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myinfiniteloveforgod: "I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried...

myinfiniteloveforgod:

"I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried out to Him, and He answered my prayer." [Psalm 120:1]

When I get down on myself

acupofjesus:

I'm like:

And God's like:

thepowerofprayer: I made this blog because a photo of my...

thepowerofprayer:

I made this blog because a photo of my husband and I has gone viral on the internet. I wanted to share the story behind the photo for the hundreds of thousands of people who found inspiration through this sweet moment we had.

The Story Behind the Photo

Moments before I was to walk down the aisle my soon to be mother in law came in the dressing room where my bridesmaids and I were all gushing with giggles and fluttering about finishing last minute details.

"Sweetheart, your groom has called for you!".

In a nervous tizzy I said, "What?! I'm not ready! I have to get my shoes and…" She had already taken my hand and led me to a corner, where my groom was waiting. I barely sat down; I was filled with so much anticipation! So much excitement! So many nerves!

"Is he going to like my dress? Does my hair look pretty? Can he see me?!" 

Right around the corner sat my soon to be husband, I so was nervous he might see me yet secretly hoping to catch a glimpse of him. In my excited state I was the first to speak,

"Hi sweetie! We're getting married today!"

"I know baby and I want to pray with you before we do." 

There we sat around the corner hand in hand, and together we bowed our heads. People were rushing about; the wedding coordinator directing people here and there, the photographers snapping photos and the bridal party enjoying each others company. Yet in that moment, in the quietness of our hearts and minds, my husband and I were alone in the presence of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

My husband prayed that God would bless our marriage, that through thick or thin together we would never lose hope in one another. That instead of focusing on each others imperfections we would always rely on Christ's perfection. That we would wake up every day and chose to love one another not through our own strength but by the power of Christ's perfect love.

With our hands clenched tightly to one another together we said "Amen", both with shaky voice and just like that I was whisked away to blot the tears off my face and put on my veil.

After my bridesmaids, mother, mother-in-law and every other girl in the room had finished zipping, curling, tucking and blushing me up I looked in the mirror. There I stood wearing my pure white wedding dress, ready to walk down the aisle to my Prince Charming.

See, he is not only my Prince Charming because of his incredibly handsome looks, or wonderful humor, or the fact that we have so much in common. He is my Prince Charming because he helped me protect the most precious gift that I owned, my purity.

Soon after we had started dating I nervously told my Prince that I was a virgin and planned to be until the night of my wedding; to which he replied he would have it no other way.

Throughout our dating relationship and engagement we constantly fought, what at times felt like a losing battle. We fought temptation with prayer, scripture and accountability. I had friends checking up on me if they knew we were together late at night and he regularly met with other Godly men to pray for strength. At times, especially as the wedding grew closer, we thought we were attempting to do the impossible.

"Why are we doing this?" I would ask in my weakness, and he would remind me, that it's because God had told us too.

"I can't do it, I can't… this is too hard!" he would confess to me and I would pray for his strength.

When I walked down the aisle in my white dress, I looked straight into the eyes of the man that had laid himself down to protect and honor the wife that God had given him.

When his eyes first caught mine he looked into the face of the woman that had waited for him, the woman that would support him and love him for the rest of His life, through good times and bad.

I share all of this because in that prayer we prayed, which was captured here on camera we asked the Lord to use our wedding to bring Him all of the glory that He rightfully deserved. We had not gotten where we were by our own strength, but by His hand of protection on our relationship.

God has used this photo to inspire hundreds of thousands of people already and for that we are humbled and honored! I wanted to take it a step further and give God praise and thanks for how we arrived at that quiet corner, holding hands and ready to begin our lives together.  

(photo by the incredible Kim Burke, www.kdburkephotography.com)

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spiritualinspiration: The thief comes only to steal and kill...

spiritualinspiration:

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10

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Yes, I am a Christian.

erichards25:

itsallaboutchrist:

Yes, I am a Christian.
No, I don't hate gays.
No, I won't shove the Bible down your throat.
No, I won't tell non-Christians they'll go to hell.
And no, I am no better than anyone else.
I was saved, by the Almighty King, and was put, on this planet, to love Him and the people He made, and to share the Gospel. Period.

This!

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lauraakellyy: outlinesofjalex: leave-your-soul: th3diaryof: s...

lauraakellyy:

outlinesofjalex:

leave-your-soul:

th3diaryof:

soulcrasher:

im-a-total-wreck:

invisible-ones:

shattered-th0ughts:

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m-ildawn:

elviravampire:

R.I.P

rest in peace ty, love you foorever and a day

R.I.P dad, i miss you and love you

I don't know anyone who has commited suicide but Rest In Peace <3

Rip to my future self

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RIP my best friend Courtney, 15, and my cousin Jarrod, 17

This need more notes and if you don't reblog this I'm judging you big time!

rip sam

Rest In Peace Brandon. I love you. I'll forever be your QuinnyBear.

Rip adrian <3

R.I.P Pamela. We all miss you, gorgeous.

R.I.P Robyn

rest easy my beautiful nicko xxxxx

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darkness-and-frost: littleteashi: You should have heard by now...

darkness-and-frost:

littleteashi:

You should have heard by now from the news and at twitter about what happened in my country… 

i cant even put into words how horrible this is..

perfectlyquaint: justnotindie: goldcoastfamily: "If there is...

perfectlyquaint:

justnotindie:

goldcoastfamily:

"If there is no ups and downs, it means that you are dead" 

I just saw this without the picture and realized the deeper meaning…

I will never get over this

judahbeee: My God still speaks. My God still heals. My God still comforts. My God still...

judahbeee:

My God still speaks.

My God still heals.

My God still comforts.

My God still provides.

My God still creates.

My God still restores.

My God still redeems.

My God still manifests.

My God is I Am.

Not "I Was."

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spiritualinspiration: Many people expect the voice of God to...

spiritualinspiration:

Many people expect the voice of God to boom like a loudspeaker, but scripture tells us that He speaks in a still, small voice. To us, it seems like an impression inside.

We think, "I know I should go visit my parents. I know I shouldn't eat so many sweets. I know I should stay home and do my schoolwork." The "I knows" are God talking to you. Don't ignore it. Learn to be quick to obey.

A lot of times we know what we should do, but we make excuses and reason it out. "I'll do it later. I'm busy now." But, we have to understand God doesn't ask us to do it for His sake. He asks us to do it for our own sake. I've learned that before God will release big blessings, He will give you small tests. Too often we dismiss it and think, "Oh, that's no big deal." But if you don't pass these small tests, it will keep you from the big things God has in store.

Today, don't put off the little things that you know you should be doing any longer. Take a step of faith and obey Him. As you're faithful in the little things and pass the small tests, He'll lead you into the greater things He has in store for you.