Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts

Friday, October 10, 2014

"I Thirst for You."


This made me cry....actually it made me bawl! So beautiful...

It is true. I stand at the door of your heart, day and night. Even when you are not listening, even when you doubt it could be Me, I am there. I await even the smallest sign of your response, even the least whispered invitation that will allow Me to enter.
And I want you to know that whenever you invite Me, I do come – always, without fail. Silent and unseen I come, but with infinite power and love, and bringing the many gifts of My Spirit. I come with My mercy, with My desire to forgive and heal you, and with a love for you beyond your comprehension – a love every bit as great as the love I have received from the Father ("As much as the Father has loved me, I have loved you…" (Jn. 15:10) I come - longing to console you and give you strength, to lift you up and bind all your wounds. I bring you My light, to dispel your darkness and all your doubts. I come with My power, that I might carry you and all your burdens; with My grace, to touch your heart and transform your life; and My peace I give to still your soul.
I know you through and through. I know everything about you. The very hairs of your head I have numbered. Nothing in your life is unimportant to Me. I have followed you through the years, and I have always loved you – even in your wanderings. I know every one of your problems. I know your needs and your worries. And yes, I know all your sins. But I tell you again that I love you – not for what you have or haven’t done – I love you for you, for the beauty and dignity My Father gave you by creating you in His own image. It is a dignity you have often forgotten, a beauty you have tarnished by sin. But I love you as you are, and I have shed My Blood to win you back. If you only ask Me with faith, My grace will touch all that needs changing in your life, and I will give you the strength to free yourself from sin and all its destructive power.
I know what is in your heart – I know your loneliness and all your hurts – the rejections, the judgments, the humiliations, I carried it all before you. And I carried it all for you, so you might share My strength and victory. I know especially your need for love – how you are thirsting to be loved and cherished. But how often have you thirsted in vain, by seeking that love selfishly, striving to fill the emptiness inside you with passing pleasures – with the even greater emptiness of sin. Do you thirst for love? "Come to Me all you who thirst…" (Jn. 7: 37). I will satisfy you and fill you. Do you thirst to be cherished? I cherish you more than you can imagine – to the point of dying on a cross for you.
I Thirst for You. Yes, that is the only way to even begin to describe My love for you. I THIRST FOR YOU. I thirst to love you and to be loved by you – that is how precious you are to Me. I THIRST FOR YOU. Come to Me, and I will fill your heart and heal your wounds. I will make you a new creation, and give you peace, even in all your trials I THIRST FOR YOU. You must never doubt My mercy, My acceptance of you, My desire to forgive, My longing to bless you and live My life in you. I THIRST FOR YOU. If you feel unimportant in the eyes of the world, that matters not at all. For Me, there is no one any more important in the entire world than you. I THIRST FOR YOU. Open to Me, come to Me, thirst for Me, give me your life – and I will prove to you how important you are to My Heart.
Don’t you realize that My Father already has a perfect plan to transform your life, beginning from this moment? Trust in Me. Ask Me every day to enter and take charge of your life. – and I will. I promise you before My Father in heaven that I will work miracles in your life. Why would I do this? Because I THIRST FOR YOU. All I ask of you is that you entrust yourself to Me completely. I will do all the rest.
Even now I behold the place My Father has prepared for you in My Kingdom. Remember that you are a pilgrim in this life, on a journey home. Sin can never satisfy you, or bring the peace you seek. All that you have sought outside of Me has only left you more empty, so do not cling to the things of this life. Above all, do not run from Me when you fall. Come to Me without delay. When you give Me your sins, you gave Me the joy of being your Savior. There is nothing I cannot forgive and heal; so come now, and unburden your soul.
No matter how far you may wander, no matter how often you forget Me, no matter how many crosses you may bear in this life; there is one thing I want you to always remember, one thing that will never change. I THIRST FOR YOU – just as you are. You don’t need to change to believe in My love, for it will be your belief in My love that will change you. You forget Me, and yet I am seeking you every moment of the day – standing at the door of your heart and knocking. Do you find this hard to believe? Then look at the cross, look at My Heart that was pierced for you. Have you not understood My cross? Then listen again to the words I spoke there – for they tell you clearly why I endured all this for you: "I THIRST…"(Jn 19: 28). Yes, I thirst for you – as the rest of the psalm – verse I was praying says of Me: "I looked for love, and I found none…" (Ps. 69: 20). All your life I have been looking for your love – I have never stopped seeking to love you and be loved by you. You have tried many other things in your search for happiness; why not try opening your heart to Me, right now, more than you ever have before.
Whenever you do open the door of your heart, whenever you come close enough, you will hear Me say to you again and again, not in mere human words but in spirit. "No matter what you have done, I love you for your own sake Come to Me with your misery and your sins, with your troubles and needs, and with all your longing to be loved. I stand at the door of your heart and knock. Open to Me, for I THIRST FOR YOU…"

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Writing About Roses...

Roses are red, 
they smell really sweet.
But thorns they do have,
and that's not so neat.


I took this picture of a rose while my mom was sick…someone had sent it to us with a "get well soon card." I took the picture out of bordom and never really even thought about it. It was just another picture…nothing special. But today, that changed.

I was going through the pictures on my phone today, looking for a certain picture for my blog, when I came across this picture. I totally had forgotten about it…it wasn't anything special, just another picture, one of thousands (literally) of pictures of flowers that I have taken. For some reason, it caught my eye, and I couldn't stop thinking about it. While I was at mass this morning, God helped me realize something that I hadn't thought of before: Life is like a rose, beautiful, delicate, and amazing, but along with its wonderful scent and beautiful petals, are thorns. Now I'm sure I don't have to tell you that thorns really hurt to touch, kind of like some things in life…some things in life just hurt. I found a really cool poem (at the beginning of this post) that I thought that it was a cool way to remember that life just isn't perfect…nothing is, except God.

You're probably like, "Yeah, duh! Life isn't perfect!" and you're correct. But the reason I brought this up is because I never really thought of suffering this way. Suffering is beautiful and amazing, and sometimes you just have to get past the thorns to see the rose. This really made me think about all the suffering and sadness that me and my family went through when my mom was sick…always worried and wondering what the next day would bring. But like I said before, suffering is beautiful… sometimes we just have to make it through the thorns before we get to the roses in our lives.

We still can't forget, though, that getting past the thorns and to the rose doesn't necessarily mean that we won't suffer again…if anything, it only means that we will suffer again, because no one's life is ever perfect. Even the happiest people who seem to have perfect lives, have their thorns. 

During the hard times in our lives, we have to remember to put our trust in God. He is always there for us, and the suffering that you're going through, as awful as it may seem, is all part of God's divine plan for us. He knows what is best for us, even when we think something is exactly opposite of the "best for us." He has a reason for everything. Your suffering might just be an "awakening" for you, helping you to realize something you hadn't really noticed before…like when my mom was really sick, I realized the importance of family, and how we are never promised another day. Thats just an example, though…suffering can show us so much more!

One more thing I wanted to mention was Jesus' suffering on the cross. His "thorns" were coming to earth to suffer and die for our sins…for our lives! He died so that each and every one of us could live! Now, thats pretty cool! A speaker at a retreat said something once that I will never forget. He said that while Jesus was on the cross, He thought about each one of us individually, and He whispered our name…thats how much He loves us. God loves us so much that He sent His only Son to suffer and die for us. So when you're going through any sort of suffering, just think of that. Think about how much suffering Jesus went through for us, and try to imitate Him. And it always helps to say a prayer for help through a hard time…and I also want you to know that I'm specifically praying for each one of you reading this, and for you to have strength as you go through whatever hard time you might be going through:)

Anyways, I want to finish with an inspirational quote, that I thought was fitting for the subject of this post:)

"Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God."
- Pope Francis

Love and Prayers,
Madison ♥

Friday, December 20, 2013

Be-YOU-tiful

I just saw this and thought it was super inspiring! I just had to share it!


