"feast upon His love;

for ye may,

if your minds are firm,

forever." 
-jacob 3;2

faith is something i used to accept without really delving into.

i had it.

that's all that mattered right?

i was wrong.

it's so much more than that.

faith is now the essence of how i live.

it has become a real and living part of who i am.

i love the concept of faith.

faith is the opposite of fear,

it's my strength in weakness.

faith gives me courage, it gives me power.

because my faith comes in and from God.

faith is not merely a belief but a conviction so strong it moves us to act.

faith does not merely reside in the heart.

faith is a determination,

 a commitment,

 a mental exertion, eveyday 

to remember and hold onto what we know.

i know that God is real,

he is so real - my heart aches

aches in a way that makes my soul long to be better,

to rise above my fear, my weaknesses, my mortality

so that i can reach his plain.

faith is the essence of my testimony, and my conversion.

it is truth revealed to the senses.

my mind will be firm in this knowledge forever.

image - via pinterst

how can love be so powerful?

what makes someone decide to love another?

it’s assumed that a mother will love her child

……why?

love doesn't merely happen – it’s cultivated

it’s a process of thinking positively about another

with a mother the process starts long before the child is born.

my mom started that process early and has never stopped.

i’ve always felt accepted by my mom – no matter what.

this to me is the ultimate love,

loving another even when they may not turn out how you wanted them too

loving them in spite of and because of their differences

love is a choice – I’m grateful everyday my mom chose to love me,

and because of that love she has given me the ultimate gift and shaped my soul for good.

i close my eyes and see her face, smell her scent and feel her hug,

and i know that life is good.

i am forever changed.