I have learned what it means to be content in all circumstances, whether with everything or with nothing. Philippians 4:11-12
"No love of the natural heart is safe unless the human heart has been satisfied by God first."
--Oswald Chambers
Try to give your agenda to God. Keep saying, 'Your will be done, not mine.' Give every part of your heart and your time to God and let God tell you what to do, where to go, when and how to respond. God does not want you to destroy yourself. Exhaustion, burnout, and depression are not signs that you are doing God's will. God is gentle and loving. God desires to give you a deep sense of safety in God's love. Once you have allowed yourself to experience that love fully, you will be better able to discern who you are being sent to in God's name.
-Henri J. M. Nouwen
"well behaved women rarely make history." - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.- Ida Scott Taylor
