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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
Tis the season when we celebrate the Messiah’s birth! Merry Christmas, everybody!
10 Tips to Overcoming Pornography Addiction
“Overcoming addiction is a painful process: the more addicted you are, the harsher the withdrawal.
This is why constant prayer and study of the Word is important. With every action you take toward God, you let go of your hold over yourself and your life. Then you let go of those things that are harmless in themselves but almost always leads you back into sin. Call it the threshold to sin if you will. Just beyond it is the wasteland, and temptation is the border.
And when you find yourself lingering on that threshold, call up your accountability partner, talk to God. Learn to turn away.”
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. —Colossians 3:5
http://rebootblueprint.com/50-reasons-to-quit-porn-for-good/
Here Are 50 Reasons to Quit Porn from a Non-Christian Perspective
(written from a male perspective, but can apply to both sexes)
Prevent erectile dysfunction
Restore your sexual energy
Restore your energy in general
Increase your productivity
Positively corrects sexual desires and fantasies
Changes approach to sexual desire
Promotes healthy relationships
Prevents social isolation
Prevents social anxiety
Prevents general anxiety
Increased self-confidence
Prevents depression
Prevents personal shame
Reverses destructive behavior
Avoid matrimonial troubles that lead to divorce
You're taking a stand against a questionable, exploitative (and sometimes illegal) industry.
Allows you to take back control
Quitting porn saves you money
Keeps you safe from internet issues
Increases arousal towards partner
Prevents novelty-seeking behavior
Freedom from controlling sexual desires
Avoid the digital intimacy trap
Resolves premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction problems
Restores sexual functionality (and eliminates sexual awkwardness)
Restores the "love and cuddle hormone" Oxytocin and Prolactin
Increase reward-motivated behavior
Encourages libido for "Life"
Promotes your self-worth
Prevent perverse and twisted stigma
Puts you back at zero.
Experience more satisfaction from the small things in life.
Increases testosterone levels
Strengthens your will power
Quitting porn is an antidote against nervousness and shyness
Restores control over emotions
Enables clarity of vision and focus
Increases Motivation
Promotes a healthy view of women
Prevents a sex obsession
Quitting porn can help you understand women
New doors opening to conscious awareness
Improves communication and helps you face your challenges
Feeling of wholeness that is not reliant on an external source
No risk of arrest or legal troubles
Deeper philosophical thinking
Prevents embarrassment and crisis management
Provides a moral compass to inspire other people to consider prevention than battling cure
The joy of keeping promises
Develops a stronger sense of optimism about life
You neglect the Word of God, you’ll begin to think like the world thinks.
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Something to cheer you up
You are beautiful. You are loved. Don’t let others bring you down. I’ve been there before, and it didn’t help me to keep trying to be enough for them. So, cheer up. You’re beautiful.
Check out this song. Gold by Britt Nicole
Excerpt from the song: This, this is for all the girls, boys all over the world Whatever you’ve been told, you’re worth more than gold So hold your head up high, it’s your time to shine From the inside out it shows, you’re worth more than gold
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139: 13-14
Proverbs 29:25 NIV
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
If you believe God exists, then there's no good reason to be skeptical about [the miracles of Jesus].
Peter Kreeft in The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel
I have never related to a piece of entertainment dialog as much I did with this. My jaw dropped and I was cheering at my tv. It’s like my thoughts were coming to life! #mrrobot #tv #god #agnostic #omfg #mindblown
You said you are not crazy enough to believe that distortion of reality. But how do you know what is real?
Joe Moore said that reality has two aspects: the physical and the immaterial—what we can see and observe and what we cannot observe, though we may see its effects; this second category include character, the mind, emotions, and spirits [1]. The reality of God indubitably falls in the second category (though He may also be present in the physical reality).
Belief in God is not a distortion of reality. It is a lens through which one views the world. Unbelief is another type of lens. Just as there are different types of eyeglasses and sunglasses, so there are different ways one can view the reality of the world around us.
Agnosticism states that knowledge of God (and whether or not God exists) is unattainable, so agnostics then are undecided on the question of God. Atheism states that there is no God; atheists are decided that there is no God. Both of these, atheists mostly, have a set of beliefs that disregard the supernatural. It is religion of the physical. It requires just as much belief to be an atheist, than it takes to be a theist.
