#Joy in Christ

[mindfulldsliving]

Living a Joyful Life in Christ: Impacting Others Positively

In Jesus, joy is not snuffed out by the first gust because it's anchored in something far greater. His purpose, His love, and His promise offer us a joy that withstands life's toughest trials. It's about finding peace in His presence, even when the skies

Oswald Chambers – My Utmost for His Highest – August 31, 2024 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. — John 15:11 What is the joy Jesus mentions here? It isn’t mere happiness; using the word happiness in connection with Jesus Christ is an insult. The joy of Jesus was the joy of surrendering and sacrificing himself to his Father. It was the joy of…

[dkcdude]

Cultivating Contentment in Our Comparison World

Introduction In today’s fast-paced, image-driven world, it’s all too easy to get caught up in the spirit of comparison. With social media platforms constantly presenting us with curated glimpses into the lives of others, we often find ourselves longing for what others have—be it material possessions, career achievements, or even relationships. Yet, as we indulge in these comparisons, something…

[crow-person]

save a horse ride a cowboy !!!!

[yeslordmyking]

Psalm 68:3 — Today's Verse for Sunday, November 19, 2023

[godslove]

[euandreiafreire]

Deus pode nos dar alegria sem coisas, mas as coisas sem Deus nunca nos darão alegria.

Joyce Meyer

[shanastoryteller]

so I'm working on the outline for the "sam hunts in college" au because I have no self control/am cursed and like

a huge chunk of the support structure of this fic is the constant comparison of dean and jess and what each means to sam. and it's obvious and visceral and constant since she's not a dead concept but a living person stealing dean's fries

and it was supposed to be gen but at this point it's like. this is way more creepy and uncomfortable if they don't want to fuck actually

[spider-man-2o99]

individual stills of miguel Scampering on all fours and showing off his more distinct individual movement style (that he has because of his spider-man's Similar-but-still-distinctly-Weird-and-unique powers as compared to the more-graceful Others) so that i don't have 2 keep rewinding the clip(s) to see it. im REALLY excited to see him scuttling and skittering all over the place in the film just like he does in the comics-- and, like, seriously, Miguel Specifically being just. made Massive for some reason in his atsv design will never NOT be funny to me hes SO freakin Bouncy why did they Do That.

don't be Weird on my post or i'll kill you for real

[rosylamb]

🧁🧸:*: 🎀 :*:。 Hi, my sweet friends !!

I don’t think I’ve shared an outfit of the day in a while so I wanted to try! ♡

This is a simple look, but I had a cardigan over it earlier and it was very nice c:

(This is an outfit I wear a lot — I love skirts like this cause they go with so many things!)

What about everyone else? Was there anything nice about your day, too ??

I’m sorry I haven’t been around or speaking as much lately! This is just a busy time of year for me, and I hope no one feels ignored ♡

Seeing everyone’s kind words here really brightens my mood, and makes me smile though !!

Thank you *so* much! It means a lot to me, and I am giving all that love back times a *million* in return! ♡

Sending hugs, love and much happiness to all my kind friends! I pray that everyone has the sweetest day, and takes care ~ ! XOXO

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🧁 ⊹ . ˚ ⋆ ࣪˖ ⊹ ♡ ୨��୧

[spampai]

Inside Out Concept Art

Read from right - - - > left :)

Time taken: Saturday, 7 Sept 2024- Friday, 13 Sept 2024 (I am astonished).

Okey y’all REALLY asking for more hehe funny lil’ movie, so I deliver more hehe funny lil’ movie + more effort + more content :)

Lots of changes from the previous post (well not really) but I got to see their anatomy more and familiarize myself with it so have it at that ;)

[onemomentinhispresence]

[eroguron0nsense]

I've written before about how Ace's story has so many goddamn biblical allusions/parallels with the New Testament (conceived of by a miracle, survived a state-sanctioned mass infanticide/femicide, handed over for execution by a traitor, biblical resurrection kinda fulfilled through Luffy and Sabo inheriting his will) that I sometimes wonder if it's kind of intentional. That being said, if Ace is a Christ figure, he's a very interesting take on one: he's not dying voluntarily, but because the Navy and the World Government are hoping to set an example, reaffirm their power, and (theoretically, although this is a far less convincing motivation than punitive cruelty for the sake of it) discourage people from participating in the search for Roger's legacy and "end the great pirate era". He's not perfectly wise or selfless or divinely blessed by his parentage, nor does he ever identify with his semi-divine father; he's a twenty-year-old who rejects Roger and spends his whole life trying to find some agency and freedom from that legacy, living with the perpetual excruciating terror of being discovered until it finally happens and he's doomed both by the narrative and by the terrible destiny of being born a D and Roger's child. His execution isn't framed as a predestined moment of divine sacrifice and absolution, it's a frantic nightmare that ends in tragedy, surrounded by constant reminders of the hollow, twisted "justice" and false promises of a new dawn espoused by the oppressor. And when he does end up sacrificing himself, he doesn't do it for a greater purpose, or for the good of mankind: he dies fighting for himself and his family, he dies turning around to confront the tormentors who have taken his and his loved one's lives and freedom and mocked their sacrifice, and, most importantly, he dies for Luffy. He dies in defiance of these grand narratives ascribed to him: not to save the world or bring about a new era but in the name of defending the people he loves and finds his purpose in loving.

TLDR: Oda’s take on the Christ Figure isn’t a prophet or all-knowing son of God, but a young person born with a terrible fate, who tries to live and find love in his friends and brothers and family only to have it stolen from him by the powers that be for a cruel birthright he had no say in, whose execution and its symbolic purposes are forced on him from outside. He's a child who deserves the world and is killed for the "sins" of others, but instead of dying on the cross, instead of being sacrificed on the altar of state control for an ostensible end to an era, he manages to die fighting on his own terms for something that truly matters to him, and the ripple effects caused by his death/sacrifice are slated to eventually bring about the downfall of the system that murdered him.

[palettepainter]

Gonna start sharing spoilers to Inside Out 2 on my socials so be wary if you haven't seen the movie, BUT, Anger and Joy are so husband and wife coded

[reds-skull]

This took actually 4 hours, 3 of them just trying to make the easy way work (spoiler alert - it fucking didn't), last hour I just gave up and fixed the textures manually.

Thank you to @hauntedbubbles for the models and plug-in to import them to Blender! You can find that on this post.

You might ask why... I spend 4 hours trying to make this fucker dance. And that's because I wanna see them be silly and Activision is not gonna give it to me, so I'm making it myself.

[saydesole]

Sunday 🌞

“Get out of your routine”

Anxiety is not your routine

Depression is not your routine

Frustration is not your routine

Heartbreak is not your routine

“God is saying it is time for you to get out of your routine it's time for you to come out of that cave that you have been in and show up there fresh oil for every day there's fresh power for every day there's creativity still a sign to your name. I hear god saying it's not going to be what I did for other people that I've got a new thing that I want to do just for you and because it is a new thing I need you to be willing to break out of the old so you can step into the new….

[dramoor]

"Do not let the past disturb you. Leave everything in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and begin again with joy."

– St. Teresa of Calcutta

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