February 2012
37 posts
To Know God Is to Trust God
Job 1:20-21 Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.
“Imagine that your neighbor calls you at work, telling you the terrible news that your house and vehicles have been destroyed by fire, and while that person is still...
Never beyond forgiveness.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
1 John 2:1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who...
Combating expectations as young Christians: God... →
collegedoulos:
I have had a really tough week and have been struggling a lot to be as dedicated of a Christian as I have been or would like to be. It’s almost as if right when I am to the point of completely surrendering myself to God I revert back out of fear with what that might mean to my life. It’s like I…
"The Determination to Serve
The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister. Matthew 20:28
Paul’s idea of service is the same as Our Lord’s: “I am among you as He that serveth;” “ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.” We have the idea that a man called to the ministry is called to be a different kind of being from other men. According to Jesus Christ, he is...
Standards
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Ephesians 4:29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit...
Woke up with this song in my head
I lift my hands to believe again
You are my refuge, You are my strength
As I pour out my heart
These things, I remember
You are faithful, God, forever
“Tenacity is more than endurance, it is endurance combined with the absolute...”
– Oswald Chambers
Things (pt. VIII)
-Yay for growing closer to my awesome discipler who is so considerate and intelligent and loving in her own way.
-I never know how to answer people when they ask me how I’m doing now. “Good” and “okay” and “bad” all seem like half-lies. I think the answer for now is something along the lines of, “I’m not really sure, but I’m getting...
The Jeremy Lin Problem: An Interesting Editorial... →
“The most perceptive athletes have always tried to wrestle with this conflict. Sports history is littered with odd quotations from people who try to reconcile their love of sport with their religious creed — and fail.”
Though I don’t agree with this journalist’s ultimate conclusion, I do love that this article talks about the “dilemma” that I think about pretty...
“Life is a web of trials and temptations, but only one of them can ever be...”
– Robert Capon
Proverbs 16
was the theme of today’s busy day away from school.
Thank You, God, for today.
Proverbs 16:9 In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.
Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
Tirzah: Tear it away. →
kelynandthebrain:
Rip it, cut it, pull it off. Tear it out of me, out of my life, no matter how much I struggle, no matter how many times I get angry at you, the one I shouldn’t be angry at, rip it out. I don’t want to be able to ignore you anymore. I don’t want to able to say one thing but…
You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
“So many Christians, or people who call themselves Christians in our country, are...”
– Francis Chan
Blessed
Today, my discipler and I met up, and it was awesome as usual. Meeting with her is very different than meeting friends my age, and it always brings unexpected blessings.
Besides praying and going through the book we’re reading, today she helped me link a psalm (one that I would have overlooked) with things Jesus said in ministry. It was pretty mind blowing, actually. And as we talked about...
Things (pt. VI)
I haven’t updated this blog in a while. I mean, it’s only been a few days, but that’s a lot for me.
Philippians 4:4-7 NIV Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the...
Kelsey-isms: A Personal Love Letter →
kelseyisms:
Song of Songs 8:6-7a
“Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.”
Something you…
mikeclevenger:
Doctrine is not an affair of the tongue, but of the life; is not apprehended by the intellect and memory merely, like other branches of learning, but is received only when it possesses the whole soul and finds its seat and habitation in the inmost recesses of the heart.
John Calvin: On the Christian Life, From the Library of A.W. Tozer
Philippians 3:16 Only let us live up to what we...
Verse of the day :]
“The problem starts when we make up our own minds what will give us happiness and then decide, if we don’t get exactly that, that God doesn’t love us.”
“I do know that waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts.”
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“Sometimes faith just looks like continuing.”
– Tyler Johnson
January 2012
58 posts
“Paul did not say he separated himself, but - “when it pleased God who...”
– Oswald Chambers
A surprising email
from a few minutes ago, from someone who was briefly on my mind to pray for recently:
“So, I’m sitting here trying to finish up readings and my mind drifting and I got to thinking. Not now, but maybe a few weeks, months once things are worked out more, I’d like to talk to you about religion. Because I’m interested in hearing what you have to say. I still don’t...
“A woman who fears the Lord will not run away from God to satisfy her longings...”
– John Piper
Spent the morning
at a different church than the one I usually go to to watch Michael’s baptism, and it was super awesome to hear testimonies and just a plain and simple gospel presentation.
God is so good and hearing stories about His work always make me smile at His creativity and how He is uniquely personal to each one of us.
So thankful
for being blessed with amazing people who are empathetic and encouraging beyond what I expect.
Basically, sleeping over with Agatha, Yuna, Angeline, and Rachel was awesome last night. There was a lot of sharing and prayer and heart healing and we got to understand each other better and man oh man, I’m excited for this semester to be better than the last for all of us.
And we’re...
This is a blog post →
by my older prayer partner VK, who is doing grad school down at Hopkins but who continues to love and challenge me. I’m linking this because it’s almost exactly how I feel right now, so I’m saving myself a post.
(Also, I’m glad that God and CBS would have a girl who titles her posts “I like soft towels” be my closest older sister. Obviously meant to be.)
Can I lose my need to impress If you want the truth, I need to confess I’m not alright I’m broken inside, broken inside and all I go through It leads me to you, it leads me to you Burn away the pride Bring me to my weakness Until everything I hide behind is gone and when I’m open wide With nothing left to cling to Only you are there to lead me on
-Sanctus Real
“Take no thought for your life. -Matthew 6:25
A warning which needs to be...”
– Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest