Monthly Archives: October 2013

Quotes

People don’t like love, they like that flittery flirty feeling. They don’t love love – love is sacrificial, love is ferocious, it’s not emotive. Our culture doesn’t love love, it loves the idea of love. It wants the emotion without paying anything for it. It’s ridiculous. Matt Chandler Decide that you want it more thanContinue reading “Quotes”

Self-denial

From Ellen G. White’s Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1. Chapter 30, The Rich Young Ruler “I was shown that the young, especially young men, who profess the truth, have yet a lesson of self-denial to learn. If these made more sacrifice for the truth, they would esteem it more highly. It would affect theirContinue reading “Self-denial”

What do they see when they look at me?

“Here is the path to the higher life: down, lower down! Just as water seeks and always fills the lowest place, so the moment God finds men abased and empty, His glory and power flow to exalt and to bless.” Andrew Murray By: Gabriela Yareliz Hello friends, seekers, those who stumble upon my blog forContinue reading “What do they see when they look at me?”

This Week’s Picks: October 20, 2013/ Women’s Issues

By: Gabriela Yareliz Aloha! Man, it’s crispy outside! Today, I am staying in to hibernate. Okay, it’s not that cold, but still–why leave the house if you don’t have to? Yesterday, I was rocking the tights. Yes. We are there. I HATE TIGHTS. I miss Florida so much. If this were Florida, we would allContinue reading “This Week’s Picks: October 20, 2013/ Women’s Issues”

Treasures

By: Gabriela Yareliz Taken from Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1. “I saw that if God had given you wealth above the plainest and poorest, it should humble you, for it lays you under greater obligations. Where much is given, even of a worldly substance, much will be required. Upon this principleContinue reading “Treasures”

The lights of the world illuminate your path

By: Gabriela Yareliz It’s nice to walk around the city. Today, I walked by fancy brownstones decorated for fall with orange lights. A bored middle aged woman looked at a globe standing in the corner under a soft glow, and a man with a water bottle walked into the room toward her; a young womanContinue reading “The lights of the world illuminate your path”