significant” than herself.
— Francis Chan “Forgotten God” (via littlethingsaboutgod)
It is estimated that it would take approx 20 billion dollars to provide clean water to the whole world. In 2009, Americans spent 41 billion dollars on Black Friday weekend alone. Something to consider this holiday season.
I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
— Audrey Hepburn (via e-pic)
