julia

Hi! I'm 16 and live in Louisiana. Jeremiah 29:11 INFJ Don't be hesitate to message me or anon ask me anything. I take prayer requests! To God Be The Glory Teen Bible Study

[relentless-for-jesus]

Just my thoughts…

I honestly don’t want to be called a Christian anymore because what a lot of Christians say or do are things that I do not agree with. I am disappointed and frustrated with a lot of Christians because they claim to love Jesus but are far from Christ. I have noticed that a lot of Christians try to put God in a box and say what God can and cannot do. I am not putting my faith on lock down. I will stand firm on what the Bible says and let my faith allow God to do whatever He pleases. A lot of Christians are religious and religion is not what I want. A lot of Christians also tend to pick and choose what they want from the Bible and that is upsetting to me. The Bible says what it says and we need to follow what it says whole heartedly or not at all.

I am tired of the dry and repetitive church services where people leave church in the same condition that they came to church in. I am tired of pastors speaking lies. I am tired of pastors not speaking about the deeper things of God. I am tired of church people thinking they are better than others. I am just tired of these average churches and what they have become. If a church is doing what it is supposed to, the devil should not be able to wreck the congregation like he does. Miracles, signs, and wonders should be happening in the church! If people aren’t getting healed in Church, if people aren’t getting set free in Church, if people aren’t experiencing the presence of God in Church, something isn’t right! A lot of Christians go to church just to go to church and that is not good.

I want Jesus, not religion and/or tradition. I am simply a follower of Christ and I do not want to be tied to “Christianity.”

[holytemple]

You did not wake up today by casualty; there's a plan, you have a purpose, you belong here, now. God is right here waiting to lead you through it all. Trust Him. He is faithful, always.

[y-hweh]

When you enter into His presence, He doesn’t remain seated, shrug and and say “It’s about time you showed up.” 

Oh no. He jumps to His feet, runs in your direction, takes you into His arms and exclaims “You want to spend with me? I’m so glad you came. I love you so much. I love you so much. I love you so much.”

[singingmountains]

The more time I spend in the Word of God, the more I realize how much I need to be close to Him. How badly every day needs to begin, end, and be full of Him in all my in between moments. How much I need to praise Him, thank Him, and just be with Yahweh. What a blessing to have such rich community with the One who loved me at my darkest moment.

[notyourmotherschristianity-blog]

I wouldn’t want to live a life with no God.

[relentless-for-jesus]

Do you ever get the feeling that you should pray?

Well don’t ignore that feeling! Go pray! It could be the Holy Spirit nudging you to pray about something!!

[bl-acklights-blog]

P - Pray U - Until S - Something H - Happens

When one of the elders at my church told me this, I was so amused. But to this day, it has helped me believe that prayer is the strongest weapon one can take into the battlefield and that when you are faithful to Him through prayer, He will listen and answer your calls. 

[spillywolf-deactivated20190920]

“Keep your eyes on me.” God reminds me, for the billionth time.

“Nah, this thing over here looks shiny and fun, brb!” I respond, wandering off.

Two weeks later I’m back, empty handed and full of regret. “That was not as fun as I thought it would be and bad things happened.”

“Keep your eyes on me.” God reminds me.

[simonmars]

Do yall also have these mutuals that you just??? Grew really fond of?? Like, you never properly talk to them and all you do is like each other’s posts but whenever you see them on your dash you’re like “hello sunshine, I hope you’re drinking lots of water and being happy your health and wellbeing is so important to me” and I hope that’s not weird because honestly that’s me all the time

[gratitudechangesthings-deactiva]

When God gives you a new heart, He gives you a new mind, too. He makes all things new.

[pachnaca-deactivated20220512]

I’m amazed by the Christian community on tumblr. You can write a post with prayer request, then sit and wait. And you hear the “ding” after “ding” and you know that it’s your brothers and sisters, boosting the signal. Even if you’ll never exchange a word with each other, right now, in this hard moment, you know they care.

Love all of you.

[dirty-feet-and-humble-heart-dea]

AMEN<3

[relentless-for-jesus]

YES the tumblr Christian community is awesome!

[jesusbpdandme]

God’s compassion for the suicidal

In 1 Kings 19:4-14 Elijah feels suicidal, and tells God to take his life. 

God doesn’t get angry at Elijah.

He doesn’t tell him that he’s being silly, or that suicide won’t solve anything. He doesn’t freak out, nor does he ignore Elijah’s cry. God validates Elijah’s pain. Through an angel, God provides Elijah with food and water because Elijah is probably exhausted (he had fallen asleep under a tree after telling God that he wanted to die, and this was probably the safest thing at that point for Elijah). Getting to the point where you don’t want to live any more is an exhausting place to be. You cannot think of anything else other than wanting to end the pain.

Once he’d finished eating, Elijah lies down again. But God wants to continue validating Elijah, and continues to have compassion over him. He wants to be with Elijah during his crisis. He wants to keep Elijah safe. The angel comes back again (1 Kings 19:7) and this time adds (and validates) that the journey is too much for Elijah (1 Kings 19:8) and that he needed more food. Elijah was then able to move on and travel for forty days and nights to reach Horeb.

I really love 1 Kings 19:4-14. It tells us a lot about God. He cares about people who are suicidal – he is loving, gentle, patient, compassionate, and he knows what we need. He provides Elijah with physical, spiritual and emotional healing. 

The church could probably learn a lot from the way God deals with Elijah. Suicidal thoughts are something which are incredibly common but the church doesn’t always deal with them in the best way. Often, suicidal thoughts are invalidated and ignored rather than validated and accepted. 

The angel is gentle with Elijah. He doesn’t tell him to pray more, nor does he tell Elijah that suicide’s a sin or that he’s demon possessed. He doesn’t even tell Elijah to stop feeling suicidal – he simply tells Elijah to eat.

When you feel invalidated, remember that God validates you fully. He accepts and acknowledges how you feel, and he says it’s okay.

If you feel suicidal, I encourage you to reach out for emergency help.

My ask is also always open for people who need help.

[lovemelauralee-deactivated20180]

This is so important.

[sushidynasty]

For those of you with anxiety

here’s a website that translates the time into hexidecimal colours,

here is a website where you can create your own galaxies

here is a website where you can play flow

here you can interact with organisms in different environments to see how to music changes

here you can play silk which is an interactive generative art designing website.

Here is a website where you can travel along a 3D line into the infinite unkown

here is a website where you can listen to rain with or without music

There is now a part two!

[y-hweh]

I’m telling you, if you struggle with sexuality, Jesus loves you. If you struggle with chronic lying, Jesus loves you. If you struggle with laziness, Jesus loves you. If struggle with gossip, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with bag language, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with anger, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with respect, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with modesty, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with lust, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with addiction, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with pride, Jesus still loves you.

He can get you past it, but He’s going to love you all the way through it.

[topazmother]

you will find your place in the world

[chickennuggetshavedreamstoo-blog]

Hi guys!! Anyone want to do anons?

[lovechangeseverythang]

I spent the first 16 years of my life without knowing God, and I don’t know I made it on my own. His Grace was there even if I couldn’t see it. Now I can’t imagine going through life without Him by my side.