just appreciatin’ how Zuko was fighting Aang while wearing Katara’s necklace wrapped around his wrist the entire time…before Aang snatches it from him.
writer: this is one of my male characters! he cares about his guy friends and loves them deeply.
tumblr: oh! so he’s gay!
writer: uh…no, he’s attracted to women.
tumblr: ….so he’s bi!
writer: uhh…no…….he loves his guy friends but he’s not romantically/sexually attracted to them.
tumblr: ….so you’re homophobic.
writer:
Healthy male friendships are almost as rare in mainstream fiction as gay male relationships, and maybe more rare in fanfiction. Let men be wonderful friends without pushing a romantic relationship, just like men and women should be able to be wonderful friends without the pressure of a romantic relationship.
Jesus said over and over again that He came for the broken, the bad, the addicted, the bound, the deceived, the lost, the hurting. He doesn’t reject you. He listens. He gets it.
You need to believe this: your grades, your career path, your dreams, the stage of life you’re at - do not define your worth. You are not defined by what you do. Your worth comes from what has been done for you. No matter what we do or become, we are worthy because Christ died in our place. We are worthy because of the incredible grace and love that’s been lavished upon us. So when feelings of unworthiness or comparison rattle your bones, remind yourself: you are worthy. You are cherished. You are loved. Nothing can take this away from you, okay? Keep on keeping on, friend. You are right where you need to be ✨
I felt God saying to me: “Remember first that you are My child.”
And I see that while living in this world it is so easy to get caught up in labels and the approval of man. But don’t forget: we are not of this world. We are citizens of heaven. We were bought with the most precious price of Christ’s blood. We live not to please man, but God, who tests our hearts.
