Marisa Donnelly

Arm yourself with God’s grace, with His passion, love, and strength. Wear His truth like armor, and go light the world.

A quick lesson on how to compliment a girl without being creepy, and to show you understand she is a strong woman. Talk about her eyes. How they show determination.

Faith is not conditional, not something that changes when the world doesn’t go your way. Faith has a foundation—so build yours in Him and don’t let it be shaken.

There is more to this life than believing what you have right now is all there is, that this is all you can get, that you’re stuck. There is more out there; go get it.

Let God fill your emptiness. Let His love overflow you, overwhelm you.

We spend so much time getting ready for this future, stressing over what hasn’t happened, and setting plans for what’s next that we forget to live in the moment. We forget to celebrate how far we’ve come. We forget that life isn’t always going to unfold how we want it to—but maybe that’s the most beautiful part.

We are like stars—there’s a chance we might burn out. There’s a chance the universe knows our destiny, knows we’re meant to fade before the light years even reach us.

What if we forget what it’s like to feel the softness of one another’s lips, the taste of one another’s love on our tongues?

Maybe plants are just one giant metaphor for the way this world works. Sometimes we have to fall down to learn how to get back up again. Sometimes we have to lose what we’ve held dear in order to chase what’s of value. Sometimes we have to say goodbye because everything is impermanent, we ourselves are impermanent, and goodbyes are healthy sometimes.

Seeking perfection is a losing battle, but being authentic? That’s the pursuit of yourself, of real love, of a life that sings with joy and purpose.

If you really want something, the first step starts with you.

What’s supposed to be ours will come, what’s meant to be will fall into place, what’s right will feel right and we won’t have to force it.