DISCYPLE

You can sum up my life in one word: DISCYPLE

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Sometimes our minds can be the most dangerous place.... #TouchMyMind #TWBD #IAmADiscyple

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All for His glory... #TWBD IAMADISCYPLE

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So much has happened. Dealing with a lot. Circumstances dont seem to be getting better. Plans just keep falling apart. But i still believe I AM MORE than what i own, more than what is happening, more than what has happened. I AM MORE than the difficult decisions I have to make. I AM MORE than the rough time I'm going through. I AM MORE....and because I AM MORE, Im going to keep pressing, keep pushing, and keep going until the REAL ME comes shining through. I was put here for more than this. SO WERE YOU. So don't quit yet. And i wont either. #IAmADiscyple #TWBD

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Still pretty tired...only got 3 hours of sleep... but the grind NEVER stops!!! #OvernightShiftHustle #TWBD #Gottadowhatigottado

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Please Lord...... We need you now more than ever!

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Come join us tomorrow for the event the Jersey Shore Body of Christ has been eagerly waiting for... Jersey Shore Worship! Thousands of miliciltural, miltidenominational believers clming together to simply WORSHIP THE MOST HIGH! Make plans to be there! There is nothing like it!!!! #JSW #ICantWait #OneBodyInChrist #ItsGoingDown #TWBD #IAMADISCYPLE

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#MorningWord

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Just thinking out loud... #IAMADISCYPLE #TWBD

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Check your circle....some people dont belong...

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And stop settling for less.

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This one isnt just for you. Im talking to myself on this one too. I just need a DONT GIVE UP mindset right now....cause i sure do feel like trying is pointless... But then i think, whats the point in having life without trying? Existing but not living? So...let's keep trying, keep hoping, keep attempting... who knows, maybe one of these tries will actually work out.. Besides, you automatically fail at 100% of the things you DONT TRY. So, if ur like me, and have met failure after failure, and have gotten to the point where ur like, WHATS THE POINT?... maybe this will help... TRYING at least offers a CHANCE to succeed. GIVING UP guarantees FAILURE. So even after all my tries and losses...i guess I'll just have to keep going, keep moving, and keep trying. You should too.

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GO FOR IT

There is a scripture that says, I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST, WHICH STRENGENS ME. It’s a really strong statement when you stop to think about it. But its also not as simple as it sounds. I CAN DO ALL THINGS… Does that really mean ALL THINGS?? Like anything?? Well, if you decide to try to use the first part of the verse and ignore the rest, then that just might be the conclusion you draw. But no. It doesn’t mean you can do anything/everything. It doesn’t mean you should go jumping off a roof and thinking that now you can fly. It doesn’t mean you can now move things with your mind, or shoot laser beams out of your eyes. I mean, I know I’m using some crazy examples right now, but I’m just trying to prove a point. So, when it says I CAN DO ALL THINGS, what is it really talking about? THROUGH CHRIST See, this part is the key. This is the part that brings it down to Earth. Yes, the first part says I can do all things, but only THROUGH CHRIST. In other words, whatever I’m trying to do should not be done through ME. Should not be done in my own strength, or completely in my own will. In fact, if you think about it, in order for me to something THROUGH CHRIST, I would need HIS PERMISSION to do it. Which now narrows down the ALL THINGS that I can do…. WHICH STRENGTHENS ME He strengthens me. HE strengthens ME. That must imply that I don’t have strength or I don’t have ENOUGH strength on my own. Have you ever felt like that? Like you don’t have what it takes to succeed? Like you just don’t have it to carry on? Well, here is a great piece of encouragement for you. HE strengthens US. When we do things THROUGH CHRIST, then He will strengthen us, just when we need it most. He will give us just what we need to carry on, to make it through, and to be successful. As long as WE stay in HIM, then HE will strengthen US. OK, so by now, we should have a better idea of what this whole thing has been saying. Basically, ANYTHING that I would like to do that I have CHRIST’S PERMISSION to do, I will be given the STRENGTH TO DO. There are some things you tried to do, but it didn’t work. Makes you wonder about the ALL THINGS part. But, as we submit our plans more and more to the will of God, and get His permission before we move forward, we will find ourselves operating with a special kind of confidence. A strength that comes from knowing that The Almighty has my back in this endeavor. Which means, no matter the obstacle, nothing can convince me that the task will not be completed. Nothing can convince me that I will lose. Because as long as I am IN CHRIST, I CAN DO ALL THINGS. In HIS Service -Discyple

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You should FLEE!

