I’m meanest to the ones I care about the most. It’s a horrible defense mechanism of mine that I’m working on getting rid of. I’m just so tired of getting hurt by the ones I love the most that I figure if I get them to think I hate them, maybe I won’t get too emotionally attached to them. I don’t want to live life having friends who think I hate them though, I really don’t. I just don’t know how I’m supposed to build relationships with people when it seems like all they ever do to me is tear me apart.
If someone writes a great story, people praise the author, not the pen. People don’t say, ‘Oh what an incredible pen… Where can I get a pen like this so I can write great stories?’ Well, I am just a pen in the hands of the Lord. He is the author. All praise should go to him.
—Keith Green (via breanna-lynn)
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(via imgTumble)I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. - John 15:5
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HE>i: A Prayer for Graduation
God, thank you for all you do for me. You have stood beside me, carrying me all these years, and I pray that you continue to be with me as I head into this new time in my life. I know there is a ton of activity with graduation, the parties, and more, but please never let me…