still be my vision o ruler of all

dorothy - 22 - striving by God's grace day by day to know and love Christ more and more "In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins" (1 John 4:9-10)

[grayskymorning]

Sara Tasker

[dorodoro]

nothing like feeling like a failure to be reminded that the point isn’t for me to be constantly ~excelling~ in every aspect of my life (spiritual, academic, relational, etc.) but to be prayerfully dependent and faithful in my efforts. 

the gospel denounces a works-based salvation, yet i constantly find myself feeling like a pretty shabby follower of Christ and at a loss for how to process and use that feeling toward spiritually productive ends. 

mornings are still hard. 

and perhaps the costs aren’t as straight-forward as I thought they would be.

[dorodoro]

still be my vision o ruler of all turned 8 today!

[itscolossal]

Self Portraits Embroidered With Images of Blood Vessels, Bones, and Muscle Tissue by Juana Gómez

[regular-love]

[ariweinklephotography]

Mirrors.

[dorodoro]

You Can Win the War Against Sin: Three Promises for Today’s Temptation

If you’re discouraged in your battle against sin, remember that the war is normal, the war is winnable, and the war will end.

[leahberman]

ever mist

yosemite, california

instagram

[coffeestudent]

[thesovereignword]

Psalm 16:11

[dorodoro]

Christ has cleansed us by washing us with His blood, and has communicated this cleansing to us through baptism. It would be inappropriate, therefore, for us to defile ourselves with fresh filthiness (1 Cor. 6:11; Eph. 5:26, Heb. 10:10; 1 Peter 1:15,19). Christ has engrafted us into His body. We, therefore, who are His members must be especially careful not to fling mud or filthiness on the body of Christ (John 15:3-6; 1 Cor. 6:15; Eph. 5:23-23). Christ our Head has ascended into heaven. We, therefore, must set aside earthly affections and wholeheartedly long for that place (Col. 3:1ff). The Holy Spirit has consecrated us as temples of God. We, therefore, must let the glory of God shine through us, and we must not pollute ourselves with sin. Our bodies and souls have been destined to heavenly incorruption and an unfading crown. We, therefore, must strive upward--keeping ourselves pure and incorruptible until the Day of the Lord (1 Thess. 5:23). These are most holy foundations on which to build the Christian life. Nothing like these can be found in the philosophers, who in their commendation of virtue never rise above the dignity that natural man can achieve.

John Calvin, The Little Book on the Christian Life

[catsbeaversandducks]

[rainycitynights]

[dorodoro]

Me: *can't find Next Page button on a person's blog*

Me: *adds /page/2 to the url*

Me: I'm in

[be-happy-and-enjoy-the-life]

[dorodoro]

You crafted the heavens and care for my soul In all of Your ways You're holy When I'm lost in darkness and far from my home Your hand guides my way and holds me I could run away or hide beneath the sea You'd still hear my prayers I could climb the peaks or die beyond the deep Oh, my God, You are there

[just-shower-thoughts]

The older you get, the happier you are when getting socks as gifts.