37 Quotes by Tessa Emily Hall

Because the same God who paints a rainbow across the sky after a rainstorm is the same One who can produce joy from our hardships.

Clothes, coffee, books, money, achievements, perfect circumstances . . . none of this can come close to bringing me the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit.

Your poetry--it doesn't deserve to be locked away, hidden from the rest of the world. And neither do you.

The next time you find yourself ashamed of your reflection, put on your new lens. Not the lens of the world, but the lens of the Word. The only lens that will reveal your true reflection.

Jesus didn’t pay such a huge sacrifice so I could say the prayer of salvation, attend church, and get into heaven. He paid this sacrifice so I could receive the abundant life that comes through knowing Him personally.

This typewriter is the only one that has listened to me throughout the years, the only one who wants to know the girl beneath my layers.

As we become obsessed with Jesus, we’ll begin to reflect His image to those around us. Our speech will transform. Our character will look more like His. Why? Because our lives will always mirror the idols of our hearts.

As we find our worth and forgiveness at the feet of Jesus, these chains will loosen. We’ll be free to run into His loving arms—restored and whole. Not because we’re perfect or sinless. But because Jesus saw our flaws and sins and still, He said, “You are worth dying for.

Maybe she knew some day it would become my job. My job to complete the melody she had begun.