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Post by caressa on Dec 28, 2012 20:59:24 GMT -5
Most of us truly, desperately want God to be all in all in our lives. We want to want His good and perfect will to be done, even if we have to die in the process. We want to do whatever He asks of us -- to be perfect for Him, to spend ourselves for Him. Obviously, nothing is wrong at all with this passion; however, it can occasionally cause some problems, because we, being human, often try to survive on our own willpower. We have the tendency to try to make things happen in our own strength. So saying, Christians can live in extreme guilt if we feel we don't measure up to "the divine standards" of God. The scary realization that we have issues -- issues that might even include keeping God at a distance -- can be difficult for well-meaning Christians to live with. But here's the rub: The walls we've unconsciously, or consciously, built to protect ourselves from injury do not make God mad at us. He is not disgusted or disappointed by the walls we've thrown up or by the signs posted to keep Him out. Our boundaries do not condemn us. We will live trembling, terrified, unproductive lives if we believe that our salvation rests in our strength instead of God's. This is why trusting Jesus' love and free, grace-full salvation is so important -- because it sincerely is a matter of trust, even when we feel like all is lost. Is He who He says He is? This is the question of our existence. It is hard for human beings in a fallen world to comprehend the Father's heart -- the true-blue, romantic, passionate, fatherly, brotherly, motherly love of God. He completely respects us in all regards, including our walls. This next statement flies in the face of traditional Christian teaching, but -- it's okay to have boundaries with God. He wants what is real from us. He doesn't want lip service. He is willing to wait for as long as it takes in order to have our hearts. If all we can give Him right now is a glance from across the room, then He'll take that glance and patiently wait for the rest. If all we can give Him is a mere sliver of our true self, He'll take that piece, no matter its size . . . and patiently, lovingly wait for the rest. To quote a man long remembered for his romantic nature, "Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds" (Shakespeare, Sonnet 116). Do you know -- sincerely know in the depths of your heart -- how true this is of your Father? Your walls don't send Him on a pity party. Your wrong choices don't scare Him away. Whatever you're going through right now, He knows. He understands it even more than you do, so don't think that what you're dealing with might make Him angry at you. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Don't worry about your runaway emotions. Don't worry about the things that scare you in the deepest parts of your soul. Don't be afraid of God. There is nothing in Him to condemn you. He knows, and He loves, and He fights for you more than you could imagine. By John Paul Jackson From my site The Gathering of Eagles |
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Post by caressa on Jan 1, 2013 18:28:07 GMT -5
Through my God, all things are possible.
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Post by caressa on Jan 5, 2013 5:58:36 GMT -5
Philippians 4:13
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Isaiah 40:29
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Psalm 119:28
My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
God doesn't do it for us, but He/She will give us the strength, courage, direction, and anything else we need to get through each day.
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Post by caressa on Jan 8, 2013 5:23:05 GMT -5
Bible Verses About Strength - The Bible offers many valuable quotes and verses on strength and encourages us to be strong in our faith and our daily walk with Christ. Read Bible verses about strength and how we must be strong in our walk with God, Jesus Christ, and our Christian faith.
Philippians 4:13
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Isaiah 40:29
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Psalm 119:28
My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Isaiah 40:31
but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Mark 12:30
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'
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Post by caressa on Jan 20, 2013 22:45:39 GMT -5
Isaiah 40:28-31
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
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John 4:10-14
Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." "Sir," the woman said, "you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his flocks and herds?" Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
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Proverbs 5:1-22
My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths are crooked, but she knows it not. Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say. Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house, lest you give your best strength to others and your years to one who is cruel, lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich another man's house. At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent. You will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction! I would not obey my teachers or listen to my instructors. I have come to the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly." Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer-- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love. Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man's wife? For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths. The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast.
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.