Set apart for greatness

Going to the great unknown with a Great God.

[tblaberge]

“Be authentic in the way you live life, talk to those who hurt you. Engage in honesty and love, open up and ask those in your life why they are distant. Life is short, it gets muddied by lies and fear. Be courageous enough to reach out to others, seek forgiveness and redemption in your community. We have been given an opportunity each day to love those around us, all it takes is one step. Healing starts with communication, communication comes with humility, and humility only comes when we are willing to lay down our lives for others. Love right now, not tomorrow or the next day, love in this moment and watch it become something beautiful.”

— T.B. LaBerge // Go Now

[nonchalante]

keep repenting; as sincerely, purely, and lovingly as you can - as if this is the first time and the last time you will sin (again).

dear me, please never lose the ability, the will, the drive to repent - no matter what. no matter where. 

[apurifiedparadox-deactivated201]

“We spend so much time trying to put sin to death that we don’t spend enough time striving to know God deeply, trying to gaze upon the wonder of Jesus Christ and have that transform our affections to the point where our love and hope are steadfastly on Christ.”

— Matt Chandler (via worshipmoment)

[thesovereignword]

Closeness to God isn’t about the situation you’re in. It’s not about how you feel, or where you’ve been, or what you’ve done. It’s about obedience. How far you’re willing to hear His word and put it into practice. Closeness to God isn’t an emotion, or a memory, or a set of circumstances.

Closeness to God is a daily devotion to do the things He asks of you. It’s that simple.

[godlywoman]

“God will put us in certain situations that will shake us and test us for us to see the foundation we’re building, and when we falter, we often put ourselves down to the point that we cling on our wrongs intead of making it right. The trials and temptation aren’t just there to put us down, but to open our eyes that the place we’re stepping on needs rebuilding because it will collapsed at anytime, so instead of self-pity that you can’t win this battle, ask God for forgiveness and focused on building a better foundation where God is the center.”

— Walk in the Light // J.G

[thesovereignword]

I didn’t recognize the value of God’s grace until I understood the ineffable weight of my sin. We have to preach on both.

[princess-of-the-most-high]

“But it is better to refuse than to mislead.”

— C.S. Lewis / Letters of C.S. Lewis, to Mrs. Halmbacher 28 November 1950 (via theclivechronicles)

[princess-of-the-most-high]

“I know it’s not easy to let go people, especially the ones who became so close to our hearts. But no matter how painful it’ll be, we have to accept the fact that not all of them are meant to stay with us, even if we want them to. It’s God who sends people to our lives, but it’s also Him who takes them away. We just have to trust and believe that He knows the ones we need in every season we go through. So let’s be grateful, both for the ones who said good bye — for all the memories and learnings we had with them; and for the ones who are about to come in our lives — new people, new learnings.”

— Jervy Fermin (via daughterbydesign)

[dragadiddle]

She’s cute and all, but does she love Jesus? And if she says she does, does she bear fruit that proves that? Does she have the desire to forsake everything for Christ? Is Christ her all in all? What does it meant to her to lose her material possessions, family, friends, spouse, and/or children for the sake of Christ? Does she repent? Is she absorbed with her appearance? Does she understand the vanity of worldly things, and if so, does her life reflect that? Is she kind? Is she sensitive to others or is she consumed with herself? Is Scripture her authority over her feelings? Does she understand the purpose of money and able to handle it wisely with an eternal perspective? Is she passive in life or is she intentional with every move she makes, thinking towards what impact it would make for the Kingdom? Does she trust not in her own strength, but gives 110%, while resting in God’s sovereignty trusting He works everything out for good, though at times it may not seem that way? Does she understand the importance of missions, while being active in evangelism within her immediate community or social circle? Is she consumed with the ideal of worldly living or does she count it all as rubbish for a life of being unknown and forgotten by the world to pursue faithfulness to Christ? Does she continually evaluate her affections or does she go where the wind blows her? Does she disciple others and invest into girls and women younger than her while seeking to be under the wing of someone older than her in faith? How does she handle disagreement? Does she truly consider the other side, both objectively and subjectively, or is she dogmatic in her stance? Does she cry out to the Lord in her weakness? Does she allow herself to be carried in the arms of the Living God? What is the desire of her heart? Who is the desire of her soul?

[heryearnings]

joenasays

[birdasaurus]

Satellite June

[gratitudechangesthings-deactiva]

The longer you live away from Jesus, the more you forget what you really look like during the times you’ve spent with Him. Being with Him is like looking at the clearest picture of yourself. He tells you the truth about you. He is the truth about you. You’ll never know the real you apart from knowing Him as He is.

[newlifepureheart]

I love how God draws me near, when He so very gently says to me, “my beloved child, please don’t carry it by yourself anymore, I’m right here. Let me carry you” on days I don’t even realize I’m carrying everything

[holytemple]

“Trials and tests are not exit doors; they are revelation windows to a higher glory.”

[worshipmoment]

“To those who preach: A sermon without Jesus is like a hospital without medicine. Sin is the deadly disease, Christ the only cure.”

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[worshipmoment]

“Christ went more willingly to the cross than we do to the throne of grace.”

—

Thomas Watson

[marianbyqn]

4 days to go! MAROON SCOUTS ❤️👊💪 #Battle2018 #ENCampusAntipolo