another one i wrote in my email earlier today, saved as a draft:

faith hurts.

especially when all you can do is have faith. keep faith.
when all you have is faith.

the dead don't know.

but the alive

living by faith know that faith hurts

there's a deep knowing and understanding, though,

that it hurts so much because it's healing you so 

of worry, disbelief, hopelessness, fear, settling

the cause of faith may hurt, and to take its hand and walk, blind to the world's warnings yet boldly facing the world, hurts.

but the effects of faith, of this response, are healing beyond all measure.

perfect, freeing, radical, unpredictable, victorious.

your love goes against everything in this world.

above all, your love doesn't hurt...

your love heals...

your love heals so much that it hurts to know that your wounds healed me and continue to soothe my pain.

you came and died so i can have faith, gain life and not suffer in vain, and enjoy your overflowing love over me. no time to waste. believe and enjoy now.

now you're giving me a chance to take a step of faith and declare it.

i believe you, Jesus. i trust in your promises.

give me the right words today

to firmly say i live for you, not for the glory from men or money.

because you ARE glory.

and nothing else can compare or satisfy.

may today be a turning point in all of this, Jesus.
you're the only way i know...