“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.(Psalm 34:18)”
…Some were saying, “What would this idle babbler wish to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,” — because he was teaching Jesus and the resurrection. And they took him and brought him to the Areogaus, saying,
“May we know what this new teaching is which you are proclaiming? For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; we want to know therefore what these things mean.”
(Now all the Athenians and the strangers visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said
“Men of Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all aspects. For while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.
The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; neither is He served by human hands,
as though He needed anything,
since He himself gives to all life and breath and all things; and He made from one, every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth,
having determined their appointed times,
and the boundaries of their habitation.
that they should seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him,
though He is not far from each one of us;
for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are His offspring.’
Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.
Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men thatall everywhere should repent
because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed,
having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead.”
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some began to sneer, but others said “We shall hear you again concerning this”
So Paul went out of their midst. But some men joined him and believed……… “
Acts 17:18-34
After all I’ve done, I dont deserve to be so blessed.
Where did I go right?
After all I do… I still stand in awe
a little realization of the truth and it’s all worth while…
“To lable me a hypocrite would be only scratching the surface of who I’ve been known to be”
SINNER should be tatood across my forehead and FORGIVEN is all it takes to make me real.
I didn’t even have to do a thing, I didn’t even have to prove a thing.
And I didn’t, I just believed.
I just believed He died for me, knowing we were sinners, and going to be.ChCh
I have such a caring, understanding boyfriend. He loves me for everything I am even when I suck at life. He encourages me to be with God and helps me be a better woman. Sometimes I am insecure and feel like i need to run. Sometimes I long for freedom - even though he doesn’t hold me back - sometimes I long to run with the wolves - and he reminds me his love is so much deeper.
I’m such a DIFFICULT woman sometimes. I am so haunted by darkness. I’m haunted by insecurities, impatience, a lack of trust. That is not what love is. I’m cut deep by the scars of my past - and they still bleed sometimes. I have a bitterness towards men, and mi novio should never have to feel that. I pray every day that the darkness comes out of me - but I am reminded weekly that it’s still there.
God is working on closing my wounds.
Please pray for me to be humble and submit to Gods will in the process. Pray that I wear full armor as Eph 6:13-20. Pray that Gods will be done in mine and Joes lives together - whatever that means - so that we will be servants of the Lord and not of ourselves or even eachother.
Today is a weird day.
Psalm 37:24
though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.”
Contemplating the way the air surrounding you, the smell of the house, the time of day makes you feel, as it becomes a place unknown, begins to describe a point in life where you have never been before, with opportunities that havn’t been touched and mistakes that havn’t been made. Now you can hurt new lives and be hurt again. Or you can bring someone a gift that they never could imagine.
The quiet and the still stirr fear and vast options and suddenly you realize you’ve stopped in motion. A time in your life where you have two choices, to keep things the same or run to the ocean…to sail accross without knowing where you’ll land, and let faith guide you and Jesus’ loving hand. But you’re mind is what you would call unexplainable. No one has ever understood and you realize you’re alone. Selfishness kicks in and you wonder what you’ve done. Forgetting that HE is in control of all things done.
Feverish and afaid you’ll get down on your knees, but you’re afraid that your hope will come off squeemish. If anyone can tell you’re scared and have doubt it’d be Him. But what else can you do but surrender this to Him? And you can’t let anyone know how you feel, because they wont understand “these eyes are not your eyes” and you just see things different.
I thinnkkk someeeeonnne issss…..
Its amazing where trusting God can get you. One day at a time….
Philippians 4:13!
“oh i lost my faith in so many things…but I still believe in You, cuz you are the answer, the redeemer. I’ve given up on on too many things but im not giving up on You..cuz you can make everything new ♥
I don’t have every answer in life
but I’m trusting You one day at a time
cuz You can make a weak heart stay alive forever
This is where Heaven and Earth collide
I lift my hands and give my life ♥ ♥ ♥
This is how my weary heart stays alive…
Oh, this is where Heaven and Earth collide
I lift my voice and give my life ♥
This is how my weary heart stays alive”
I don’t think I could be more blessed. <3 I am very thankful for my life.
And I don’t say this because something good happened today…. I’m actually totally overwhelmed, a little heartbroken and on the verge of a nervous breakdown…
But what is that? It feels so selfish to even focus for one second on those petty little things!
So what if I’m overwhlemed…. how many people are blessed enough to have 2 amazing jobs at times like these?
So what if I’m single…. that just means I’m ready to mingle! haha
JK..It means my hands are wide open for something amazing! :)
I need to calm down
give thanks..
and pray more.
<3
