O hot cup of soup and my Bible, how you satisfy the soul ♥
December 2012
9 posts
“We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts. How can God entrust great things to one who will not thankfully receive from Him the little things?”
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together (via jmk0114)
Is Deanna doing alright? I am a bit concerned and hoping things are looking a bit better today.... <I>
Oh Rodney, it could only be you with our hug symbol <|> thanks for checking on me. You have been such a faithful friend and brother and I couldn’t ask for a better you :)
The Bridge Chicago: Only one Christmas gift is Unka Glen approved →
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This Christmas you can either get your loved ones gifts from this guy…
who runs an illegal toy sweatshop on a secret island far from international law and breaks into your home every year…
Or from Unka Glen…
who will provide your friends and family with monthly songs, sermons, and bible studies to strengthen their walk, and use the proceeds from your gift to share the good news of the Gospel with gang members, prisoners and addicts in Chicago.
Make the right choice, and make Christmas count. Give the gift of Bridge Box. Gifts start at just $8 at missionusa.com/christmas.
I like pillows. Pillows are great all the time.
“He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.”
—Psalm 62:2 (NLT)
stop!
everyone just stop,
i encourage everyone to get off tumblr and pray fervently
November 2012
4 posts
"I am Willing"
Almost 3 months ago to the day I prayed a prayer of humility, asking God to humble me and do whatever he needed to do to get me where I needed to be. Several minutes after that prayer my laptop spontaneously crashed for seemingly no apparent reason, right before the beginning of Fall Semester.
I showed it to anyone and everyone who was tech savvy enough to diagnose it, but it was a mystery crash; even the geek squad couldn’t analyze it saying, “yeahhhhh…we’ve never seen anything like this before.”
…That’s when you know it’s bad haha!
Anyway, I went these last few months without it and got by just fine. In fact, it’s been almost refreshing not to have it around. I learned much about necessity and how to become a lot more reliant on God. However, these past couple weeks have been crucial as the semester is dwindling to a close and final projects and papers are being issued.
Less than an hour ago I sat on my bed, laptop before me, completely humbled before Him and said, “God I could really use this right now. If you are willing you will fix it and provide this for me…”
Minutes later my laptop rebooted and logged on, completely unaffected by anything. Even all the tabs I had up when the system crashed were restored back to their natural state when I opened my web browser, as if nothing had ever happened at all.
“…A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, ‘If you are willing, you can make me clean.’ Filled with compassion, Jesus reached down and touched the man. ‘I am willing,’ he said. ‘Be clean!’ Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured.” Mark 1:40-42
God is willing when we are humbled. It’s amazing what praying by the scriptures can do for our lives, even the little stuff…God cares about it all. The key is that we must be willing to sacrifice whatever it takes, and let God take it. I am learning this every day.
Thank you Lord for being a God who is ever teaching and always providing :-)
On that note…it’s good to be back!!
- Me: Cries when thinking of the love of God
September 2012
6 posts
“Here’s the thing you gotta love and respect about the Bible. The Scriptures do not protect the sins of the heroes of the Bible. They lay it all out for you to see their failures, their shortcomings, their rebellion. When they really blow it, it’s right there on the page. The Bible does not try to make men and women in the Bible look lovelier than they are.”
—Matt Chandler (via littlethingsaboutgod)
Let’s ask Jesus for help and allow Him to come in and fix us.
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
—Deuteronomy 31:8
When we arrive at eternity’s shore
Where death is just a memory and tears are no more
We’ll enter in as the wedding bells ring
Your bride will come together and we’ll sing
You’re beautiful, You’re beautiful, You’re beautiful
Co-workers and clients have been commenting all day, “you’re so chipper…how are you so happy all the time?!” Well it’s called joy of the Lord, people, and I’d love to share it with you!!
