Monday Memo

Today I can't really seem to choose which quote to post. I know life is crazy this time of year, especially for college students. So I'm just going to share a few that have been helping me out lately!

Consider it pure joy, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. -James 1:2

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

"May you continue to be the sunshine of His love and thus make your life something truly beautiful for God" --Blessed Teresa of Calcutta


"Ruth may have been a lovely, strong woman, but it is to her unrelenting courage and vulnerability and faith in God that Boaz is drawn. Esther is the most beautiful woman in the land, but it is her bravery and her cunning, good heart that moves the king to spare her people. It isn't about dresses and make up. Beauty is so important that we'll come back to it again and again in this book. For now, don't you recognize that woman yearns to be seen, and to be thought of as captivating? We deisre to possess beauty that is worth pursuing, worth fighting for, a beauty that is the core to who we truly are. We want beauty that can be seen; beauty that can be feltl beauty that affects others; a beauty all our own to unveil."  From Captivating 


"There is nothing that inspires a man to courage so much as the woman he loves." 

-Captivating 

"A woman in the presence of a good man, a real man, loves being a woman. His strength allows her feminine heart to flourish. His pursuit draws out her beauty. And a man in the presence of a real woman loves being a man. Her beauty arouses him to play the man; it draws out his strength. She inspires him to be a hero."

-from Captivating 

"What a comfort to know that this universe we live in is relational at it's core, that our God is a tenderhearted God who yearns for relationship with us. If you have any doubt about that, simply look at the message he sent us in Woman. Amazing. Not only does God olng for us, but he longs to be loved by us."

-Captivating 

"I am convinced beyond a doubt of this: God wants to be loved. He wants to be a prioity to someone. How could we have missed this? From cover to cover, from beginning to end, the cry of God's heart is "Why won't you choose me?" It is amazing to me how humble, how vulnerable God is on this point. "You will find me." says the Lord, "when you seek me with all your heart." (Jer. 29:13). In other words, "Look for me, pursue me. I want you to pursue me." God waits to be wanted (Tozer)" -wild at heart quote 

Okay - well, that's enough for today. Have a blessed week :)