January 2012
54 posts
“Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.”
– Psalm 103:1
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
– Ephesians 4:2
Unplug, Replug
Unplug, Replug
My friend Sarah expressed the purpose behind this fasting in better words than I could’ve found myself. Tomorrow we’ll be starting a month of fasting from Facebook and other things that distract our lives, in order to focus on the message of God and what He’s calling us to do. So much noise around us drowns out the voice of God, and we magnify our problems until we push God out of...
Science
Science, in the end, can be defined as an exploration of fact. It’s power is in quantifying and understanding things through experiments, studies, and the like. However, people end up taking science and ripping it apart from faith. I think they are more important to each other than people realize.
Science is an exploration of fact, but there is a difference between fact and truth....
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”
– Philippians 4:4
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against...”
– Ephesians 6:12-13
“Science is an endeavor created by flawed human beings, so science itself is...”
– Dr.Jay L. Wile (via racingtimee)
“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” - James 4:10
Absolutely love the depths of God it shows with just those few words, and the amazing glory of God in its seemingly contradictory idea =D
“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”
– James 4:10
“Don’t let the enemy tell you that your brokenness disqualifies you from...”
– Louie Giglio, Passion 2012 (via abiding-love)
Bible Reading
Bible Reading plan has been established. 4 chapters of Romans per 2 weeks, and this week I believe 3 chapters of Isaiah.
To keep myself accountable to where I am and also to have a little something to post, I’ll post my thoughts as I read. So this’ll be… Isaiah’s by tomorrow night, Romans 3 on Saturday night, Romans 4 on Tuesday night, Romans 5 on Thursday or Saturday...
“Why? Why would we hesitate? The God of the universe has literally given us, laid...”
– Eric Ludy (via forgivenandfreed)
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all...”
– James 1:5
Directions
Been feeling very directionless lately. I don’t know how I look to other people, whether if I seem to be someone with a purpose, but if that’s so it’s not really the case on the inside. I know fully well what my life’s purpose is and how to live out my life, as a follower of Jesus Christ of course. But in the sense of now, I’m very much at a loss. Christian Fellowship...
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You...”
– C.S. Lewis (via infinitives)
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not...”
– Hebrews 11:1
On prayer.
When you have a people that have become spiritually dry, it’s difficult to feel the presence of God. It’s not that He’s not there, but we simply lose sight of how to approach God as a father and friend instead of a bellboy that answers requests. But in such dryness God provides very subtle gifts. The “dead” parts start to fall off, people not firmly grounded in their...
“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (via reluctantbuddha)
A note.
God gives me these crazy ideas over the week that I’m always eager to share with people. But one of the main things I’ve struggled to do is to write any of it down. I’ll try to change that, maybe even add a few of those ideas on here so that I’m able to have something to refer to when the time for Joywok comes around every week.
Still, whether I’m able to share it or...
“Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and...”
– Philippians 2:14-16
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is...”
– 1 Corinthians 10:13
“But give thanks to God. He granted us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
– 1 Corinthians 15:57 (via hopefromabove)
Refocus
My commitment from the very beginning of this year, barely half a month ago, was to give this year fully to God and to not just talk about, but to live out, what He’s called me to do. Already there seems to be an amazing amount of opposition in my life coming from all directions, pushing me to fall back to where I was. Thank God (and MLKJ!) for the long weekend to readjust my focus back on...
Peas or Peace?: Someone you respect. →
coincidencenot:
I don’t remember my first impression of Manni, but now that I’ve heard some of her stories, served alongside of her, and seen some first fruits of her hard labor, I’ve come to respect her as a wise woman who is truly after God’s heart. She has an authority that never requires her to raise her…
Excerpt from Eric Ludy's Intercessor
When you behold the cross, and you behold the resurrected Christ, the ascended Christ who sits att the right hand of the father. You no longer will just remain where you are. You’ll say, “God, do it ALL within me. For your Glory make me strong. Make me strong to give.” God is looking for an intercessor, someone to make up this breach. We need to become a body that is thinking of...
