23 Quotes by Nicole Deese

It matters because you matter to Him.

And I'm realizing more and more just how much I've neglected the most vital parts of who I am, of who I'm meant to be. When I'm focused inward, I miss out on divine opportunities to bless others -- to serve, to help, to protect, to befriend. To love beyond my own capacity and capability.

I love you,' I said, studying the extravagance and depth of her eyes. 'Even the crazy, impulsive parts of you that I don't always understand. Because those are the parts that have challenged me. That have changed me.

For the first time in my adult life, I want to give my heart to something that really matters -- something bigger than what I could have ever seen for myself or for my future.

I'm listening now, God.' Now that I have nothing left to give and nothing left to offer anyone.

Our town can learn a lot from the heartwood inside this beautiful old oak. Because its legacy is here -- in this town, and in each other. It has lived a life we can be proud of, one of strength and purpose, one that continues, even now, to bring families and friends together.

You've reminded me what hope for tomorrow feels like...and it feels like this. It feels like you.

Falling in love with you was not happenstance

You don't honor God with your life by changing your personality and tossing out everything that is unique about who you are. You honor Him by offering those very gifts back to Him.