“Life is so much further from my control than even I know.” — Emily P. Freeman Control Copy Share Image
“We have an enemy who would do anything to keep us distracted from Jesus.” — Emily P. Freeman Distracted Copy Share Image
“I can't imagine anything more dangerous to the enemy of our hearts than people who know who they are.” — Emily P. Freeman Faith Copy Share Image
“The question I constantly asked myself was this: What am I supposed to do?” — Emily P. Freeman Asked Copy Share Image
“Even though I may feel unsafe and unacceptable, I am accepted in Christ.” — Emily P. Freeman Acceptable Copy Share Image
“That's what service does. It points us to Jesus, not to ourselves.” — Emily P. Freeman Service Copy Share Image
“You have a longing to be understood, but still feel the need to protect yourself.” — Emily P. Freeman Longing Copy Share Image
“Even if we aren't having sex with out boyfriends, it's still easy to find our identify in them in an unhealthy way.” — Emily P. Freeman Having sex Copy Share Image
“He (God) never promises that our families will be safe. Not in the way we think. He does promise his presence, though.” — Emily P. Freeman Family Copy Share Image
“I choose to believe God rather than my feelings. I choose to believe I am acceptable even though I feel unacceptable.” — Emily P. Freeman Believe God Copy Share Image
“You miss the living because you are waiting for perfect, and so you let goodness and blessings pass you right on by.” — Emily P. Freeman Blessings Copy Share Image
“Maybe you're wondering what it actually means to live a graceful life. We've got many chapters ahead to figure out what that… — Emily P. Freeman Graceful Copy Share Image
“God does not ask us to carry burdens. He does not ask us to save the world. He does not ask us… — Emily P. Freeman Burdens Copy Share Image
“But you can’t stop there, because that’s your body, your skin, your outside. Dead people have all that stuff too. There’s something… — Emily P. Freeman Alive Copy Share Image
“To accept the lively, the messy, and the unexpected things in our days, knowing that God sees them and has an eternal… — Emily P. Freeman Accept Copy Share Image
“What if I began to believe that the critique isn’t just an unwelcome part of the art-making process but might actually make… — Emily P. Freeman Art Copy Share Image
“You may not be the first to say it, write it, create it, or believe it—but you saying it may be the… — Emily P. Freeman Crazy world Copy Share Image
“Steven Pressfield writes in his bestselling book The War of Art, “Self-doubt can be an ally. This is because it serves as… — Emily P. Freeman Art Copy Share Image
“If what you are called to feels less than extraordinary, there is a tendency to think, Well, the Lord has big plans… — Emily P. Freeman Master plan Copy Share Image
“I didn't want to be such a good girl anymore. I wanted people to fear messing with me. ... I wanted to… — Emily P. Freeman Liked Copy Share Image
“Some girls look to fill the emptiness with their rebellious ways and get into trouble. Other girls try hard to fill the… — Emily P. Freeman Girls Copy Share Image
“God is not a technician. God is an Artist. This is the God who made you. The same God who lives inside… — Emily P. Freeman Art Copy Share Image
“Without looking up to God, sinking leads to drowning. But when my eyes are locked on his, sinking tells a different story.… — Emily P. Freeman Different story Copy Share Image
“These outward identities we build for ourselves are not all that we are. A person is made of so many layers. Skin… — Emily P. Freeman Body Copy Share Image
“You are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part,… — Emily P. Freeman God trust Copy Share Image
“Either way, the result is you depending on yourself to do life right. Either way, God isn't even in the room.” — Emily P. Freeman Depending Copy Share Image
“God gives us the courage to face those fears and then invites us to move toward him in the midst of them.” — Emily P. Freeman Courage Copy Share Image
“This is also a book abut God, about what it means--and what it doesn't mean--to believe.” — Emily P. Freeman Believe Copy Share Image
“When we listen to the voice of the Dreamer and hide behind our somedays, we miss out on the gifts of today.” — Emily P. Freeman Dreamer Copy Share Image
“I looked to my boyfriend to satisfy my Godbreathed longing for acceptance. I had my first glimpse of what it might feel… — Emily P. Freeman Love Copy Share Image
“Many people acknowledge they can never be perfect. They say, "I'm not perfect, so what's the point? I'm not even gonna try.” — Emily P. Freeman Copy Share Image
“But understand that the reason it is so difficult to extend forgiveness to those who have failed us is because we are… — Emily P. Freeman Failures Copy Share Image
“I don't believe there is one great thing I was made to do in this world. I believe there is one great… — Emily P. Freeman Glorifying god Copy Share Image
“... the voice of the Dreamer convinced me that 'later' would always be better than 'now', that 'someday' is where life will… — Emily P. Freeman High school Copy Share Image
“We all believe somewhere deep inside that we should be better, be doing more, be someone other than who we currently are.… — Emily P. Freeman Deep inside Copy Share Image
“...being a good girl is more about what you believe on the inside that how you behave on the outside. That means… — Emily P. Freeman Good Copy Share Image
“When we open our hands and take that which is offered to us, we are not only receiving the thing offered, but… — Emily P. Freeman Open Hands Copy Share Image
“God is already carrying your load. Why do you insist on carrying it too?” — Emily P. Freeman Carrying Copy Share Image