“Grace doesn’t try to please itself. Accepts being slighted, forgotten, disliked....”
– The Tree of Life (via standingandcommanding)
"If grace is water, then the church should be a...
A note.
You know all those people who keep saying Tim Tebow shouldn’t be praying in public and should keep his prayers private because the Bible says so? You know what they remind me of? The Pharisees when they saw a blind man healed and could only think about how it was the Sabbath. God created us not to just follow his Word to the letter but also to glorify Him through that obedience. When we lose...
In the "high" moments where God is blessing our...
Response to Prayer? Put in the express lane!
Difficulties settled, and much easier than expected too. I just talked to my friend and we were both eager to settle it =D Thank God I didn’t put it off, that would’ve been terrible. I hate having conflict. It’s the type of stuff I try to stay out of.
Now that that’s out of the way, time to go on and glorify our God with my life =D Praise God for all He’s done and...
supergloss asked: Hey - saw your post and I'll be praying for you. I just hope you don't feel alone as a Christian with this type of "struggle". It is every one of us that deal with the flows and also the bad ebbs. And although God wants us to strive to be awesome all the time, He knows that is simply not possible. That's why, as you know, He sent Jesus to die for us. This is totally...
“One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the...”
– John Burroughs (via yearslater)
Prayer?
Exploded and cursed off a friend today… and really cursed her off too, dropping F-bombs all over the place. This has been by far the biggest crack in my Christian walk for a long time in regards to other people, and I’m worried. I have not said ANYTHING like what I said today for years. Worried not just for myself… but for the fact that in my behavior I can end up becoming a...
above all things: “Oftentimes we wake up, we say... →
forgivenandfreed:
“Oftentimes we wake up, we say ughhh today’s going to stink, ugh my job stinks, my teacher stinks, I have so much work etc etc but we are challenged to wake up and say, wow! God has given me breath and I am on a first-name basis with the CREATOR OF THE HEAVENS OF THE EARTH. Imay not love my…
PUSH!
Pray. Until. Something. Happens.
I keep focusing so much on doing stuff and about the problems that I end up forgetting about them so much. But our ministry in God needs to be baptized in prayer, and I see it as so crucial before we even think about beginning our work. I just prayed with my friend Alex, and every time we pray together it is such an amazing feeling. A lot of times when we pray at...
Listening to Hillsong and I feel so moved to worship… it’s been so long since I’ve felt like this, such an amazing feeling! How great is our God =D
“He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On...”
– 2 Corinthians 1:10
The Quest for Glory
I try to change my Tumblr’s theme yearly to match it with something I feel that year seems to focus on. The last year my Tumblr has been Page One, because it was meant to express the redemption of God and the new life it gave to all of us. I believe that theme is relevant every moment of every day, because God is continuously wiping our slate clean of sin before that sin is even committed,...
Confusion and Glory
I am getting a mix of a bunch of feelings right now because of some news I received at Joywok today. I’m not… angry, but maybe it’s one of the feelings in the mix. Nevertheless, if people could pray for me to help me clear my thoughts and figure out what exactly is the next step God has trying to show me, that would be great.
People tell me that I should be grateful for having a...
If you feel Hope tell someone!
hellohopeyo:
You know the devil doesnt care that you are a christian but he does care when you share your faith. when you step out in faith to share with someone and the devil attacks, you know that you are doing something right! lets mess the devil up in 2012!
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone,...”
– 2 Corinthians 5:17
New Start, New Year
2011. What words can I use to describe it. It has been a year of more ups and downs than any of my previous years. And there were so many different parts to it as well. For me, looking back, the first half of 2011 was learning and preparation. Learning to be a leader, learning to face the realization that one day me and everyone else would have to step up when the current leaders are gone. It was...
“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an...”
– Albert Schweitzer (via girlwithoutwings) 