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"My faith rests not upon what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, what He has..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:32:55 -0400

“My faith rests not upon what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, what He has done, and what He is now doing for me.”

- Charles Spurgeon (via jspark3000)

"“I hear a lot of people saying, ‘I don’t feel God anymore.’ And there’s a lot of..."

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:29:45 -0500

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“I hear a lot of people saying, ‘I don’t feel God anymore.’ And there’s a lot of guilt there, like they’re not trying hard enough.

“But ‘not-feeling-God’ doesn’t make you a bad Christian: just an honest one. And maybe our baseline for ‘feeling-Him’ got messed up with a false foundation.

“Maybe when Life Got Hard, no one taught you a clear theology on pain. Maybe no one mentioned that seasons of doubt, suffering, and detachment are regular valleys in a believer’s life.

“Those are also the EXACT times we go to God and tell Him everything. To even say, ‘I don’t feel you right now, God.’ You can tell Him that.

“Most of us think we’ve failed God when we don’t feel Him, when it’s actually that feeling of His absence that can either push you to Him or from Him. He’d much rather it be to Him.”

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- J.S. (via jspark3000)

"Jesus did the very last thing we ever want to do: he forgave. When we hurt, we deal it back in..."

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:20:29 -0500

“Jesus did the very last thing we ever want to do: he forgave. When we hurt, we deal it back in flesh. When Jesus hurt, he gave up flesh for mercy. How utterly foreign and beyond us, the Gospel—and how free we’d be to believe it.”

- J.S. Park (via jspark3000)

I am stronger than I often feel. Because Christ has given me life and purpose and reason and meaning...

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:36:05 -0500

I am stronger than I often feel.

Because Christ has given me life and purpose and reason and meaning and grace and love and…Himself.

Which is enough. Which is more than enough.

"For who is God except The Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock?"

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:36:00 -0500

“For who is God except The Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock?”

- Psalm 18:31 NLT

- I’ve been wrong, but it’s alright There’ve...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:18:00 -0500

I’ve been wrong, but it’s alright

There’ve been long and lonely nights

I was lost till I found you…

Spicy crab bisque at Stella’s.

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:39:19 -0500

Spicy crab bisque at Stella’s.

"God loves you and there’s nothing you can do about it."

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:41:10 -0500

“God loves you and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

- The Say That podcast episode 42

If You Get Confused Today...

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:51:00 -0500

If You Get Confused Today...:

jedbrewer:

…Remember this one thing: God loves you.

He loves you, right now, today, exactly where you are.

Exactly how you are.

He isn’t confused about you. He gets that you’re a sinner. He loves you anyway.

He isn’t unsure about you. He made you with a plan and a purpose. And he still wants to give it…

Missing Seattle sunsets. And note to self: stop putting...

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:39:45 -0500

Missing Seattle sunsets.

And note to self: stop putting yourself before others…in thought, word, and deed.

I really want to make this. Pocky is too expensive.

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:21:33 -0500

I really want to make this. Pocky is too expensive.

What if we stop having a ball? What if the paint chips from the wall? What if there are always cups...

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:10:09 -0500

What if we stop having a ball?
What if the paint chips from the wall?
What if there are always cups in the sink?
What if I’m not what you think?

What if I fall further than you?
What if you dream of somebody new?
What if I never let you win
And chase you with a rolling pin?

‘Cause I am giving up on making passes and
I am giving up on half empty glasses and
I am giving up on greener grasses
I am giving up
For you

"Give me unwavering faith that supplications are never in vain, that if I seem not to obtain my..."

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:37:00 -0400

“Give me unwavering faith that supplications are never in vain, that if I seem not to obtain my petitions I shall have larger, richer answers, surpassing all that I ask or think. Unsought, Thou hast given me the greatest gift, the person of Thy Son, and in Him Thou wilt give me all I need.”

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The Vally of Vision

"What have I got to live for if it’s just my own dream?"

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:33:06 -0400

“What have I got to live for if it’s just my own dream?”

"Architecture is the art of how to waste space."

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:34:00 -0400

“Architecture is the art of how to waste space.”

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Philip C. Johnson

The soul is always in motion.

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:21:00 -0400

…Daily the soul is lured to other treasures, other satisfactions, other rewards besides Jesus and his way. Jesus taught us to pray daily, “forgive us for these wanderings and lead us not into, but out of, them.”

So, how do you pray for your straying soul if you believe in God’s sovereign will to bring back his wayward ones? For many years I have taken my cue from Jeremiah 31:18.

You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf; cause me to return and I will return, for you are the Lord, my God.

Similarly, Lamentations 5:21.

Cause us to return to yourself, O Lord, and we will return! Renew our days as of old.

These are my translations to make clear that the same Hebrew word is behind both verbs: “Cause me to return.” And “I will return.” The first one is the causal form of the verb, while the second one is the declarative form. If God causes me to return, I will return.

That is the way I believe. And that is the way I pray. I invite you to join me. This is how perseverance happens.

when i sneak out of studio an hour early

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 01:22:00 -0400

architortureschool:

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We have an idea that God is leading us to a particular end, a desired goal;

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:40:00 -0400

He is not. The question of getting to a particular end is a mere incident. What we call the process, God calls the end…

God’s end is to enable me to see that He can walk on the chaos of my life just now. If we have a further end in view, we do not pay sufficient attention to the immediate present: if we realize that obedience is the end, then each moment as it comes is precious.

My Utmost for His Highest

The rest of my life is made up of next weeks, tomorrows, next hours and minutes. Dreaming is good, but meaningless without action. Maybe Jesus is more interested in how I’m loving Him now, not how I’m going to be a “better Christian” after I graduate.

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