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Philippians 1:3! (Taken with instagram)
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John 11:35 - Jesus wept.
I tried to picture Jesus weeping today. And it made me realize that in this one simple verse, there is so much emotion and so much intensity of His love for us. He wasn’t weeping because Lazarus had died, since He knew that Lazarus would be lifted up and His Father would be glorified. Instead, it was the tears of Mary and the other Jews that deeply moved Him in the spirit. It hurt Him to see them hurt. Because He just loved them that much and His heart was aching for them. It’s crazy to think that our sovereign God would ever cry, but right here in this verse, He did.
So yes, I tried to picture Him weeping. I saw the tears on the beard Jesus probably had and I recognized the love He had for Mary. Because in that same way, He loves me. He is the God of the city and of the nations. Not only that, His heart breaks for them. He sees the homeless, the people dealing with depression, the lost trying to find a way. He sees the sorrow all over Africa and everywhere else and His heart just cries for them. All our afflictions are so transparent to Him and He weeps. Because the agonies that break our heart break His also. Because He is the savior for the oppressed and He is their Counselor. It’s unbelievable how intensely He loves, but He does. He is absolutely crazy about us despite knowing the darkest of our heart. Such a compassionate God, to weep for us.
I don’t know where I was going with this… but it is just so insane.
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“My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.”
Thanks Esther for showing me this video. I loved it! <3
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Thank you for being patient with me and for being okay with my weirdness and slightly-inappropriate remarks. TOO MANY THANK-YOUS. Most amazing girls ever. <3
God has been so good to me.
(I wish I had a picture of all the jars! That would have been so epic.)
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Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together,”
says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool.
This is so unbelievably crazy.
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Anonymous asked: Are you happy?
I wasn’t really planning on answering this. But I changed my mind because, to be honest, this is a question I so often ask myself: “Am I happy…? Hmm” For a very long time, I really wasn’t. But God has changed me. I can’t say I’m super happy now all the time… because I’m definitely not. But without a doubt, He has given me the joy and peace I wasn’t able to experience before. And the interesting thing is that no matter how sad or bitter I am, the thought or mention of Jesus just makes me so happy. He has transformed me in such amazing ways that it is absolutely impossible for me to deny His sovereignty. And not just that, I know that He will keep moving in my life until the day I die. And I seriously can’t wait to see what He’s going to do.
So, to answer your question - yes. Right now, I am happy. Haha. Because today was great! The Holy Spirit brought out conversations again. And that was something to rejoice in.
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JESUS CHRIST IS ALIVE!
My God is not a dead god.
He died so that I don’t have to. And three days later, He resurrected from the grave so that I can live. This is a real God. And a God who is absolutely alive!
