I also came to understand that our authenticity (or lack thereof) is made evident by the fruit that our life is bearing. - Christine Caine

Sometimes when you're in a dark place you think you've been buried, but you've actually been planted.

The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. ZEPHANIAH 3:17

I lifted my Bible in one hand and with my other scooped up all the papers on my adoption. Both hands held paper that contained words printed in black and white ink. Both contained facts. Yet only one held the truth. I had to choose which of these documents I would entrust with my life.