1. The friends you have at the beginning of the year can completely change by the end of it. People change, and if they aren’t improving your life in some way, it’s okay to drop them. 2. Take many pictures. Don’t let it take over your life, though. You don’t want to look back and […]
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Heartwork; Day 11.
“We know how much God loves us, and we have to put out trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.” [1 John 4:16] “…Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God […]
Heartwork; Day 10.
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world. That is, in Christ, he chose us before the world was made so that we would be his holy people—people without blame before him. Because of his love, God had […]
Heartwork; Day 9.
“You are God’s children whom he loves, so try to be like him. Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.” [Ephesians 5:1-2] “I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses” [Joshua 1:3] Today […]
Heartwork; Day 8.
“And He said to me, ‘My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’ So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.“ [2 Corinthians 12:9] “We are surrounded by a great cloud of people whose lives tell us what faith […]
Heartwork; Day 7.
“Praise the Lord! How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying his commands. Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.” [Psalm 112:1-2] “If you hide your sins, you will not succeed. If you confess and reject them, you will receive mercy.” [Proverbs 28:13] […]
Heartwork; Day 6.
“And what is the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That seed is like the person who hears the teaching but lets worries about this life and the temptation of wealth stop that teaching from growing. So the teaching does not produce fruit in that person’s life.” [Matthew 13:22] So much of our lives […]
Adage
Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy. Thomas Merton (via h-o-r-n-g-r-y)
Beloved.
I ran into a song today that made me break down. I was brought to tears. Maybe I made a bigger deal out of it because what a “coincidence” it was. I don’t believe anything is a coincidence anymore. I think everything happens for a reason. Things come at me for a reason. I go […]
Heartwork; Day 5.
“Jesus said to all of them, ‘If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing to give up their lives daily to follow me. Those who want to save their lives will give up true life. But those who give up their lives for me will […]