achieving perfection

"Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
philippians 8:12-14

personal interaction

Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

- Daniel 12:3

i think this is fairly self-explanatory. it is a far greater thing than we often think, to positively influence others directly. and people will remember you more for how you are personally, than for more professional endeavors.

peace on earth...again

Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.
He will not cry or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in the street;
a bruised reed he will not break,
and a dimly burning wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully bring forth justice.
He will not grow faint or be crushed
until he has established justice in the earth;
and the coastlands wait for his teaching.

- Isaiah 42:1-4

the establishment of peace doesn't have to involve violence. wish more people understood that.

weariness

"He gives power to the faint,
and strengthens the powerless.
Even youths will faint and be weary,
and the young will fall exhausted;
but those who wait for the Lord
shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint."

- Isaiah 40:29-31

and when they stumble and fall, he is there to pick them up and walk with them back to where they were. put your trust in God and he will not let you fall further than can be remedied, and he will use everything that happens to you for good despite it not seeming so at the time. your tears and prayers are never in vain.

no mistakes

"the spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life" - Job 33:4

no idea where i'm going with this verse, but it gives some consolation, considering the fact that life can be so disheartening sometimes.

i am not a mistake.

you are not a mistake.

none of us are mistakes.

we are all who God intended us to be at this point in our lives: all that remains is not to try to become people we aren't, but instead to take what we're given and do our best with it.

yours,

Nuala