The Squeezings of my Brain Grapes.: Your Future Is So Very, Very Bright

jedbrewer:

As I look through my dashboard here on Tumblr, I see so many of my friends feeling discouraged and beaten down. Some of them are hating on themselves for the ways their body looks. Some are tearing themselves apart because they aren’t in a romantic relationship. And some are feeling wrecked…

Why are you stressing about not being able to follow all the rules?! Walking with Jesus isn’t about rules, it’s about love. No one has to give me a rule about being kind to my wife. I treat her with kindness because I’m in love with her! Forget following rules - Let your walk with Jesus flow from your love for Him.
Unka Glen's Citadel of Enlightenment: What kind of woman should I be looking for?

unkaglen:

Jed Brewer, who works with me on my ministry staff, recently wrote a piece entitled “What kind of guy should I be looking for?” He and I talked about writing a companion piece to it, so here it is:

What kind of woman should I be looking for?

Three words: confident and strong.

Let’s be…

Some things just never change, and you should realize that the intriguing things you fall in love with will probably become the things that you don’t like and the very things that you’ll be talking about for the rest of your relationship. You have to make an effort to stay connected.

Courtney Cox Arquette (on her 11 year marriage with David Arquette)

Look, I want to get married and all but I hate it when people forget that it isn’t a walk in the park. Marriage is such a glorious thing but just as much, it requires work. It requires constantly rebuilding the foundations of your commitment. It means being consistent in all the small every day things. So here’s the deal. Here’s something to consider: Marriage is hard. Yes, even when it’s with the love of your life.