“Does God want us to suffer? What if the answer to that question is ‘yes’? You see, I don’t think that God particularly wants us to be happy. I think He wants us to love and be loved. He wants us to grow up. You see, we are like children who think that our toys bring us all the happiness there is, and that our nursery is the whole wide world. But something has to drive us out into the world of others, and that thing is suffering. Put simply, pain is God’s megaphone to rouse a deaf world. We are like blocks of stone from which the Sculptor carves a form. The blows of His chisel which hurt us so much are what make us perfect.”
—C.S. Lewis, “Shadowlands” (via sketchmedesire)
December 2011
November 2011
thursday.
I’m gonna be honest and open. Yet the truth is scary so of course when I’ll do it I’ll plan it so I have a million and one ways to escape. because that’s me, scared of rejection. but I need to be honest cause it’s tearing me apart, and even if it doesn’t go the way that I want it to, I still know in my head fundamental truths, that there are plans for me, good plans, great plans. And I know that in time god will again teach me these in my heart. but it’s a day, a day to risk it all. so whatever comes, for better or worse, I want you to know that right now, I’d happily say, “I love you”. I hope you’ll say it too.
the only computer that I can view tumblr on doesn’t have the software to even watch youtube…. what is this insanity? *sigh*
“Jesus never talked to a prostitute because he didn’t see a prostitute. He just saw a child of God he was madly in love with. When we have new eyes, we can look into the eyes of those we don’t even like and see the One we love. We can see God’s image in everyone we encounter. As Henri Nouwen puts it, ‘In the face of the oppressed I recognize my own face, and in the hands of the oppressor I recognize my own hands. Their flesh is my flesh, their blood is my blood, their pain is my pain, their smile is my smile.’ We are made of the same dust. We cry the same tears. No one is beyond redemption. And we are free to imagine a revolution that sets both the oppressed and the oppressors free.”
—Shane Claiborne (via redeemedheart)
dear tumblr,
my computer broke and honestly i have no idea how much access ill get to the internet cause unlike the rest of the population i don’t have tumblr on my phone. so if i disappear for a while presume this is why….
all my love. xx
And even if my Church may not feel like family, you are... →
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And even if my Church may not feel like family, you are indeed a family. I have raised up brothers and sisters to walk beside you and encourage you and mothers and fathers to speak wisdom into your hearts. I have raised up hearts ready to grant you the discipline my holiness calls for. You have all been reconciled by the blood of Jesus Christ and are united by the Holy Spirit. Rejoice that a diverse people of a multitude of tribes, tongues, nations, and sins have been called out to be a holy people of my favor. Rejoice that you are one of them. If you are unable to recognize the reality of this familial communion, look to me, the Trinity. Come into unity with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and we shall reveal to you the beauty of community.
What is the most difficult, painful thing you're going through?
There is power to heal in the gospel of Jesus.
There’s perfect redemption in Him.
He is the LORD. There is no other.Forever living, interceding on your behalf, in your stead, in your weakness.
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. 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.”
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C.S. Lewis
I love love. Love is awesome.
(via alightforrevelation)
“Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.”
—Max Lucado (via pastorjdminerella)
what if the only thing that can make you better is probably the source of the sickness?
stream / C3 - Holy Spirit
check this out! I really dig this track! It’s off their latest album, released a few weeks back. It’s so laid back. I’m a sucker for catchy melodies and let’s face it, the Holy Spirit just doesn’t get enough air time.
HolySpirit by julianainslie
I reckon! C3 are on the way, helping to path a new forefront of awesome music. check it out.
