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[dkeilahb]

If you try to do anything of value in life, there will be people who will ridicule you. But never focus on them. Instead, focus on God and His promises for you. People can dislike you but you don’t have to let it affect you. You don’t need anyone’s approval to be happy. You’re as happy as you choose to be. [Rick Warren] Stop storing up in your mind all the negativity that comes your way. Instead, declare God’s promises and trust that He will do exactly what He says He will do. DAY 4 / #30daysofbiblelettering

[hecallsmelovely]

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[justcallmebishop]

Don’t be so consumed trying to become popular that you miss your opportunity to become powerful.

[jacintanest-deactivated20200103]

Christianity often tells us that our lives should be about building bridges, not walls. But that doesn’t seem to stop us from placing brick after brick upon one another when we feel hurt, betrayed or our ego has been a little bruised. We leap from offence to defence and automatically believe in the value of preservation and protection over openness and forgiveness. We pile our restraints and our disappointments on top of one another; building mountains out of our disagreements and turning our backs on one another. We maintain positions of defence, rather than positions of grace. We shut out the very hands that were made to help, and push away the very hearts that were sent to love. We segregate, separate and slowly disintegrate internally as Satan celebrates his ability to remove us from everything God has worked so hard to build. Stubbornness consumes our once sweet spirit, and we somehow begin to believe that allowing offence and self-righteousness to dictate our steps is what is wise and beneficial. When it comes to the building of walls, many hands make light work - but when the sun goes down and the building ceases, we find ourselves alone within the walls we have built, with no one to lean on but our own self-destructive attitude and behavioural pattern, and we wonder where we went wrong.. God doesn’t encourage us to build walls - Satan does. When wolves hunt, they do not go straight in for the kill; they watch, wait and prey on the easy target; the animal that appears most weak and easily separated, and then they work to remove them from the pack for an easy take down. This is how Satan works also; He is a wolf, a thief who comes to steal and destroy. But a wall can only be built if we choose to extend upward instead of extending outward. Building bridges instead of walls when we feel entrapped by circumstance without a way out, forges a new pathway of growth and hope, and invites others along on the journey of recovery with us. Our human instinct is to run and hide; but Jesus is calling us out from the depths of our offences and into the realms of freedom, healing and truth. He is calling us to be brave. So stop building up, and start building out.

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[hopeloveandpray]

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.

C.S. Lewis

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Why are we so afraid of the quiet seasons as Christians? Why do we get caught up in thinking that our lives need to be go-go-go, high after high and praise point after praise point? I don’t know about you, but it’s not the spectacular wins and proud mountain top moments that have drawn me closest to Christ –– but the moments of painful, heart wrenching, gut aching stretching that got me to where I am today. The silent pruning and cleansing seasons not only grew me, but matured my faith and understanding of who He really is, and helped me to grasp both the concept and application of His grace. It was the months of no clear direction, yet knowing I needed to persevere. It was the days of praying and hearing nothing but ‘wait’ as I sought after a word from The Holy Spirit — pleading with Him to teach me, show me, lead me, and yet again, hearing nothing but ‘wait.’ It’s not the constant favour that draws me to Him, but the never ending provision of transformation. Following Jesus (both historically and presently) was never, and will never be intended to be a sugar coated journey filled with all play and no work; with everything handed out, shared and evenly and on our own terms.. It’s about perseverance, faith in the unseen and belief in the unknown. It’s about locking your eyes on the heart and hands of the maker, and trusting that even when things don’t seem to be filled, overflowing and running over in your life; even when you haven’t felt God move in two, four or six months — that He is still at work, and never ceased doing a good work in your life. It’s about holding onto the towel, and not throwing it in. It’s about discerning when to loosen your grip, release the reigns and simply trust that when you feel completely oblivious to His answers and steps for your life; He is calling you to stay, remain and wait. Wait for Jesus in the silence. Don’t run from the blank spaces, the muted moments or the seemingly empty seasons. Find your place in the stillness, and choose to remain until you are capable of grasping, conceiving and comprehending precisely and exactly where Jesus is, and what He’s trying to teach you within it.

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[thepracticeco]

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[dkeilahb]

Years ago, I cold-called a candidate about a new opportunity.  It was a big step up from his current role, and he had all the right skills and qualifications.

"Sorry but I'm not interested," he politely said.

I pressed him on it until he said something that really confused me. He told me that he "already made it to the top".

I was familiar with his current company and looked at his resume again.   

He wasn't anywhere near the top.  He would have needed a telescope to see the top. He wasn't even a manager yet. 

He explained to me that "making it to the top" for him meant he loved the exact work he did each day, he loved his company, he was treated fairly and with respect, he made enough money to be comfortable, he had excellent benefits, he had flexibility, and most importantly to him, he's never missed a single Little League game, dance recital, parent-teacher conference, anniversary, birthday, or any family event. 

He knew what taking the next step in his career meant.  More time, travel, and sacrifice.  "Not worth it," he said.

Your definition of "making it to the top" doesn't have to be society's or anyone else's definition.  You Do You.

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[hecallsmelovely]

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[hopefulkevin]

Even when it’s hurts.

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[dkeilahb]

Saturate your mind with the truth of God’s Word. It’s filled with reminders of His unconditional love for you. - Joyce Meyer

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When you’re grounded in God and who He is, you don’t question the why or how or what, you go back to the nature of God. You declare who He is in your circumstance.

Jenn Johnson (via worshipgifs)

[imthedaughterofaking]

Proverbs‬ ‭27:17‬ ‭KJV‬‬ “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”