Since both theism and atheism are religions, then according to the post above, follows of either are nothing but drug addicts looking for the next “hit of bullshit to keep their dopamine of ignorance.“ Atheism then metastasizes mind worms just as much as theism.
Religion is not the only exclusive group there is. Every group of people is exclusive. It is impossible to form a group that includes everybody. Any group that sets out to do so will inevitably end up ostracizing or alienating one group or another [2].
So why did God not help that innocent friend of the original poster or prevent the countless wars fought in His name? Why the endless soup of racism, sexism and phobia we've all been drowning in?
Let’s start with the last question.
What soup of racism, sexism and phobia?
Jesus said, “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest“ (Matthew 11:28 NIV). Did He say, “Come to me all you straight and whites and rich, and I will give you rest”? No. He called everyone to Him.
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life“ (John 3:16 NIV).
God called everyone; He calls everyone to Him, so that we can have eternal life. What about those who don’t believe? They won’t have life. If someone gives you a million dollars in cash and you don’t accept it, is it yours? No. The million dollars is stuck in limbo between the giver and the receiver, not until the receiver accepts is it his or hers.
Regarding the wars fought in His Name, were they really fought in His Name, or were they fought for the king or one’s pride? While there have been wars fought for Him (as recounted in the Old Testament), most wars have not been. The Crusades, for instance, were not religious wars. They started as an appeal. Emperor Alexios I Komnenos asked for help in repelling the invading Seljuk Turks, but the Christian reconquest of the Holy Lands—which was the secondary objective—became the main objective later on [3]. Still, the main objective of the people who went there to fight was not to reclaim the city for God; it was to bring glory to themselves. They wanted to be able to return home and say, “I fought in the Holy War and won.“ It was a point of pride for them.
So in the case of most wars fought in the name of religion, religion was (and still is) merely the excuse people gave for them. But what about the others that were truly fought for religion?
I believe this falls into the category of the first question—the one about suffering. Why does God allow them at all? Why would God approve the deaths of millions of people? Why is there hunger and poverty? Why does he allow cruel people to continue living? Why do babies die?
Why is there suffering?
Kreeft said, “Pain and suffering are frequently the means by which we become motivated to finally surrender to God and to seek the cure of Christ“ [4].
Suffering has purpose. Nearly anyone can tell you that a period of suffering has changed them for the better.
But what about other types of suffering? People starve in Africa—why doesn’t God do anything about that?
He does. He has done something, two things. First, He made you and me. Stop complaining about the injustice, and do something about it. Second, He gave them—us—Christ. Christ came into the world to suffer and die for us. He identifies with us in our pain. In every tear and every hurt, He is there. He died, so we can have life. Because Jesus rose from the dead, we can live.
God wants us to live.
We may not see the reason for every suffering, but we can know that God understands our pain, and He wants us to live. And the life that He wants for us extends far beyond life on earth. What is 80 years on earth compared to eternity with God?
God’s concern is our eternal, not earthly security.
Whatever we experience here—whatever suffering God allows us here—is ultimately to prepare us for eternity. So we are look to what is to come. I suppose this is one reason Marx said, “Religion is the opium of the masses.“ He saw people accept suffering and asked, “Why?” He looked at suffering and said that religion kept people from striving for something better.
But Marx focused on the present.
He did not begin to see the eternity God is preparing for mankind. This does not mean we should not want to be rich. What it means is we should not be tied down by what we have. If we treasure what we have here, we will end up with nothing. We cannot bring our riches to heaven. As it is written,
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
(Matthew 6:19-21 NIV)
So how do we store up treasures in heaven?
By following God and obeying Him, by living our lives for Him [5]. This means we love Him with all we have and put Him first above all else, even when times are tough, even when others criticize us, even when nothing makes sense. We trust and obey Him.
When we lose everything (or at least, a lot of our possessions and our security on earth), we should be able to say,
Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.
(Job 1:21 NIV)
We should be able to say that and mean it. We should still be able to worship.
