Solo Deo Gloria

I live for God's glory, and hopefully, my life reflects that. There's no greater purpose for life than this, than to serve my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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Day 110 of 366. T-1 Day to Sam's departure. This will probably be the last photo with the three of us as roomates together. It's been a crazy year together, filled with memories, laughter, lessons to be learned, and companionship. Love you roomates, brothers. God has blessed me abundantly with you both. I will never forget the lives we shared here in Seoul. #roommates #brothers #Seoul #Latinos #community #sanctification #Olympus #EM10mkII pc: @sieuni_ (at Seoul, South Korea)

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Ramblings

What is life. What is the meaning that we attribute to it? Life and death. Happiness and sorrow. Joy and pain. As I see both, I wonder at end of it all. We are young. We grow old. And one day we pass from the living to the dead. What can be said. What can be done. Who are we. Who will we become?

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Endless Grace

Endless grace. Undying love. Wonderful faithfulness. Abounding peace. These are what my Savior has bestowed upon me.

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If we don’t “call to mind” what God has said about himself and about us, we languish. O how I know this from painful experience! Don’t wallow in the mire of godless messages. I mean the messages in your own head. “I can’t . . .” “She won’t . . .” “They never . . .” “It has never worked . . .”

John Piper from Solid Joys

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Oh maybe it won't be easy After All Maybe I'll just have to fake a smile After All And maybe I won't keep dreaming After All

Roses 101 - After All by Christon Gray

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Cover up your broken heart with trendy fads and souvenirs. Tell the world that you don't need them. Pretend that love's not worth believing in.

Lonely Hearts Club by B. Reith

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Still waiting

Will you love me who I am? Can you love me for who I am? The older I get the harder it gets. It's never easy making yourself vulnerable.

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Good friends are not easy to come by. But sometimes you get lucky.

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I just see no reason to agree with the worldly romantic notion that every person has just one "soul mate" out there waiting for him or her. In fact, I find that idea to be anticovenantal, contrary to grace. It forces prospective spouses into a routine of measuring up, of being investigated or even interrogated rather than considered. It turns the search for a godly spouse into an audition to be the one who "completes" you. Do you see the subtle pride at work there, the arrogance? Instead of appropriately considering the character of a potential spouse, the romantic relationship becomes about scrutinizing every potential spouse to see if he or she is "the one" for you, as if you are the be-all and end-all. No spouse can complete you. Don't look for a spouse to do what only Jesus can.

Matt Chandler from The Mingling of Souls

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This too shall pass. pc: Daniel Sanchez

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Looking back

10 years since Katrina 5 years since my first semester in college 3 years since she left me 2 years since my first semester of grad school 1 year since coming to Korea Is this real life?

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Goodbye summer

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Another year

Another year Another failure Or is it? Try once more Another year Another lesson learned Another day waiting Another day to hope Don't be downcast Don't be discouraged Patience is hard But one day I'll find you

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Past, Present, Future

We lived in the past We are living in the present We will live in the future Take this moment to look around you And decide whether you are Living in the past Living in the present Or living in the future You can only do one effectively So remember the past Live in the present And hope for the future

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Comfortable

Am I already too comfortable? Am I aiming too low? Have I become complacent with where I am? May it never be May I strive for holiness May I strive to go deeper To give more freely To sacrifice more willingly To serve more joyfully To speak ever so patiently And to love even truer

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Discount

Am I discounting God for what He is worth Do I give Him the amount of praise and glory He is due? If our lives don't match our beliefs, if our lives don't honor God for His matchless power and majesty, then yes, we are discounting God for who He is. We are desiring things of lesser value and are putting those at greater worth than Him. We are discounting His worth and might. Let us reevaluate what we find what is important to us. Let us reevaluate what is the treasure of our hearts.