Scraps of Life

what to do. except follow Christ. Colossians 3:23 "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men"

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Jesus took our nature in Bethlehem, to die our death in Jerusalem, that we might be fearless in our city. Yes, fearless. Because if the biggest threat to my joy is gone, then why should I fret over the little ones? How can you say, “Well, I’m not afraid to die but I’m afraid to lose my job”? No. No. Think! If death (I said, death—no pulse, cold, gone!)—if death is no longer a fear, we’re free, really free. Free to take any risk under the sun for Christ and for love. No more bondage to anxiety. If the Son has set you free, you shall be free, indeed!

John Piper

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No wonder Satan tried to turn Jesus from the cross! The cross was Satan’s destruction.

John Piper 

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How does Paul confront the Corinthians’ inconsistency and lack of love? In 1   Corinthians 13 he paints a vivid picture   of love, that stunning, ever-inspiring catalog of attributes  — patience, kindness, humility, generosity of spirit, preferring others, a peaceful demeanor, love for truth, readiness to   bear and believe and hope and endure all things. Paul didn’t have weddings in mind when he wrote this. This is actually one of the sharpest rebukes in the Bible, because the attributes of love described everything that the Corinthians were not. "When you come together as a church . .  . there are divisions among you . .  . factions. . .  . When you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper that you eat." 1   CORINTHIANS 11: 18-20

Scott Sauls, Befriend: Create Belonging in an Age of Judgment, Isolation, and Fear

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In 1   Corinthians, we are told that we can have rich skill sets, decorated résumés, even exemplary commitments to morality and biblical law-keeping, but if we don’t have love, we gain nothing and we are nothing.

Scott Sauls, Befriend: Create Belonging in an Age of Judgment, Isolation, and Fear

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when you expect something bad to happen all the time, but you hope your expectations aren’t met and you’ll be pleasantly surprised, but then your expectations are actually met and it’s just sad times. why does this happen ALL the time

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Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

Psalm 62:8

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The danger of all dangers would be to lose trust and confidence in the mercy of God… To distrust him would be a far more terrible thing than any physical evil which all the enemies of God put together could inflict on us, for without God’s permission neither the devils nor their human ministers could hinder us in the slightest degree.

Francis Xavier

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If you're not suffering, your idols aren't being exposed. If your idols aren't being exposed, your god is not the God.

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You have heard it said, I’m sure, that nature abhors a vacuum. This is absolutely true when it comes to leadership. If you do not lead your family, someone else will; someone else will have to. But God has called you to lead, to lead with great joy and delight, to lead though it may be costly, and to lead with love. Lead your wife, lead your family, and do it all for the glory of God.

Tim Challies from this article [series] for husbands 

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one of the saddest things to see in the church is when families don’t worship together :( 

[did-you-know]

A young rebel fighter has become the Banksy of Syria. Abu Malik al-Shami has been posting politically-aware street art overnight among the war-torn ruins near Damascus since 2014, and his work has since gained an international following. Source

The student is writing: ‘We used to joke and say, God please destroy the school … and he did.’

The Arabic reads: “How are we celebrating Eid this year?”

This picture shows the evolution of the Syrian conflict, from peaceful protests (2011), to regime forces (2012), to rebel gains (2013), and to the rise of Islamic State (2014).

“Our roses are for those who watered them with their blood”

“Happy Mother’s Day”

The Xs represent Russian and Syrian warplanes, and the Os represent tyres which children in Aleppo have been burning in order to create smoke screens. 

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:’(

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Can your courage endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it. I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you through the countries, and I will consume your uncleanness out of you. And you shall be profaned by your own doing in the sight of the nations, and you shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 22:15-16

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The weaker I am, the harder I must lean on God’s grace; the harder I lean on him, the stronger I discover him to be, and the bolder my testimony to his grace.

Joni Eareckson Tada (via estaloo)

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If we don't live in unity to build the kingdom of God, life just becomes a competition to build your own kingdom.

Nehemiah 5

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"Do you want to get well?”"Do you want to get well?”"Do you want to get well?”"Do you want to get well?”"Do you want to get well?”"Do you want to get well?”"Do you want to get well?” "Do I want to get well?”

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Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Psalm 20:7