Psalms 18:2

Just a reminder that God is the rock and when things get difficult I need to tell myself that God is my fortress and in Him will I trust. I can't depend on the world, or people, or myself for my strength but only and fully on God.

Revelations 5:5

Grace Intrigued Revamped

Hey everyone,

I wanted to let everyone know that I'm revamping my blog.

My husband tells me my blog doesn't have enough of a focus so instead of writing about all different sorts of things I'm going to write about Christ on this blog.

I will still do author quotes on my Grace Marshall Facebook page and I will write about horses and animals on my blog horsestampede.blogspot.com.

Here on this blog I will post Bible verses, talk about Christ, and put thoughts and insights about God.

~Grace

Something Keeps Telling Me

So here I am, trying to be a writer. I'm writing on a blog, joining groups, entering contests, and just trying to keep up my spirits to write.

But something keeps telling me to keep going, I sincerely hope it's the Lord and not my own empty wishes. I realized though if all I do is reach one person and make an impact on his/her life and that's what God has for me to do then I've done my calling.

So I will keep coming back here and I will keep going back to my stories until someday I feel like I can stop or I die or I only write for my own pleasure and not for the world.

But for right now, something keeps telling me, don't give in, don't give up. So for those of you going through similar things, or even those of you that aren't, go ahead, sing with me...

"Be strong in the Lord
And never give up hope.
You're gonna do great things
I already know
God's got his hand on you
So don't live life in fear
Forgive and forget
But don't forget why you're here
Take your time and pray
These are the words I would say"
~Sidewalk Prophets

J.R.R. Tolkien Quote

"It is the job that is never started that takes longest to finish." ~J.R.R. Tolkien

If

I know playing the "what if" game is often times just a waste of time but I was thinking - what if everyone did exactly what they said?

How different would life be?

Not just in the cases were people purposely lie but also when people unknowingly promise things that don't work out or that they can't see through. I'm sure we have all done it at some point.

If everything happened as expected, how would things work in the world?

The Cause

If you are fighting for justice, don't stop.

You might need to change your tactic or make the right opportunities but never stop, never quit.

You will probably never be thanked. You will most likely never be given an award. You probably won't be recognized until long after you've passed.

If you do a good job, you might end up in prison, being court marshaled, or dead but you know why you are doing it and even more importantly, God knows.

But BEFORE you run headfirst into it, evaluate if it's really for justice and if you get what you want if that WOULD be justice. A lot of times it's not for justice, it's for selfishness.

If it's hard for you to figure out WHY you are doing something, chances are it's probably not for the right reasons and if you don't have a solid why when the battle gets tough, you won't make it through.