There are those days....

There are those days that you just feel like you want to give up. You want to throw the towel in and say it's just too hard to figure it all out. Going back to the live in the flesh would be so much easier (or at least that's what the devil is telling me). But I know, I believe, that God loves me. He loves me for who I am- mistakes, shortcomings, failures, all of it.

I used to think I had the best freedom in the world. A good job, decent house, nice car, good paycheck, all that. Freedom to enjoy Fri. night, Sat. night. Sleeping in on Sun...all that, but never can I ever describe the unbelievable freedom there is in HIM!! The shackles are gone and I'm free in Him. So when I feel down, when I feel discouraged. I know that my God loves me. No more need for acceptance, no more need to judge, no more need to pretend. I am who I am. He is who He is! My Father! He is more than conquerors. He is the foundation on which I stand. He is solid, firm and always there. What more can I ask for?!!


People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

-This version is credited to Mother Teresa and is written on the wall in Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta