#Jesusiseverything

[golden-gospel-poet]

{I run to the Throne Room}

‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.”

~Revelation 4:8

[marineashnalikyan]

Things aren’t always

as they seem—

Jesus had to die

to rise from the grave.

[confessionsofcalling]

New Year 💜

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Another year.

12 months.

52 weeks.

365 days.

Along this path called 2024 there have been many footsteps, two sets, one set and I'm not going to pretend there weren't some moments where there was a straight line, where Jesus had to drag me along.

New Year has always scared me. I have become inexplicably sad, ready to end it all every 31st of January and the few days either side of it for as long as I can remember.

Maybe it was about a fear of the unknown, maybe it was about another year of just trying to survive, maybe it was another year of symptoms I didn't understand.

Some of those things remain. Some don't. I'm still terrified.

But I am also comforted, because I'm still here, which means God's not done with me yet. I hope you can see that the same applies to you.

Last year I dreamt, what if in the coming months I can love myself just a tiny bit more, be a little more present, have a little more trust.

It's hard to say if this past year has seen any of that. I'd like to think it has. I've travelled, I've stood my ground, I've set boundaries (and crossed them) and set them again. I've met God in places I wasn't expecting, learnt how to walk away, to not engage in conversations that don't serve the work of love. I have been trying really hard to put everything at the foot of the cross.

Because there is no where else that all the stress and complexity and joy and anxiety and all that stuff can find it's home.

I don't think it's fair to just say ‘focus on the good’ without any nuance. Mental illness doesn't take vacations and sometimes the dark is persistent. But this year has taught me that there is always light on the other side of that dark, and it might take a while, but you can find it, and that's a reason to keep going, to see another year in, and welcome what it brings.

God's not done with me, God's not done with you - I hope 2025 is gentle with you.

Love always - M xxx

[myremnantarmy]

I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked man, says the Lord, but rather in his conversion, that he may live.

[transparentgentlemenmarker]

Hallucination

June 30 2023

[indigofound]

[sowninchrist]

heart-check: relationship with Christ ♥️🕊️🌱

Something that I love about having a relationship with Jesus is not what He can give me but who He is, I still remember what my youth pastor said about this, “we don’t praise a response from the Lord, but we worship Him because He is God and period.”, and I completely stand by that.

How we treat others is the reflection of how our relationship with Christ is. If you constantly get mad with others, or the quite opposite, you constantly love to see others joyful, if we pray constantly we lose that anger that fills us up but if we don’t pray; we lose patience and love for one another. I always heard this when I started my walk in Christ, but when you set your heart on Him, He shows you everything that you ask Him that align with His Will. One of the most beautiful things is a heart that desires what He desires, those hearts are pure hearts at that, and that’s extremely rare.

Pardon that I write from experience but I still remember before I congregated I’d cry into my mom’s arms questioning God in her arms and telling her, “doesn’t He know I love Him? Can’t He see how much I’m suffering for His presence?” the want for Him to hold me, not as the Invisible God but presently physically there, my mom’s arms didn’t give me that fulfillment. I write this because God reminded me of this on Friday and He made me realize that any person who comes into your life, you can love them all you want, but ultimately it’s Him who decides the end. This is exactly how He saves you and me, when He comes into your life, and we ultimately decide to accept Him or not, Hebrews 3:7-8 ESV, “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts—…” and in the end it’s Him who saw the intentions of your heart because He had already known you (Jeremiah 1:5). 

I wanted to write this based on my experience but always with the Word, something I personally don’t understand is when someone says they love a verse from the Bible that is tied to defending one another, but does the contrary when it comes to their brother or sister in Christ (John 21:21-22). To be extremely focused on myself is already a hard task, but that’s what we’re meant to do, just as Jesus told Peter to focus on himself, imagine heart-checking yourself every single time if you’re doing what God wants you to do, or regretting saying something when you knew it was crossing a boundary. One of the things that impacted me and changed my view to this day is,  I remember scrolling through social media, and truthfully I see a lot of social media that involves the Word of God so this was impactful when I started, I remember when a Christian blog said, “Don’t write something that Jesus would ask you to see what you’re writing on your phone.” But it was more expanded, and I still remember just sitting there, mind blown, I wasn’t attacking people but I still remember thinking, “no way, my friends gotta see this!”, and that’s something that stuck to me, so now, I’m constantly making sure I’m not only seeing something related to God, but also making sure I’m not speaking in the flesh, always making sure I’m meditating on Him.

I’m excited about this topic because something that’s always stayed in my heart, because I heard this from someone was, “if we get told to confess that we aren’t Christians to live, I’d deny being Christian.”. I still remember getting so upset and saying, “I’d give my life for Jesus in a heartbeat.” It just came out super casually and I remember telling my mom how sad that Jesus came, openly and how much shame He brought on Himself for people to live Him secretly and deny Him (Matt 10:32-33, 1 Peter 4:16, Romans 1:16). Personally I find someone like that to be an embarrassment. Jesus went on the cross, baring a lot of flesh, taking our shame with Him on the cross and just for Him to get denied.

Our relationship with Jesus matters not only because you’re telling Him, i love You, i want to spend forever with You. You’re my Love. 

But also because the enemy wants you to deny Him, to deny every single beautiful thing Jesus did for you and me.

If we live faithful to Him, He’s faithful to us and even when we aren’t faithful He’s still faithful, in Lamentations 3:22-23 AMPC, “It is because of the Lord’s mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not. [Malachi 3:6] — They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness. [Isaiah 33:2]”

Malachi 3:6 AMPC, “For I am the Lord, I do not change; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.”

Isa 33:2 AMPC, “O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited [expectantly] for You. Be the arm [of Your servants-their strength and defense] every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.”

He’s faithful enough to wake you up every day, keep in mind, even when we change, He doesn’t. This is what doesn’t get communicated to people out there and on top of that, the fact that He’s slow to anger because He doesn’t want any of us to perish, in 2 Peter 3:9 NLT, “The Lord isn’t really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, He is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed but wants everyone to repent.”

He doesn’t regret calling you, His gifts and callings are irrevocable (Romans 11:29) — God can’t intervene with your free will, He can do everything to get your attention, but if you don’t open your heart that’s another situation and that’s not only for nonbelievers but also followers in Christ who have yet to open their hearts to Him, He doesn’t regret calling you and neither does He take what’s meant to be yours, away from you, only if you decide you don’t want it only your decisions can make you fail Him and the promises.

When I see people using fear tactics to call those who are rebelled against God, I openly tell them they’re doing a really bad thing, and this is why I choose not to be quiet, not because it’ll “get me points”, God forbid anyone ever thinks that way, but because as peacemakers, as the salt in a bland world, as light in the darkness; we children of God, as Paul mentioned, we shouldn’t judge those outside of church but judge righteously those who are in church (1 Cor 5:12-13), and the reason I can’t stand to see when a follower of Christ does this is because we’re helping the Lord bring back those who got lost, those who got hurt by the church, those who were led astray due to temptation.

Instead of communicating God’s power, many communicate hell to start off. And It never gives off the right impression, I still don’t know why people use this tactic and honestly it bothers me especially because I remember this girl telling a person who got hurt by church that they were going to be burning in hell and that the saints would be in heaven enjoying them burning in hell. The anger it gave me reading that comment, I immediately started telling her off and apologized to the person who was hurt by the church for that sort of behavior she had encountered. The follower of Christ apologized in my messages for coming off the way she did to the other person and mentioned that she was only 16 and still learning, honestly if someone apologizes and continues with “but”, it’s not an apologize, it’s a justification. this is why having a relationship with Jesus is so important, because when your heart is set on Jesus’ desires for the lost sheep, you teach with genuine godly love and reverence for the Lord, that only comes from the Lord. If you’re teaching people that they must love God or they’ll burn in hell, you’re trying to have them think that their actions will save them instead of experiencing a relationship with Jesus. 

One of my favorite verses to tell nonbelievers is Romans 11:8 ERV, “As the Scriptures say, “God caused the people to fall asleep. God closed their eyes so that they could not see, and He closed their ears so that they could not hear. This continues until now.”

