Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12
There are things about predestination and free will that I will never understand. But those questions don’t keep me up at night. What keeps me up at night is: does God love me? Does He have a plan and purpose for my life? Does He know how badly my wounds hurt? And the answer to those questions is: yes.
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Things will not always be like this. Jesus has promised to “make all things new.” Eye has not seen, ear has not heard all that God has in store for his lovers, which does not mean “we have no clue so don’t even try to imagine,” but rather, you cannot outdream God. Desire is kept alive by imagination, the antidote to resignation. We will need imagination, which is to say, we will need hope
John Eldredge (via alovefromabove)
- What I said: I'm Christian.
- What You think I said: I hate gays I'm going to shove my religion down your throat you are all sinners I'm such a better person than you "Holier Than Thou" did I mention how I hated gays? You're all going to die as bad people while I stay saintly.
- What I meant: I love God and I try to be a good person as best as I can. I don't hate you because you're all my brothers and sisters. I love Jesus and that is why I choose to follow Him. Jesus loves me and I know that He loves you too.
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Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Dale Carnegie (via noeeeee)
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face.
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
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I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.
C.S. Lewis (via lafilledelamer)
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My Standards: When God asks you to do something, no matter how ridiculous it seems,... ›
When God asks you to do something, no matter how ridiculous it seems, just do it. Obedience is so important. If you can be obedient with the small things God can trust with you the big stuff. He has a plan and He sees the end! So although it doesn’t make sense to you at this point, it will in…
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