Beloveddaughter

Nathalie London #Christ Jesus is all I long for #love #christian

[christ-our-glory]

Colossians 2:7 (NLT) Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

[worshipgifs]

Then young women will dance and be glad,    young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness;    I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:13 (via worshipgifs)

[god-loves-u-sweetheart]

I’m still your God, the God who saved you out of Egypt. I’m the only real God you’ve ever known. I’m the one and only God who delivers. I took care of you during the wilderness hard times, those years when you had nothing. I took care of you, took care of all your needs, gave you everything you needed. You were spoiled. You thought you didn’t need me. You forgot me.

Hosea 13:4-6 msg (via god-loves-u-sweetheart)

[godlywoman]

The great plans that God has for you should not be altered by a simple traffic jam in your life. The good thing about the traffic is that it will clear up eventually. The storms in your life will pass over.

Pursuing Your Purpose: How To Discover God’s Revelation For Your Life (via godlywoman)

[his-desert-rose]

[31women]

We’re on the same team.

I was mad at God today. It was the sort of bullet proof anger we feel when we have been wronged… the gnashing, snarling kind of anger. The kind that brings you to bitter, bitter tears.

As I was ranting, fists shaking, He spoke in a gentle sort of way. We’re on the same team.

We’re on the same team. Me and God. Teammates. You and me. God and you. All of us together… fighting alongside each other.

As my ravings quieted, and my shield of anger dissolved from my grief, I sank. Because all my anger was was a shield to mask my real issue, the one I was afraid to confront. Because if I spoke it aloud, I might shatter into a million pieces. And none of the King’s horses or his men would be able to put me back together again. So I hid behind a flaming tongue and a bitter, bitter resolve.

I pitted myself against God, swearing He was out to get me. Why could He be so cruel? Didn’t He understand that I was working for Him? Did He understand anything about me at all?

Sometimes we trick ourselves into believing we have given God cause to turn away from us and to join the other team. When that bad thing happens, we submit to our beliefs of finally making Him angry/sad/upset enough to turn against us. That what is happening, all of the aching things inside of us, is to blame for His betrayal.

But God isn’t like that. He doesn’t turn away when we screw up; He doesn’t turn away at all. He sticks with us, on our team. He’s fighting with us. Hurting with us. Being with us.

And He will never leave us, nor will He forsake us.

He’s on our team, and we’re on His. And it’s the winning one.

-31Women (Ansley)

[s-t-a-y-i-n-g]

[story-dj]

You cannot make everyone think and feel as deeply as you do. This is your tragedy, because you understand them but they do not understand you.

Daniel Saint (via flaubrt)

[lyricscity]

[grace--upon--grace]

Zack Melhus

[grace--upon--grace]

Richard Churchill Bacon III

[grace--upon--grace]

Christopher Kerksieck

[christ-our-glory]

Ezra 7:10 (NASB) For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the LORD and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel.

[grace--upon--grace]

Basti Klein

[31women]

Hi there... So, my boyfriend is not a Christian and I am. He is very respectful of my faith and never demeans me for believing what I do, and understands it, he simply does not. He even has no problem with me teaching our children in the future about Christianity and would even teach them Bible stories, but he simply doesn't believe. Do you think this could be a problem later on if we were to get married? He even stopped having sex with me when I wanted to because of my faith.

Hey there, 

Thanks so much for trusting us with your situation and being willing to share. 

My stance of dating a non christian, based on two previous relationships with non christians, is that even if they are the most supportive, awesome, understanding and well meaning dream boy, because of their lack of faith in God you are unable to truly partner along side them in the plans God would have for you in a entirely christian relationship. 

2 Corinthians 6v14 says, ‘Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?’

God here is instructing us to not become unevenly yoked or joined with unbelievers because what each person would bring to the table would be entirely different. One bringing God and a need for fellowship with God included and the other no faith at all. It’s not a verse that says that a non believer is a bad person at all, more just showing us that a non believer and a Christian have very different needs and desires within a partnership that the other person cannot successfully fulfil.   

It’s hard hitting stuff, and probably not what you want to hear but as a christian finding a partner who has likeminded beliefs, their own individual relationship with God and a faith to add to yours is a huge part of what God planned for His Children when it comes to relationships and later on, marriage. 

For me, marrying a non Christian would have made me feel so guilty. I had enough guilt built up after dating a non christian let alone marrying one. I felt like i was falling short of what God had planned for me, not because they weren’t great guys, but because i knew that i couldn’t share the biggest part of my life with them and morally what they expected in a relationship was different to what I was willing to give.They were great guys, but their lack of relationship with God was a huge red flag. But that is just my personal feelings from my experience and I don’t know entirely how you feel deep down about your situation but i would encourage you to pray. 

I am not saying that things may not work out with your boyfriend, all i am saying is that you are not called to be his saviour and stick with him in the hope that you can ‘fix him’ and make him a christian. As i had to learn the hard way, we are not God, we are not called to force religion on people nor are we supposed to settle until the other person rises to our level. Our calling is to pray and let God do the heavy lifting in peoples lives while we love the people and live by example. 

For me, my relationship(s) were huge learning curves. I had genuine feelings for both guys in each relationship, we were great friends, had grand plans, enjoyed each others company  and i have many wonderful memories but at the end of the day my desire for Jesus to be within my relationship was so strong I knew that I wouldn’t be able to have the partnership God wanted for me with either of them. 

God had a greater plan and He paved a way for me to reach it which meant ending each relationship as it came (i fell into the trap twice!) and allowing God to have my season of singleness before I was finally led to the Christian guy God had prepared for me who now has my heart. He was worth the wait. 

I would advise you put all your effort into prayer and let the Lord speak and instruct you. Each one of our stories are different, and i’m sure yours will look entirely different to mine, but just know that your obedience to God leads to abundant blessing so don’t be afraid to follow His voice, for He will make a way for you. 

Hope this helps! Will be praying for you in your situation. 

- 31women (Gabi)

[wordsnquotes]

It seems we need someone to know us as we are—with all we have done—and forgive us. We need to tell. We need to be whole in someone’s sight: Know this about me, and yet love me. Please.

Sue Miller, While I Was Gone (via yesdarlingido)

[tblaberge]

Preach the gospel to your weary heart, daily. When in doubt, when in seasons of sorrow, and when you have nothing left! Speak the truth of God to the parts of your life that need to be resurrected, for when we shine a light the darkness must flee. Beloved, whatever stage of life we are at, we have but to whisper and the King will listen. Do you not know? He is always present, and our very heartbeat is a delight to Him.

T.B. LaBerge // Go Now (via tblaberge)