Ellie

“Believers are also trained in obedience by means of the cross. For thus they are taught to live according to God's will rather than their own. If everything went according to their own plans, they would never know what it means to follow God.”
― John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life

“The emotions you feel are genuine, and you don't need to apologize for them. Feel them, but don't let them control you.”
― Lauren GRECI, Mercy in the Mess: How God Revealed His Character in My Mess and How You Can Find Him in Yours

“First of all, then, in striving for either convenience or tranquility in this present life, Scripture calls us to resign our wills and everything that is our to the Lord, and to turn the affections of our hearts over to Him to be tamed and bridled.”
― John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life

“The well-watered life is the full, abundant, and free life, but it’s also a countercultural life.”
― Gretchen Saffles