February 2012
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January 2012
9 posts
“When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full...
There is peace in knowing that the One I serve is the Lord of lords.
Beauty; He pours out every day with mercies and grace.
Make me the breathe of God. Let me see the face of Love.
Jesus, my heart submits to Your word. You are freedom.
When my vision died, you opened my eyes to...
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December 2011
4 posts
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Abba…Father.
You are eternally faithful. I belong to you.
Are you not the God who shook the foundations of my life to set me free from chains?
You are God, and I am a sinner. I yearn to be found pleasing to you.
Let your gaze upon me turn my heart back turn to you. Breathe life into this dry spirit.
Restorer, Redeemer, Perfect Father in heaven… hear my heart’s cry. It...
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November 2011
15 posts
I will seek Him until I find Him, or until I die.
”As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person.”
Proverbs 27:19
”God has given us two hands: one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for giving.”
Billy Graham
Love of the Father, obedience of the son.
Have we come to realize that our “body is the temple of the Holy Spirit”? If so, we must be careful to keep it undefiled for Him. We have to remember that our conscious life, even though only a small part of our total person, is to be regarded by us as a “temple of the Holy Spirit.” He will be responsible for the unconscious part which we don’t know, but we must pay careful attention to and guard...
Yeah, I make mistakes. But they’re beautiful mistakes. I’m learning—as I receive His love, grace, and mercies for me every single day. He is such a wonderful and patient teacher. Hallelujah.
There is none like Him.
“The direction of Jesus’ ministry is downward and outward and implies that the church must bring Jesus to people, not simply people to Jesus.”
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“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33
new beginnings. recommitment. fidelity.
Lord, walk with me.
“What else does this craving, and this helplessness, proclaim but that there was...”
– Blaise Pascal (via jenstertv)
October 2011
14 posts
Here I am waiting Abide in me I pray Here I am longing For You Hide me in Your love Bring me to my knees May I know Jesus More and more Come live in me All my life Take over Come breathe in me I will rise On eagle’s wings
But that is not the way you learned Christ!—assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians...
Discipleship is built entirely on the supernatural grace of God. Walking on water is easy to someone with impulsive boldness, but walking on dry land as a disciple of Jesus Christ is something altogether different.
Oswald Chambers
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I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 1:14
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Not the length of the race, but the size of the...
Perseverance. Endurance. In the race for the long run.
Most humans spend their lives consumed with anxiety for their earthly destiny; but disciples look beyond this world to their eternal destiny, which, they are convinced, is best left in the hands of God.
Amen.
found in grace, time after time.
Prayer is only the body of the bird, desires are...
Jesus come. I offer you my whole heart, that it might be a resting place for your Spirit. Reside in me, as I in you. Lead me deeper into the river of Life. Hear the voice of your son. For you are my love, the joy of my heart into eternity.
The divine rule blazed abroad by Jesus, therefore, requires immediate human decision and commitment: repentance, submission to God’s reign, and trust that the incredible is taking place.
David E. Garland
“Then you, my people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the LORD have spoken, and I have done it, declares the LORD.”
Ezekiel 37:13-14
Born Again to a Living Hope
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In...
September 2011
22 posts
When my heart does fail me, I find strength in you
And when my flesh gives in, I find grace through your cross
You know my deepest thoughts, You see my wicked heart
My shame is not hidden from you, but still you love me, Oh yes you love me
A life once lost, A life now judged
By the blind who groan for something more.
But there is hope in the one who lives
You’ve called me out of...
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, “I used everything you gave me.”
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My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding— indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:1-5
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