Kiersten

“Life is comfortable when you separate yourself from people who are different from you...But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love Overwhelmed By a Relentless God / Forgotten God Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit

“If you are seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, you will be in God's will, so just go out and do something...Die to self. Live for Christ. And then do what you want, and go where you want, for God's glory.”
― Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

“The dark of the heart is a darkness deep
And the sweep of the night is wide
And the pain of the heart when the people weep
Is an overwhelming tide--

And yet! and yet! when the tide runs low
As the tide will always do
And the heavy sky where the bellows blow
Is bright at last and blue

And the sun ascends in the quiet morn
And the sorrow sinks away,
When the veil of death and dark is torn
Asunder by the day,

Then the light of love is the flame of spring
And the flow of the river strong
And the hope of the heart as the people sing
Is an everlasting song

The winter is whispering, "green and gold"
And the heart is whispering, too--
It's a story the Maker has always told
And the story, my child, is true.”
― Andrew Peterson, The Warden and the Wolf King

“God is not a Magic 8-Ball we shake up and peer into whenever we have a decision to make. He is a good God who gives us brains, shows us the way of obedience, and invites us to take risks for Him...Seek first the kingdom of God, then trust that He will take care of our needs, even before we know what they are and where we're going.”
― Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will