Love this!

I also wanted to share this awesome video with you all!!!



Isn't that such an awesome video?!?! I love that video!!!

ANYONE OF YOU READING THS……………YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!! YOU WERE CREATED IN GOD'S IMAGE AND LIKENESS!!!!! DO NOT LET THE DEVIL TRICK YOU INTO THINKING THAT YOU ARENT BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

I ♥ Blogging

I love blogging! This post is dedicated to my love of blogging!!!!!!! 





Go blogging!!!!! You Rock!!

Thursday, October 17, 2013

The Wonders of Peanut Butter

I'm totally addicted to peanut butter. I literally eat spoonfuls of it.......no exaggeration. I mean, how could someone not like it? It's creamy, yet crunchy (if you get the crunchy kind.....which is my fave), delicious and delicious-er, mouth-watering and addicting, and so super AMAZING!!!!!! If you don't like peanut butter, then you have a serious problem. Whats wrong with you people?!?! Let me just say this: if you don't like peanut butter, I don't know how our friendship is going to work out. (lol just kidding! But seriously.......you have some sort of a problem....☺)


Wow that makes me hungry........ 

So anyways, back to talking about peanut butter, did you know that........sorry I can't finish this post.........I can't wait any longer. I need some peanut butter.......NOW! 

(15 minutes later......)

Hey guys! I'm back! Did you miss me? I had to eat some peanut butter before I could finish this post (lol). Now back to the topic of peanut butter. Where was I? Oh right.....did you know that If you put all the peanut butter Americans eat annually into the Grand Canyon, it would fill it up?!?! Isn't that amazing? I just love peanut butter!!!!


Wednesday, June 19, 2013

My Future Pet

When I go off to college, I am getting a dog.  Yup.  I've got it all planned out.  I'm going to get a "Teacup Yorkie," a yorkie that is so small, that it can fit in a teacup!!!!!  I even have a name picked out.......Pumpkin!  I will carry her in my purse everywhere I go!  I can't wait!  They are just soooooo cute!  
Here are some pictures of Teacup Yorkies:







Aren't they SO ADORABLE?!?!?!?!

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Fathers Day

Dear Daddy,
Happy Father's Day! I love you! You're the most besets dad in the whole world! Thank you for always being there for me! You are an amazing guy! Thanks for putting up with me and raising me in my faith! I want you to know that I'll always love you no matter what, even when we go through rough times, or are in a fight, I will still love you with all of my heart! Thank you for always loving me. I love you daddy!!!

Love,
Daddy's Girl

Friday, May 17, 2013

Me and Chocolate

I LOVE CHOCOLATE.

It's true.  I love, love, love chocolate.  Don't you?  I love everything about it!!!!  From it's wonderful taste, to it's wonderful, rich, creamy-ness.  Just talking (or in this case, typing) about it makes me hungry!   So, why am I posting about it?  I actually don't know.  I had a sudden inspiration to just post about it.  If you're a blogger, you know what I mean about sudden, and often random inspirations.  If you're not a blogger, you probably have no clue what I'm talking about.  Oh, well. That's ok.  Maybe someday!!!  Anyways, here is a picture of some chocolate.......just because.  ;)


YUM, YUM, YUM!!!!!!!!! 

My Little Savannah-Banana

Here are some pictures of my little sis, Savannah, when she was little:

 




I love you, Savannah-Banana!!  You are growing up so fast! I wish that you could stay little forever! I love looking back at these pictures, when you and I used to dress alike, and look alike, and I miss those good old days! You're beautiful, sweet, funny, loving, really awesome, and so much more!  You're the best little sister EVER!!!  You ROCK!!!!!


Friday, May 3, 2013

Jesus is Worth Blogging For.




Jesus is worth blogging for.  He is Amazing, Perfect, Just, Loving, Patient, Kind, Beautiful, and so much more.  Jesus, I love you!!!  You are my Alpha and Omega, my Life and Soul, You are my Everything!!!  I love You more than anything!!!