“For how can one know color in perpetual green and what good is warmth without cold to give it sweetness?” John Steinbeck (via quote-book)

“When the first chapter of the Bible says, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27), what is the point? The point of an image is to image. Images are erected to display the original. Point to the original. Glorify the original. God made humans in his image so that the world would be filled with reflectors of God. Images of God. Six billion statues of God. So that nobody would miss the point of creation. Nobody (unless they were stone blind) could miss the point of humanity, namely, God. Knowing, loving, showing God.” John Piper (via undeceived)

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“If God is preparing you to make an impact on this world for His kingdom, chances are He will take you though a season of solitude. This is a season when you learn that you can’t lean upon anyone but Him for your confidence and when you gain the strength to stand alone even when no one stands with you.” Leslie Ludy (via lovelyydarkanddeep)

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“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” Paulo Coelho (via kari-shma)

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“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.” Paulo Coelho (via kari-shma)

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“I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.” “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll (via julie911)

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“Love demands expression. It will not stay still, stay silent, be good, be modest, be seen and not heard, no. It will break out in tongues of praise, the high note that smashes the glass and spills the liquid.” Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body (via helplesslyamazed)

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