Because His Plans For Us Are Of Good And Not Of Evil.

Wishes.

Always. 💓

Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life / Frances Ha (dir. Noah Baumbach) /  Philip Roth, The Human Stain / The Perks of Being a Wallflower (dir. Stephen Chbosky)

“You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.”

— Song of Solomon 4:7 [ESV].

God could have kept Joseph out of jail, kept Daniel out of the lion’s den, kept Jeremiah from being tossed into a slimy pit, kept Paul from being shipwrecked three times, and kept the three Hebrew young men from being thrown into the blazing furnace, but He didn’t. He let those problems happen, and each of those people were drawn closer to God as a result. Problems force us to look to God and depend on Him instead of ourselves. Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power! You will come out victorious in and through your struggle, as you continue to depend on Him.

“We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us again. On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.”

‭‭— 2 Corinthians‬ ‭1:8-11‬ ‭(NIV‬‬)

God, remove the toxicity within myself.

Birthday

A new day dawns Not quite an ordinary day Though it has followed the day before Precedes the day after The day of one’s birth is a momentous event A whole life to be lived Dreams to be realised Relationships to build A life lived is an individual’s decision Some of which is thrust upon one by the choices made The moments of hesitation and indecisiveness Times we held our own selves back As we age birthdays become times of reflection Of the events of our life which are coloured by the people we have encountered The day may be filled with joy or tinged with sadness The old adage remains true we must remain our own priority Only we can truly determine our own state of happiness Even on the anniversary of our birth.

Delightsofmysoul 9 April 2021

I am always in this twilight... Sigh.

So obsessed with becoming a better woman. Physically, Mentally and Emotionally.