I used to think I was tough. You know, spiritually tough. Especially after I just came from a great church service or something like that. I would feel like I could take on the world. Like nothing could make me slip up. Nothing could make me fall. Like temptation cant affect me. Nope, not at all. But the Bible says FLEE TEMPTATION. You ever felt so good, so close to God, that you are just not beat for the mess that used to get you? Felt invincible, like you are just so on fire, you can almost feel the “S” on your chest? Or, you ever been so fed up with the mistakes you have made in the past that you just want to face them head on just to prove that they don’t have power over you anymore?? You ever just wanted to beat up the things that have been beating you up? Sometimes, after a great speech or inspiring sermon, you feel like you are unstoppable… But the Bible says FLEE TEMPTATION. How about this…you ever flirt with disaster? You know, tell yourself that you will only do “a little bit” of the wrong thing, but not go all out? I mean, not that you don’t WANT to go all out, but you are trying to be better than that. On the other hand, you don’t want to completely deprive yourself, right? So you make that “small” compromise to indulge JUST A LITTLE. Telling yourself that you wont completely give in, you know, because you’re stronger than that… But the Bible says FLEE TEMPTATION. Here’s the hard truth. The only reason it is a temptation is because there is already a part of you that REALLY WANTS whatever it is that you are not supposed to have. And the ONLY reason you are not supposed to have it, is because its not good FOR you. For the moment, it might be good TO you, but it is definitely not good FOR you. And since God loves you like he does, He gave us these incredible words of wisdom.. FLEE TEMPTATION. Don’t wrestle with it. Don’t compete with it. Don’t flirt with it. Don’t try to convince yourself that you are stronger than it. Just run. Like your life depended on it. Because it probably does. -Discyple

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But, I Still Have JOY

I have lost a lot. Felt a lot of pain. Endured a lot of hurt. Have been betrayed. Left behind. Overlooked. Forgotten about. But… my skies are not grey, my day is not night, my glass is not half-empty; because I still have JOY. When I’m not smiling. When my face is drenched from the tears. When I see no way out. When no solution seems to work. I do not feel defeated, I do not feel overcome, I do not feel like its all over; because I still have JOY. Everyone else is getting blessed. At least it can seem that way sometimes. But I cant seem to keep two nickels to rub together. So broke, I cant even pay attention. Money acting funny. Change acting strange. I don’t let it get the best of me, I don’t get jealous of what other people have, I know my season is coming; because I still have JOY. Happiness may come and go. But that’s because happiness is based on what’s happening. But there is something inside me that reminds me that dark times don’t last always. That despite the issues in my life, I am still blessed. That when I put my focus on God instead of my issues, then all my problems begin to look small compared to my very big God. Something reminds me that I am not alone. Lonely sometimes, but never alone. And when I begin to focus on my God, despite the pain, the brokenness, the heartache, the disappointment…I can feel the light from inside me begin to break through the darkness. My own personal sunlight, despite the dreary conditions in life; because I still have JOY. And where does this JOY come from? Simply put, GOD. I believe in Him, so I trust Him. Trusting Him keeps me at peace. That peace allows me to experience JOY. And that JOY is my strength. Which is why, no matter what happens, or doesn’t happen, I can always find my smile. Truth be told, I may lose it sometimes. Life may catch me unexpectedly. But when the dust clears, and my mind settles, when you see me you will see a smile that originated from the God within me. A smile that testifies that no matter what, thanks to my Loving Father, I still have JOY. -Discyple

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I Wanna Be MORE....

You ever stop to think about it? I mean REALLY think about it? The stuff Jesus went through so that I could have a chance at eternal life…. Imagine being raised in a house where people thought his mom was either a cheater, or maybe just a little bit insane. Imagine never really fitting in…even his parents don’t really get him. And when he got older, he went from being popular to infamous, in less than a week. Not to mention what He went through physically. Have you ever really tried to imagine the horror of the physical torture He endured to assure your freedom from the penalty of sin? Whipped. Punched. Spit on. He had His beard pulled and ripped off His face! Beaten with a whip dipped in thick oil and covered in glass, rock, and metal. Betrayed by the people closest to Him. Hated by the ones He loved and came to save. What an expensive price to pay. And, how do we treat this gift that’s being offered? How do we respond to a love that is clearly greater than any other love we have ever experienced? Do we openly and powerfully devote ourselves to the One that paid such a price for our freedom? Or do we offer Him the occasional Sunday morning thank you… that is, if I’m not too tired or otherwise occupied? But personally, I want to be MORE. I want to be more than just another person that goes to church. More than just someone who calls themselves a Christian, but then makes excuses for why I don’t really look like/act like/ behave like Christ. I wanna be more than a hypocrite, reading and reciting scriptures that I like, while ignoring the ones that convict me. I wanna be the kind of person that treats my gift of salvation like the precious, expensive, valuable thing it is. The kind of person that recognizes that he is in possession of something so precious, that his very life depends on how he handles it. I want to give my salvation and relationship with God the kind of 24/7 attention and devotion that it deserves. Because He is worth it. -Discyple

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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

John Wooden

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