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walkthroughtheword · 6 months

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Dear Lord, help me to not be afraid. Make me strong against worry and fear and bring peace. Lord, I don't want to be a worrier, I want to be a warrior for you. Thank you for fighting for me when I struggle to do it myself. I pray this all in Jesus' powerful name. Amen!

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thegardenofbae · 1 month

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Visual representation of how I spent the first Sunday in my new home 🤩🏡🥂

#the garden of bae #the Sunday edit #black femininity #black girls in luxury #black women in leisure #black women in luxury #high class #daughter of God #discipleship

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theinwardlight · 9 months

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We would like a church that again asserts that God, not nations, rules the world, that the boundaries of God's kingdom transcend those of Caesar, and that the main political task of the church is the formation of people who see clearly the cost of discipleship and are willing to pay the price.

Stanley Hauerwas & William H. Willimon, Resident Aliens

#christianity #church #discipleship #resident aliens #hauerwas #willimon #quakers

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rescatada · 9 months

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“We beg you, brothers, to respect those who are laboring among you and who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you, and to show esteem for them with special love on account of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.”

1 Thessalonians 5:12 & 13

#christianity #faith #christian #religion #theology #catholic #catholicism #bible verse #daily verse #discipleship #catholic art #catholic imagery #christian art #1 thessalonians #scripture #daily scripture #bible scripture #daily bible verse #bible study

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saras-devotionals · 1 month

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Quiet Time 3/19

What am I feeling today?

Tired but excited and grateful! Today is my last clinical rotation on the stroke unit and as much as I enjoyed it, I’m really looking forward to being able to rest and have my Tuesdays open!

Bible Plan: Spiritual Wilderness

In my younger years, it was hard for me to continue my devotions when I didn’t feel His presence for a while. It was discouraging, but I have learned a few things that have changed my perspective.

One thing I learned is that God promises to reward those who fervently seek Him, not who only find Him. We don’t seek God because He is lost. He is always near to us because His Spirit lives within us. We go to prayer not to find God but to be with Him. With that said, there are seasons in life where it seems and feels like His manifest presence is gone.

During these seasons you must understand that God is building up your faith since Jesus is the author and perfecter of your faith. Without faith, it is impossible to please God, and this faith gets stronger as your feelings get weaker. You are forced to rely only on God’s Word, not on your feelings or experiences. In seasons of your spiritual wilderness, only faith can help you come closer to God. If you live by your feelings, you will feel distant from God. When you go to God’s throne in spite of your negative feelings, you are building your faith.

I find it encouraging that He is not a rewarder of those who feel or experience Him but of those who do their best to seek Him.

King David was called “a man after His own heart”. God didn’t say that David had His heart; he was simply after it. David was in constant pursuit of God. In reading the Psalms that he wrote, we see his heart’s journey into the presence of God. At times he would complain that he didn’t feel God, yet he was still seeking after Him. God likes that. He wants us to pursue Him, even when we don’t feel like it.

In fact, not only does God love that we pursue Him, but He also rewards us. This truth has been the source of my encouragement. I don’t submit to my feelings, but I let my faith grow by going to God no matter what’s happening in my life.

There’s so much to get from this and I thought it was incredible! First off, seeking Him over finding Him. You can find God once because He’s not far from any one of us, but seeking Him is a daily thing. You have to consistently go after Him day after day, acknowledging Him when you feel like it is not biblically sound.

Additionally with the seeking, relying on His word instead of your feelings. The heart is deceitful and your feelings are not always accurate. We can sometimes let ourselves be controlled by our feelings and let them direct how we operate but that can lead us down the wrong path. God’s word will always be right and ready for you, so read it, use it, apply it, keep it in your heart!

1 Samuel 13:13-14 NIV

““You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.””

For reference, this is Samuel rebuking Saul and the one who talks about in regard to who the Lord has sought out is David. Even though David struggled a lot, He always sought after God, seeking Him daily and I really want to imitate that as best I can.

Hebrews 11:6 NIV

“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”

I mean this is very self explanatory and emphasizes the importance of our faith and seeking after God every single day.

Hebrews 12:1-2 NIV

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

“Let us run with perseverance” -> I want to place some emphasis on this. We can get tired and weary in our walk with God, especially when we’re in the spiritual wilderness where even our own emotions can be attacking our faith. But God wants us to persevere, we need to have our hearts set on the goal of it all, to be reunited with God after death! Also, Jesus is meant to guide us in this! He’s the perfected of our faith! Without him, we’d have no chance in having a relationship with God and it’s important to remember and be grateful for what he did for us on the cross.

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byfaithmedia · 5 months

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Yes Lord 🙌🏻

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momentsbeforemass · 6 months

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“Mine”

(by request, my homily from earlier today)

If you were going to summarize the Gospel we just heard [the parable of the wicked tenants, linked at the end], how would you do it?

For me, it comes down to one word – “mine.”

What we see in today’s Gospel is ugly. And it is nothing other than the end product of “mine,” the most dangerous idea our species has ever come up with.

When I say “mine,” I mean all mine.

Not just me first. It’s not enough that I win. You have to lose.

Taken to its natural conclusion, that is where “mine” ends up.

We’ve all seen it happen, maybe even in our own families. When mom dies. And one of the kids says “mine” about something in the estate. Something that mom left to someone else.

Whether it’s been a long time coming, or it’s a complete surprise, as that estate plays out you get to see a side of someone you thought you knew. A part of them that is truly ugly. And one that has no room for anyone else.

That is “mine” in action.

Or maybe you’ve lived it.

You worked there for ten years. You’re a top performer. Nobody does the job as well as you do. And everyone knows it.

When the chance for a promotion opened up, you were the obvious choice.

And then they gave it some kid who hadn’t even been there for a year.

That was your opportunity! You put in the time. No one was more qualified than you. It was yours. You deserved it. You were robbed!

That is what “mine” feels like.

And that is what we see playing out in today’s Gospel. “Mine” has gotten its claws into the tenants. And once it starts, it doesn’t stop.

That’s why it keeps ramping up, and why it gets completely out of hand. So that they can finally say “mine” – about the vineyard.

The thing is, the parable stops before “mine” is done having it’s way with the tenants.

If the owner hadn’t stepped in, if the tenants had taken over the vineyard?

“Mine” would have kept going. And they would have turned on each other, until only one of them was left to say “mine.”

Because that is how “mine” works. “Mine” means all mine.

It’s not enough that I win. You have to lose.

Taken to its natural, unavoidable conclusion, that is where “mine” ends up.

If you want to know what can destroy the strongest bonds of family, love, and friendship, this is it.

If you want to know what can separate us from God, this is it.

If you want to know what got us tossed out of the Garden, this is it.

“Mine” is the original sin.

And you’re thinking, “That’s not me, my sister was the greedy one when mom died. Besides, I’ve never beaten up a messenger, much less killed someone. None of this applies to me, right?”

I wish.

What Jesus is showing us is where “mine” ends up. But that’s not where it starts.

For most of us, it usually starts in disguise. And you and I are the ones camouflaging it.

We disguise “mine” in all kinds of ways. But whether we clothe in the language of success. Or power. Or influence. Or wealth. Or anger. Or even fear. They’re all just different ways of saying “mine.”

And no matter how we disguise “mine” at the beginning, if we let “mine” get its claws into us, this is where it ends up.

So, what can we do about it?

First, we’ve got to be honest about our limitations. You and I both know that we can’t just tell ourselves to not do something. And then pretend like that’s going to work.

If nothing else, we’ve been through enough Lents, where we’ve tried to give up even the most trivial things, to know better.

If we’re going to keep “mine” from sinking its claws into us, you and I need to do something. We need a concrete, positive way to respond.

This is what discipleship and stewardship are all about. How?

Discipleship is practical. It’s accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior. And then? Actually living like Jesus is your Lord and Savior.

As our diocesan synod put it, discipleship means making “a conscious, firm decision, carried out in action,” to be a follower of Jesus Christ – no matter the cost to yourself. It’s “a committed approach to living a Christian life within the Catholic Church.” That’s the official stuff.

What it really means is being who you are, as a Christian.

And stewardship? It’s how we put discipleship into practice. In every part of our lives. From how we treat ourselves, to how treat others. From how we use the influence that we have, to how we use the things that we have.

It’s living out who you are, as a Christian.

So, how do you and I do that?

I’m going to tell you something you already know. This is not easy.

And it’s not a one-and-done. This is something that has to be done over and over.

In every interaction. In every decision. In every action.

In every day. In every hour. In every thing.

If you’re serious, here’s the roadmap. From C.S. Lewis,

Give up yourself, and you will find your real self. Lose your life and you will save it.

Submit to death, death of your ambitions and favorite wishes every day and death of your whole body in the end. Submit with every fiber of your being, and you will find eternal life.

Keep back nothing. Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.

Nothing in you that has not died will ever be raised from the dead.

Look for yourself [say “mine”], and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.

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#Mine #Who you are in Christ #God #Jesus #Catholic #Christian #Church #C.S. Lewis #Discipleship #Stewardship #Living the Faith #Moments Before Mass

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pinkpetalbee · 5 days

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🌟 May you embrace the power within you to cultivate any quality you desire, knowing that by embodying it in your actions, you make it your own. 🌟

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littleflowerfaith · 26 days

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Go well my friend, and walk in the light of faith.

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walkthroughtheword · 5 months

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Prayer for November 23rd

Heavenly Father, I don't want to give into sin. I hate the sin I have in my life and I want it gone. I repent from the sins I do and the sins I don't know that I do. Help me to hide your word deep in my heart that I could use it as a weapon against temptation. I pray this in Jesus' strong name. Amen.

