“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.”— Psalm 28:7-8, biblestudytools.com
“But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.”— Psalm 22:19, biblestudytools.com
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in…”— 2 Corinthians 12: 9-10, biblestudytools.com
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’”— Mark 12:30, biblestudytools.com
“My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.”— Psalm 119:28, biblestudytools.com
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”— Isaiah 40:29, biblestudytools.com
“Faith is why I'm here today and faith is why I made it through.”— Jonathan Anthony Burkett, amazon.com
“I’m learning that hurt gives you courage, that faith gives you a foundation, that closing your eyes and letting life happen gives you peace.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“Relax, God has guaranteed that after difficulty there is ease. You just need to have faith; a little faith that eventually, the universe will work out fine. A faith that makes you able to get through one day at a time.”— Rayi Noormega, thoughtcatalog.com
“Stress can destroy much more than just our physical health. Too often, it eats away at our hope, belief, and faith.”— Charles F. Glassman, amazon.com
“I wouldn’t say I’m the most religious person, neither were both of my parents. I always do quote-unquote religious songs or whatever you want to call them from the standpoint where I’m trying to find answers. That’s the space I speak from and a lot of people can relate because they feel the same way…”— Kendrick Lamar, theringer.com
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”— John 13: 34-35, thoughtcatalog.com
“Kids are killing themselves because they have been convinced that they fundamentally don't have a place in this world. If you think that God prioritizes caring about what gender someone likes to kiss over that, then you've somehow gotten so off track that the religion you are practicing bears no res…”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com
“I don't have to have internal struggles with my morality, my sense of self, or my worthiness. I just am. In that way, being gay is both irrelevant and critically important in my life. And maybe that's how God sees it, too. I suspect that people's sexuality is irrelevant in terms of the theology but…”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com
“Having a sexual orientation should not exclude you from said religion. Being gay and being Christian should not be exclusive objects. They should not be black and white.”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com
“I became happy when I came out. I became happier when—I admitted I was gay, when I finally accepted and found peace in myself. Eight years ago, when I prayed to God wishing to be happy, I was unknowingly praying for the courage to come out.”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com
“My homosexuality does not merely coexist with my religion—it is dependent on it.”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com
“'Many people claim Paul condemns women serving in church leadership...but what they are missing is what he did do. He urged the church and people to treat women with levels of respect never heard of before in the ancient world. Only few today would interpret that as a condemnation of women serving i…”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com
“Changing identities is hard. Trying to bend key characteristics of yourself away from preconceived notions and toward reality feels quite a bit like bending sheet metal. It poses quote a bit of opportunity for breakage—especially heart breakage. Change is hard. Change is scarring. Change can be pain…”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com