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[livelearnlove-ministries]

If we are willing to plant and water, the Lord will cultivate. What isn’t properly planted and watered cannot be properly grown.

What a waste.

John 10:10 compares the actions of the thief and the actions of the Savior. The thief steals, kills and destroys. The Savior gives, tends to and prospers. A thief is always on the look out and already knows what you have to come and take it and destroy it. But thank God! We have a Savior who came to give life and life more abundantly!

Fruit is the very illustration of this concept. Of one fruit comes many, naturally. After planting and watering, the seed is then properly nourished and developed underground or in secret.

You gotta see where I’m going with this. The work God is doing in you cannot be seen, but the product of that work can! You never see the process just the product and that is the glory of God. Be fruitful💞

[livelearnlove-ministries]

“He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.” - 2Corinthians 1:4

Hey! If you haven’t figured out by now from the username, logo and background image, this is Live.Learn.Love Ministries: a blog for the spiritually challenged. And please trust that we mean that with the utmost of love and sincerity. A lot of us are out there going thru life as life is given to us. Almost aimless and not knowing what greatness we are holding dormant in our lives. It’s shortchanging! I mean, FOMO is an understatement I tell ya!

Live.Learn.Love Ministries wants to help y’all unleash and use that greatness to its full potential each and everyday. Let me elaborate, please: That scripture at the top of the post there basically sums up the meaning and overall purpose of Live.Learn.Love Ministries.

When we go through our troubles or storms in life, it’s easy to feel we will be taken out, pretty much shipwrecked and defeated. But if we read the scripture it states, “He comforts us so that we can comfort others.”

Now tell me, how are you expected to comfort others if your storm has defeated you? Exactly, you cannot. God is letting you know you are meant to survive, have faith He will bring you out! And when He does deliver you, you go use that same scripture(s) to comfort others in their storm. God says it’s okay to be the hero! It’s right there in black and white, people. You LIVE through your storm. You LEARN comfort from survival of that storm. You LOVE by comforting one another. Live, learn then love in that order. That is how you live life and life more abundantly. Go through your storm like a boss with the faith God gives you and the reassurance made available in His Word. Seal the deal by comforting (or loving) one another the way He has loved you💞

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[thelordismycoach]

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[someonewhosbeenthere]

Why I am writing.

I’m not sure what I want this to be or if I want to share it with anyone. As of now my intentions are to just put it on the internet and see what happens. I don't plan on telling my friends or family. I just need an outlet you know? So sorry if this is of no interest to you.

But here’s what you should know. I am fresh out of college, a devout follower of Christ, and frankly just confused about where He’s put me in life right now. So if you can relate, please keep reading we may be of help to each other.

I am trying to embrace 1 Timothy 2:1-4

“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” ESV

I am living the quiet life. I am a school teacher and I do my job well even as a first year teacher. But I feel like I am meant for so much more.  I know that God blessed me to be able to do the things that I am doing, but I want more. I know that is selfish of me, and honestly I know that the selfish ambition behind me writing this is to get famous and have people notice me. But God wants the quiet life, that is pleasing to him, that is what i am trying and struggling to be content with. 

This world throws worldly things at me all day and tells me to “love myself” “put myself first” “follow my heart” and I mean really this whole website is stuff like that. But I should be following God, putting him first, obeying what HE calls me to do. I’m not sure if he called me to write this or not yet so I just am and we’ll see what happens.

You see, when I said I am confused with why God has put me where I am its because I am confused. I don't know anyone here where I live, I can't find friends that are even remotely my age, and I already have this built up anger against my job that I thought He wanted me to do. 

But I do take heart in knowing that I am not alone. And although I may not know anyone else out there that has the same lonely situation I have, I know that Jesus went through similar trials. He was a god on earth for crying out loud! There was literally no one on earth that could relate to him, but he found happiness and friends and acceptance anyway.

I know that I am loved and accepted by Christ and I know that there are many others who are in a much more difficult situation than I am, but for those of you that have been the “goodie goodie” christian your whole life and are now trying to figure out what God has in store for you next, I am with you. And I’ll keep you posted...

[behkarn]

Purpose

If you’re familiar with my story, you’re aware I’ve just come down from a HUGE adrenaline rush of moving from rural Iowa to Seattle Washington.  Let me just tell you, if you want an exhilarating experience, move across the country solo.  It’s AMAZING.  I highly recommend it.  However, in that three months pre and post move I was so focused on making my move as smooth as possible and in turn lost a large amount of my drive for other things and my interest in anything that didn’t revolve around helping me make this move seamless.  So now that I’m coming off of that huge task unscathed (relatively) I’m coming back to the real world and it’s strange.  After achieving my master task and hooking a job I’ve literally dreamed about, I feel a little disappointed.  Yup.  It doesn’t make any sense right?  I did something I never thought I’d be able to pull off, I should be elated.  But as I extended my circle of focus I realized I had neglect and darn near forgot other parts of my life that I was trying to improve.  So frustrating.  So now as I adjust to my new normal, I feel at a loss.  All my tasks are so far off their timeline that motivation is hard to find.  After big life changes, how do we find whats important to us?  How do we find our purpose?  I wondered these questions almost on a nearly constant basis for the last two weeks.  Almost as a last ditch effort, I went to church last weekend.  Finally, in the pew of a church I had never been to, my soul finally found the rest it was looking for.  The sermon was perfect.  Basically it was this, Jesus himself told the Pharisee there is nothing you can do in this life to earn your way to heaven.  Work isn’t how you grow close to God, spirit is.  Basically, it felt like God had felt me struggling to find purpose and said, “Don’t worry, I love you anyway.”  It’s amazing how his word finds us when we need it.  Instead of seeking purpose, I’m patiently waiting for God to reveal it to me and I encourage you to do the same.

[cydara]

Lay it down & watch GOD work!!

Know the word, obey it & you’ll truly began to grow stronger spiritually because the flesh is weak, honey!!! Get rid of the sin. Lay. It. Down!! The first thing that comes to mind is the 1st thing you need to let go of. Ask “what is it that you want me to lay down, God?” and you’ll receive the answer(s).

Build a genuine relationship with your Heavenly Father through the HOLY spirit & teachings of Jesus Christ. You CAN do it!!! The more you learn to be silent the better you’ll be able to HEAR!! Trust where God is taking you. Remind yourself of where you once were and how far you’ve come!! Give Thanks & Praise God!!

1Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Romans 12:1-2

Gods will is all that matters at this phase of your life. Anything other than Gods will is “free-will.“ If you are seeking your purpose on this earth you are now following Gods will for your life, period. 😊 Pray, trust & believe in your creator. Stay STRONG & ALERT, satan is clever.

[hestrengthens-me-blog]

Focus. Psalm 119:1

Blessed are those who live in the light of God. Those who seek God will not be left in the dark. Jesus Christ died so that we may live in the light. This world has no problem consuming you or me or anyone. It is so easy to be consumed. Drugs. Makeup. Sex. Popularity. Relationships. These things are always calling and tempting you, but God is always there calling you back to him. If we truly focus on the LORD nothing can change our hearts. If Jesus is truly in your heart, you have the greatest power in you. Jesus is our protector. Our SAVIOR. Focus your mind and heart on God and you will live a truly blessed life.