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thegardenofbae · 7 months

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You won’t find me anywhere God hasn’t led me to.

#the garden of bae #bae’s random thoughts #discipleship

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him-first · 1 year

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when was the last time you got on your knees and wholeheartedly cried out to God? when was the last time you let the tears stream down your face without shame? God doesn't want the clean and perfect version of you; He wants the messy and genuinely honest version of you. He doesn't mind if your prayers aren't poetry, He just wants your heart. even if you don't have the strength to utter the words, He knows your heart. the name of Jesus holds enough power, it is enough. God is your Father. He has already made a way for you to have an intimate relationship with Him. His blood clothes you for eternity and washes you anew. run back to Him with a genuine, broken, and surrendered heart.

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albertfinch · 3 months

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ALREADY A REALITY

Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is the substance fo things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

The verse does not say that faith is the evidence of things that do not exist. God says what He has promised is already a reality. Yet it won’t become a manifested reality in my life until I believe it is real before I see it – through fully trusting Him and His word.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 - "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the pulling down of strongholds."

WHAT MEN CALL "SALVATION" IS SIMPLY THE FIRST STAGE OF GOD'S PLAN FOR OUR LIVES, WHICH IS TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS SO WE ARE AVAILABLE TO ADVANCE AND BEAR FRUIT THAT REMAINS FOR HIS KINGDOM IN THE EARTH – CONFORMING US TO THE EXAMPLE JESUS SET FOR US IN HIS MINISTRY. IF WE FAIL TO SEE OUR RELATIONSHIP TO GOD AS SUCH, WE WILL ALLOW OLD WAYS OF THINKING (STRONGHOLDS) TO REMAIN UNCHANGED. IN GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

Song of Solomon 4:4 - "Your neck is like the tower of David, built up with bulwarks, a thousand shields hang upon it, all the armor of the mighty men."

THE WEAKER YOU ARE IN YOURSELF, THE STRONGER YOU ARE. THE NECK IS THE STRENGTH OF THE SOUL. HERE THE NECK IS COMPARED TO THE TOWER OF DAVID BECAUSE YOUR ONLY TRUE STRENGTH IS IN GOD. DAVID REPRESENTS THE HOUSE OF JESUS CHRIST. THE BULWARKS THAT SURROUND YOU ARE BUILT WITH THE TOTAL ABANDONMENT THAT YOU HAVE TOWARD YOUR LORD.

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

#salvation #discipleship #calling #purpose #devotional #daily word #inspiration #faith

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kalavathiraj · 7 months

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Jesus and his disciple in Watercolor

#watercolour art #original art #my art #artwork #art #artistsontumblr #follow jesus #faith in jesus #jesussaves #discipleship #kalavathiraj #blue #black sketch

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officialyourdailyinspiration · 2 years

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If you are Christians, be consistent. Be Christians out and out; Christians every hour, in every part. Beware of halfhearted discipleship, of compromise with evil, of conformity to the world, of trying to serve two masters – to walk in two ways, the narrow and the broad, at once. It will not do. Halfhearted Christianity will only dishonor God, while it makes you miserable.

Horatius Bonar

#Christian living #discipleship #devotion to Jesus #Horatius Bonar #Christian Quotes

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saras-devotionals · 2 months

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Quiet Time 2/25

What am I feeling today?

There’s no emotion that comes to the forefront of my mind. I just know that I have a lot of work to do since this coming week is midterms. I just need to lock in and get the work done.

Luke 4 NIV

(v. 1-2) “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.”

Confirmation that he was full of the Holy Spirit but it was also the Spirit that led him into the wilderness. Obviously God knew that Jesus would be tempted upon him being led there, but He allowed it to happen. I think we can apply this to ourselves, He doesn’t give us more than we can handle.

(v. 5-7) “The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours.””

The devil states here that all the authority over the kingdoms of the world has been given to him and that he can give it to anyone he wants to. Now we know in Matthew 28 Jesus states that all authority in Heaven and on earth has been given to him. But when this occurred in the wilderness, that wasn’t the case yet. It’s just interesting to see here the devil claiming his power over the world.

(v. 9-12) “The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’””

Proof that the devil knows the scripture and he probably knows it better than all of us. Also proof that just because you have a head knowledge of what the word of God is doesn’t mean anything if you don’t put it into practice and transform your life around it. Also, just Jesus stating that we’re not to put God to the test which is good advice for all of us.

(v. 41) “Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.”

Even the demons knew who Jesus was (again proving that just because you acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God and the Messiah, does not mean you are saved, you must make him your Lord!). Also find it interesting that Jesus didn’t want them saying who he was in the beginning.

(v. 43) “But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.””

Just Jesus stating that his purpose in being sent here was to proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God. And how grateful we all are for it because otherwise how would we have known?

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