Darkness into light

Day 4 - Favorite Quote-

I used to LIVE for quotes. I have multiple journals that have page after page of nothing but quotes that I found online, while reading books, or while watching movies. I felt so strongly that these quotes defined me and helped express who I was. (geeeeze, dramatic much??)

 I guess that's still a little true. While I don't feel that they define me, they definitely help me express myself better than I ever could!! Don't let my blog fool you, I don't have a way with words (or maybe my blog just reaffirms this. Yep, that's probably it.).

Clearly I couldn't choose one quote to be my favorite. I have a REAL issue making any choices, but Dr. Phil is unavailable at the moment so let's move on......

Disney. My love for Disney runs deep. I could pick one hundred different quotes from numerous movies, but I'll stick with a Walt classic:

 

Man, Walt was one smart guy! I love laughter, I love imagination, I love dreams. Truly beautiful. We must never grow up enough to where we don't use our imaginations!! Speaking of imagination.......

 

Another obsession of mine: Harry Potter. I am in love with EVERY detail of Harry Potter in the biggest, geekiest way possible. What is contained in the Harry Potter books is truly magical and I'm NOT even trying to make a pun. Magic is the only way to describe them. This quote is in my top 5 favorites from the books:

 

 

 

Brilliant. We MUST look for light in the darkest of times. The light brings us hope and does not allow the darkness to bring us down. It's so easy to be consumed by everything negative and bad in our lives, but it's when we remember the light that we can have true joy.

I have always been a believer that there are MANY Christian themes in Harry Potter. Whether that is true or not, I can't answer, but there are just TOO many for it to be a coincidence! This quote is just one example! The bible has MANY verses about Jesus being the light of the world! Which leads us to my last favorite:

 

"I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them."

- Isaiah 42:16



 

I am a worrier (just another little something I'm working on) and this verse brings me so much comfort. In a moment of panic I can read this verse and immediately feel the sovereignty of God wash over me. I don't know my future and I don't know which direction God is taking my life, but I DO know that He is in control. If I am seeking God daily and devoting my life to Him, He will not steer me wrong.  I don't have to worry about my future. I don't have to worry about hard times because when they come, He will turn the darkness into light and make the rough places smooth. What more do I need in life?

Great quotes make me happy. I'm so glad there are much smarter people than myself out there making beautiful images with words.

- Brit