Believe In You

“Abbe Faria: Here is your final lesson – do not commit the crime for which you now serve the sentence. God said, Vengeance is mine.
Edmond Dantes: I don’t believe in God.
Abbe Faria: It doesn’t matter. He believes in you. ”

~ The Count of Monte Cristo

This one thing stands out in my mind more than anything else these days: God chose me because He believed in what I would become. My own doubts and fears mean nothing when compared with what Almighty God believes about me. I need to find my identity there, and not in anything else. This is a process. God help us all to fully engage Him in this way; that we see the road before us as He would have us see it.

Just Breathe

The bottom line of absolutely everything that has ever been is simple: conscious, deliberate communion with God is literally the most important thing in the world. Jesus used to head out for time alone with Father all the freaking time. This is the actual Jesus we’re talking about. What makes me think my life should look any different?