#othercentered

[lifeovercoffee]

The choices are to trust the Lord or trust yourself. . . . #rickthomas #biblicalcounseilng #selfreliance #selfsufficiency #reliance #sufficiency #self #selfish #trust #trustGod #faith #confidence #others #othercentered #love #confident #sufficient #reliant #fear #fearful #trusting #howtotrustgod https://www.instagram.com/p/B11XznPjYfz/?igshid=1n3t4nvahpo11

[nirbhedfoundation]

As People Are Migrating To Their Hometown And They Dont Have Sufficient Resources To Buy Food Our Bihar Nirbhed Team Packing Raw Food For Distribution... #nirbhedfoundation #Biharcenter #patna #fooddistribution #othercenter #migrants #joinus #helpthem #rayofhope #healthyfood #rawfood #voluteerrequire #covid19 #fightagainstcoronavirus✌️... (at Patna New City, Bihār, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAknfxCHXxH/?igshid=1b1zq6uw9gdz0

[takethisheartofmine]

"Love challenges us. It frightens us, and it embraces us. Ultimately only Love can change us so that we become people who love." Beth Moore, Living Beyond Yourself. . . What are your experiences with love? Disappointing? Challenging? Frustrating? Fulfilling? Inspiring? I don't think anyone I've known who's ever been in love would use words like "easy" "effortless" or "painless". Forget romance--even in non-romantic relationships (as with family and friends), it is a DAILY challenge to know how to love others well. I've read many stories of married couples who admit there are more than a few days when they feel no love or desire whatsoever for their spouse. And yet, love is not only what challenges and grows us; it's what makes us human. Love is the character of our Creator God, and He CREATED us for love, from love, and to love. . . One of my favorite quotes of C.S. Lewis is this: "Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable." It is tempting to want to shield and guard our hearts from any kind of love or giving towards others. After all, who wants to be hurt and disappointed repeatedly? But as we look to our Savior Jesus, who died on the cross out of His great Love, who would dare to live a life without that kind of Love? . . Prayer Challenge: Are there people in your life you find difficult to love? Or maybe you're tired of loving at all? Heavenly Father, Your name is Love and You alone know what it means to sacrifice for the sake of Love. Teach us how to be love-filled, Love-centered people who continually lay our lives down for others in the name of Love. Amen. . . #prayerjourney #prayerchallenge #day9 #love #livingbeyondyourself #Christcentered #othercentered #vulnerability #sacrifice #patience #quiettime #mornings #with #FirstLove (at Elements Hotel By WESTIN)

[kingonahorse]

Happiness 3 Jesus "was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed... And when He sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, He will be satisfied. And because of his experience, He will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for He will bear all their sins." (Isaiah 53:5,11) Notice that Jesus did not focus on being happy. Why? Because happiness is not a destination or the goal of life. Rather, happiness is a by product of living in harmony with others and living out our purpose. And our purpose revolves around serving others;God-given purpose is always other-centered. Jesus focused on our wholeness, healing, righteousness and salvation at the expense of his comfort and well being. He was crushed and whipped. Yet in the end He considered it worth it because it brought him satisfaction. Satisfaction lasts a lifetime as opposed to happiness which is momentary. Satisfaction is a deep fulfilling as opposed to happiness which tends to be a fleeting superficial feeling. #bug #Macro_Vision #exclusive_shot #macroworld_tr #iphone5s #backyard #insect #macro #sotoadventures #happy #fulfillment #satisfaction #reflection #othercentered #other #igersjax #identify #fleeting

[lifeovercoffee]

If people control you... . . . #communication #communicate #speech #speak #words #word #talk #talking #share #control #fear #fearofman #fearofothers #rickthomas #biblicalcounseling #counseling #people #other #othercentered #acceptance #approval #rejection #significance #reject #love https://www.instagram.com/p/BznTErLDCkI/?igshid=1q6ffjg0zqho6

[lifeovercoffee]

We are not good people . . . #good #depravity #depraved #evil #inherentlygood #inherentlyevil #belief #worldview #presupposition #selfish #selfcentered #selfishness #interest #selfinterest #concern #othercentered #selfesteem #demise #goodpeople #badpeople #mistake #couple #standing #lovingothers #saved #regeneration #bornagain (at Doral, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzLWNeqjylt/?igshid=hk8arzqo32d1

[lifeovercoffee]

Gospel love looks like this! . . . #gospel #love #loving #giving #sharing #relationship #relationships #marriage #jesus #christ #othercentered #selfesteem #others #otheresteem #giving #relationshipadvice #marriageadvice #marriagetip #gospellove #give #take #receive #giveandtake #couples #spouses #dating #selfish #selfishness (at Doral, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzJJR8mDchY/?igshid=1epb2h4tz2x66

[takethisheartofmine]

"O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life." — St Francis of Assisi . . . One of the greatest gifts of true fellowship is the willingness to serve and love one another above ourselves. While the rest of the world urges us to be selfish and self-centered, the Christian narrative tells a different story of sacrificial, other-centered, and ultimately selfless love. . . . Thankful for the brothers and sisters in Christ who constantly teach me what it means to value others above myself. #fellowship #love #selflessness #othercentered #thelastwillbefirst #servantsheart