Encouragement for life following in the footsteps and way of Jesus.
Come abide in me. This is the primary invitation of Jesus and should be the deepest desire and cry of His followers. There is nothing better than to know Him and be with Him. A prayer from reflection on Matthew 11v28-30, Luke 11v5-13 and John 15v1-8.
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Entrusting yourself to the Father is the safest, most fulfilling place to put your worth. Only He can satisfy and complete you. Others’ approval and acceptance is fleeting. The Father’s is everlasting. Put your identity in Him.
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To live in the newness of life: A prayer from reflection on Psalm 142 with contribution from Luke, Romans, Ephesians and Colossians.
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I’m working on forgiving God for my misunderstandings.
But first, some background.
I’ve made two observations that, at first glance, will seem unrelated. Stick with me.
Observation 1: People are angry about a lot of things (bold, I know).
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Increasing in the knowledge of God allows us to be filled with the knowledge of His will. As we know Him, He produces good fruit in our lives.
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The simple yet powerful good news is this: What God promised, He filled in raising Jesus from the dead. A prayer from reflection on Acts (especially Acts 13v32-33a).
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A prayer inspired from reflection on Genesis 3v15, Psalm 127v1 and Matthew 28v18-20 to remember God’s faithfulness.
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We can’t love others until we know what it is to be loved, until we receive Love. We must constantly remind ourselves of this as we strive to figure out how to be loved by God while loving others in His name. It is a process that the Spirit walks with us in great patience and gentleness. We won’t be perfect and that is okay. God sees that our hearts’ desire is for Him. Don’t be afraid of messing up or failing because it will happen no matter how hard we try to prevent it. The beauty is that God’s grace covers us and this frees us to get up, to keep pursuing God knowing that He is better than anything else in this world and to continue to love others for His glory.
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Regardless of what I believe or fail to believe at a certain point in time, God is who He is and will always be. When I am faithless, He is faithful.
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You are a saint saved by grace—perfect yet being sanctified. Even if you feel defeated by sin, know that you are not defined by it. Christ has defeated sin and death, and His victory is ours by grace.
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