Don't worry about your life cause if you hold it too close you lose it. Rebecca St. James More Quotes by Rebecca St. James More Quotes From Rebecca St. James Faith wouldn't be faith without having to trust what is unseen. That's difficult sometimes, and it's almost easier to put our trust in what is tangible. But God wants us to put one foot in front of the other and just step out on faith. Rebecca St. James unseentangiblefeet God does not want us to be living in the past, in shame, in fear, or in the future, in worry. He wants us to be living in the present, in now, with Him. Rebecca St. James doeworrypast I just believe that marriage is a beautiful representation of God's love for us and that there is such a cherishing that can happen in marriage that is different from any other relationship. Rebecca St. James differentbeautifulbelieve Marriage to me means unity, it means strength because I believe that both people can be stronger in their calling because of each other. Rebecca St. James meanbelievepeople For a long time I thought-'I've got to buck up and be strong. I've got to put on a brave face-and get through this near burn-out or that discouraging time in my life,'" "God has really seriously changed my thinking on this. When you take off the mask, you relate at a base level to everyone else who has been through pain-and everyone has. Honesty promotes intimacy and promotes us together relying on God. True honesty is beautiful. Rebecca St. James painstrongbeautiful When husband and wife are united, they are strongest and most attractive to those that don't know Jesus. Rebecca St. James wifehusbandjesus May you get more out of life than a cup of tea. Rebecca St. James cups-of-teamaytea I don't think courting and dating is a liability. I actually think it can be a blessing. Rebecca St. James datingblessingthinking I always knew that God's way was the best, that I wanted to wait, and that I valued purity. Rebecca St. James puritywaitingway I dreamed of being very attracted to my future husband, and I'm extremely attracted to him. I dreamed of having lots of fun together and being able to be goofy and be accepted, that's all there. Rebecca St. James husbandtogetherfun I think with relationships you have to risk getting hurt. You have to learn to almost know how to let your heart go when that time comes for that right person. You have to be open to having a friendship with somebody of the opposite sex. We can't let fear keep us from being open to relationships. Rebecca St. James hurtheartsex I have struggled with perfectionism and I think it's a really damaging thing in my own life. When we put that perfectionism on someone else, it just hurts relationships whereas grace and trusting someone else's heart is a really, really incredible and important part of any relationship. Rebecca St. James hurtheartthinking Until you find something worth dying for, you're not really living. Rebecca St. James really-livingdying In our quest for living a pure, focused life that pleases God, we all hit the wall at one time or another. What do we do then? Give up... Not an option. I have had times when the road has gotten long... Those periods can be very challenging. When they happen, I go to God and ask for His strength for the journey. Rebecca St. James wallgiving-upjourney There is so much that is fake about our society. My generation is craving something that is real, honest and true. The Message is straight up! It's modern, relevant, and direct. Rebecca St. James generationsfakereal Really with marriage, from what I've heard about from different friends that are married, you can't entirely be prepared. There are things you can only learn in marriage. Rebecca St. James be-preparedmarrieddifferent I think the only fear that I have in getting married is what if I'm not enough or what if I'm not prepared enough, because I'm the kind of person that likes to be prepared. Rebecca St. James what-iflikesthinking I sometimes think that as singles it's easy to bind to this mentality that my future husband's going to ride up on a white horse, I'll know that he's the one, and we'll start our life together. That happens to people once in a blue moon. I have heard of that - never really dated anyone and then this person comes along - but it's not probable that that would happen. Rebecca St. James horsehusbandmoon If we could only put God first, maybe this ugly trend could one day be reversed. Rebecca St. James one-dayreligiousreligion I dreamed of being able to share my thoughts and feelings and hopes without thinking they were going to make fun of me and think I was silly, and I have that. Rebecca St. James sillyfunthinking