Job was an extremely rich man, but he lost all he had in one night. He lost his material possessions, and he lost his children. Later on, he lost his good health, and his wife deserted him. Still, he did not turn away from God. That is the mark of someone who truly looks to God.
Not everyone will experience hardships as Job experienced them, but we should be as detached about this world as he was. If Job had cared too much about what he had on earth, he might have cursed God, but he didn’t.
At the end of the book of Job, God did not give Job an explanation for what he had experienced. And God may do the same in our lives. When we suffer, when we hurt, we may never know why we had to, or if we do, it may take decades, but the important thing is to keep on trusting God.
So back to the original post.
“Is that what God does? He helps?”
Yes, that is what God does. God does help, but the way He helps us is not always clear to us, but if you believe in Him, if you claim to believe in Him, you should keep on trusting Him.
References: [1] Joe Moore, the third entry, “Question of the Month,“ Philosophy Now. [2] Timothy Keller, Chapter 1, The Reason for God. [3] “First Crusade,” Wikipedia. [4] Peter Kreeft in Chapter 1 of The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel. [5] For more information, go to GotQuestions.org.
Won't let fear hold my heart back This my resolution Won't follow the ghosts of my past This my resolution
It's the middle of the year, but this still applies. Our decision to run the race must be reinforced every moment of our lives, from the first time we chose to follow God. We must persevere even when it gets tough, especially when it gets tough. As it says in James 1:3b-4 (NIV),
the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
So let's walk steadfastly before the Lord. God bless everyone! :)
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To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3 (NIV)
Jeden Tag will ich entscheiden, Dich zu ehren für all Deine Taten. Jeden Tag will ich Dir sagen, wie groß Du bist.
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Every day I want to choose to praise You for all You’ve done. Every day I want to tell You how great You are.
Grow in Love: Be Part of a Small Group
CCF Sermon Notes Speaker: Pastor Peter Tan-Chi Testimonies: Venus Raj, Pastors JP Masakayan and Ricky Sarthou
What are small groups?
A small group is a group of believers who meet to encourage each other and to learn about God and God's word. It is a space for accountability without judgment. Jesus modelled the small group when He chose and mentored the Twelve.
Acts 2:41-47 NIV
41: three thousand were added to their number that day
How did they minister to group? Through small groups
46: Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
They met everyday! Imagine meeting every day, going to church every day! The early believers met every day in large groups, then broke apart into smaller groups.
42: They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
This is what we are to do as we meet. First, we are to devote ourselves to the apostles' teaching, that is God's Word, the Scriptures. Second, we are to devote ourselves to the fellowship, to have accountability, to be encouraging and spurring each other on. Third, we are to devote ourselves to the breaking of bread, the Lord's Supper. Fourth, we are to devote ourselves to prayer. This prayer is a collective prayer. We pray together for each other, not separately and for ourselves. It is easy to pray for ourselves; it is not so easy to pray for others, instead of ourselves. (This doesn't mean praying for ourselves is bad.)
I John 1:3-4 NIV
We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you may also have fellowship us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.
Fellowship with God is foundational. We must first have fellowship with God, before we can have an intimate, meaningful fellowship with people.
Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not up meeting together, as some are it of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
We are not to give up meeting together that we may encourage each other to love and to do good. We should not give up meeting, because we are most vulnerable to Satan's attacks when we are alone, isolated.
Hebrews 3:13 NIV
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.
We were not made to be alone. "No man is an island." We need others, not just in the sense that we can't all be farmers, bakers, and chefs in ourselves, so won't have need or use for others, but also in that we need each other to grow as people. It is difficult to be accountable to oneself only.
So we should train ourselves and encourage each other to do good, to continually be devoted to God's Word, fellowship, breaking bread and prayer.
I Timothy 4:7b-8 NIV
rather, train yourselves to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
The physical is temporal. It will not last But godliness is eternal; it persists even after the grave. When people die, they are known for who they are, what they did, not what they accumulated. It may be said of them, "He hoarded wealth," but his wealth is not memorable; his attitude is, his character is, his morals are.
At the end of everything, what will we be remembered for? What do you want to be remembered as? As someone who sought God or as someone who sought the world?
How will you spend your life?