Romans 11:17 ESV, “But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree,”

That’s why God closed the ears and eyes from the Jews, so He could save us, Gentiles. He closed the eyes and the ears of His people, just so we can be saved… that’s incredibly beautiful, the other is

1 Tim 2:3-6 NLT, “This is good and pleased God our Savior, (4) who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth, (5) For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity — the man Christ Jesus. (6) He gave His life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time.” 

God wants everyone to be saved, and this is something beautiful, I didn’t get evangelized by my family, I was extremely invested in a life I thought was right for me, but instead when Jesus called me, He didn’t start talking to me about hell, if I had hardened my heart as the book of Hebrews says, when He called me, I wouldn’t be here in this timing. But I know that if someone had first told me about being sent to hell as evangelism, I know for a fact I would’ve grown distant from God. Jesus knew how to evangelize me and the way He did for me, I always ask Him to help me evangelize online to others the way He did for me. That’s why it’s important to have a relationship with the Lord because you run the risk of twisting the Gospel into sounding that you’re forced to love God, instead of teaching them why having a relationship with God is amazing. One that the enemy can’t break, one that we choose to give thanks to the Lord, not force a thanks to Him. 

I can’t imagine Jesus saying, “I’m forced myself to come on earth to die for you.” He never did, the Father gave up His only Son so that we could have a relationship with Him, just imagine Him thinking of ways to reconcile us again after Adam and Eve. I can imagine the Father just thinking of ways to show those who are faithfully loving Him how He can show them His love without us exploding like confetti.

Everything He did from the start to now, I don’t think any bad moments are the end nor do I think He’s trying to remove us from His presence, I have the firm believe that God is allowing bad moments to help us grow, it’s we who give up on people, we are the ones who are stubborn, its we who go based off of our humanly sight and feelings, not God. We’re the problem and yet Jesus uses us to help or heal others, that’s the privilege, we just need to show those who are lost, those who are confused, those who left, that because we need to remind them that God is a God of justice and redemption in His own timing. Everything is possible with Him (Matthew 19:26).

To have a relationship with the God Almighty, our Creator, our Savior, that’s a privilege, an honor, a gift that’s yours.

Romans 10:21 AMP, “”All day long I have stretched out My hands [in compassion] to a disobedient and obstinate people.””

[sheebah]

🔴🅻🅸🆅🅴 || தகவல் தொழில்நுட்பத் துறைக்காக சிறப்பு ஜெபம் || ஜெபிக்கலாம் வாங்...

[time4hemp]

I've begun to design a few hoodies for this season - If you like this, please share it.

[annegoodreads]

God is enough for me!❣️

[bernardo1969]

The Book of Acts of the Apostles recounts after the arrival of the Holy Spirit to the disciples at Pentecost how the growth and development of the early Church occurred. And it was at that moment, in which the apostles, through the gifts of the spirit, understood the importance of grace and the mission that had been assigned to them by the spirit, to transmit the gospel, that is, the good news to a humanity hopeless and oppressed by ignorance. The history of the early Church highlights, among other things, not only the preaching of the apostles, but also the concretion of the kingdom of god, that is, the life in common, and in particular the communion of goods, which meant that no one suffered from need and that everyone put their gifts at the service of the community. This is how the Book of Acts tells how the growth of the early Church occurred through the faith of the apostles: "The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon's Colonnade. No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number" Acts 5:12-14. And this remarkable growth of the Church through the actions of the apostles unleashed persecution and oppression. The Book of Acts tells how out of envy the high priest ordered the apostles to be arrested, but the apostles helped by God continued to testify to their faith and their mission in the world: "But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. ´Go, stand in the temple courts,´ he said, ´and tell the people all about this new life.´ At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people." Acts 5:19-21.

[golden-gospel-poet]

“I am fearfully & wonderfully made…

My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” {Psalm 139:13-16}

[troubledontlast1]

The LORD has everything you need.

[mrketan]

#bible

https://followingchristenglish.blogspot.com/2023/07/prayer-is-conversation.html

[myremnantarmy]

The Lord hears the cry of the poor.

[transparentgentlemenmarker]