Getting back to my roots... <3
And that is not all. We are full of joy even when we suffer. We know that our suffering gives us the strength to go on. The strength to go on produces character. Character produces hope. And hope will never let us down. -Romans 5:3-5
Don't just tear your clothes to show how sad you are. Let your hearts be broken. Return to the Lord your God. He is gracious. He is tender and kind. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love. He takes pity on you. He won't destroy you. Who knows? He might turn toward you and have pity on you. He might even give you his blessing. -Joel 2:13-14
Let your ears listen to wisdom. Let your heart understand it. -Proverbs 2:2
Each heart knows its own sadness. And no one else can share its joy. -Proverbs 14:10
I know there is nothing good in my sinful nature. I want to do what is good, but I can't. I don't do the good things I want to do. I keep on doing the evil things I don't want to do. I do what I don't want to do. But I am not really the one who is doing it. It is the sin living in me. Here is the law I find working in me. When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. Deep inside me I find joy in God's law. But I see another law working in the parts of my body. It fights against the law of my mind. It makes me a prisoner of the law of sin. That law controls the parts of my body. What a terrible failure I am! Who will save me from this sin that brings death to my body? I give thanks to God. He will do it through Jesus Christ our Lord. So in my mind I am a slave to God's law. But in my sinful nature I am a slave to the law of sin. - Romans 18-25
Love must be honest and true. Hate what is evil. Hold on to what is good. Love each other deeply. Honor others more than yourselves. Never let the fire in your heart go out. Keep it alive. Serve the Lord. When you hope, be joyful. When you suffer, be patient. when you pray, be faithful. -Romans 12:9-12
I also have something to say to everyone else. It is from me, not a direct command from the Lord. Suppose a brother has a wife who is not a believer. If she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And suppose a woman has a husband who is not a believer. If he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. The unbelieving husband has been made holy through his wife. The unbelieve wife has been made holy through her believing husband. If that were not the case, your children would not be pure and clean. But as it is, they are holy. If the unbeliever leaves, let that person go. In that case, a believing man or woman does not have to stay married. God wants us to live in peace. Wife, how do you know if you can save your husband? Husband, how do you know if you can save your wife? But each of you should remain in the place in life that the Lord has given you. Stay as you were when God chose you. That's the rule all the churches must follow. Was a man already circumcised when God chose him? Then he should not become uncircumcised. Was be uncircumcised when God chose him? Then he should not be curcumcised. Being circumcised means nothing. Being uncircumcised means nothing. Doing what God commands is what counts. ((wow)) -1 Corinthians 7:12-19
Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not want what belongs to others. It does not brag. It is not proud. It is not rude. It does not look out for its own interests. It does not easily become angry. It does not keep track of other people's wrongs. Love is not happy with evil. But it is full of joy when the truth is spoken. It always trusts. It always hopes. It never gives up. Love never fails... What we know now is not complete. What we prophesy now is not perfect. But when what is perfect comes, the things that are not perfect will pass away. When I was a child, I talked like a child. I thought like a child. I had the understanding of a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see only a dim likeness of things. It is as if we were seeing them in a mirror. But someday we will see clearly. We will see face to face. What I know now is not complete. But someday I will know completely, just as God knows me completely. The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love. But the greatest of them is love. -1 Corinthians 13:4-13
Let us hold firmly to the hope we claim to have. The One who promised is faithful. -Hebrews 10:23
Your troubles have come in order to prove that your faith is real... Even though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not see him now, you believe in him. You are filled with a glorious joy that can't be put into words. You are receiving the salvation of your souls. It is the result of your faith. -1 Peter 1:7-9
God, create a pure heart in me. Give me a new spirit that is faithful to you. Don't send me away from you. Don't take your Holy Spirit away from me. Give me back the joy that comes from being saved by you. Give me a spirit that obeys you. That will keep me going. -Psalms 51:10-12
Most of all, love one another deeply. Love erases many sins by forgiving them. -1 Peter 4:8
Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do. Suppose someone falls down. Then his friend can help him up. But suppose the man who falls down doesn't have anyone to help him up. Then feel sorry for him! Or suppose two people lie down together. Then they'll keep warm. But how can one person keep warm alone? One person could be overpowered. But two people can stand up for themselves. And a rope made out of three cords isn't easily broken. -Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The Lord says, "I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten--the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust sward--my great army that I sent among you." Joel 2:25
God, create a pure heart in me. Give me a new spirit that is faithful to you. Don't send me away from you. Don't take your Holy Spirit away from me. Give me back the joy that comes from being saved by you. Give me a spirit that obeys you. That will keep me going. -Psalms 51:10-12
He [God] will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or sadness. There will be no more crying or pain. Things are no longer the way they used to be. -Revelation 21:4
Don't just tear your clothes to show how sad you are. Let your hearts be broken. Return to the Lord your God. He is gracious. He is tender and kind. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love. He takes pity on you. He won't destroy you. Who knows? He might turn toward you and have pity on you. He might even give you his blessing. -Joel 2:13-14
Let your ears listen to wisdom. Let your heart understand it. -Proverbs 2:2
Each heart knows its own sadness. And no one else can share its joy. -Proverbs 14:10
I know there is nothing good in my sinful nature. I want to do what is good, but I can't. I don't do the good things I want to do. I keep on doing the evil things I don't want to do. I do what I don't want to do. But I am not really the one who is doing it. It is the sin living in me. Here is the law I find working in me. When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. Deep inside me I find joy in God's law. But I see another law working in the parts of my body. It fights against the law of my mind. It makes me a prisoner of the law of sin. That law controls the parts of my body. What a terrible failure I am! Who will save me from this sin that brings death to my body? I give thanks to God. He will do it through Jesus Christ our Lord. So in my mind I am a slave to God's law. But in my sinful nature I am a slave to the law of sin. - Romans 18-25
Love must be honest and true. Hate what is evil. Hold on to what is good. Love each other deeply. Honor others more than yourselves. Never let the fire in your heart go out. Keep it alive. Serve the Lord. When you hope, be joyful. When you suffer, be patient. when you pray, be faithful. -Romans 12:9-12
I also have something to say to everyone else. It is from me, not a direct command from the Lord. Suppose a brother has a wife who is not a believer. If she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And suppose a woman has a husband who is not a believer. If he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. The unbelieving husband has been made holy through his wife. The unbelieve wife has been made holy through her believing husband. If that were not the case, your children would not be pure and clean. But as it is, they are holy. If the unbeliever leaves, let that person go. In that case, a believing man or woman does not have to stay married. God wants us to live in peace. Wife, how do you know if you can save your husband? Husband, how do you know if you can save your wife? But each of you should remain in the place in life that the Lord has given you. Stay as you were when God chose you. That's the rule all the churches must follow. Was a man already circumcised when God chose him? Then he should not become uncircumcised. Was be uncircumcised when God chose him? Then he should not be curcumcised. Being circumcised means nothing. Being uncircumcised means nothing. Doing what God commands is what counts. ((wow)) -1 Corinthians 7:12-19
Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not want what belongs to others. It does not brag. It is not proud. It is not rude. It does not look out for its own interests. It does not easily become angry. It does not keep track of other people's wrongs. Love is not happy with evil. But it is full of joy when the truth is spoken. It always trusts. It always hopes. It never gives up. Love never fails... What we know now is not complete. What we prophesy now is not perfect. But when what is perfect comes, the things that are not perfect will pass away. When I was a child, I talked like a child. I thought like a child. I had the understanding of a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see only a dim likeness of things. It is as if we were seeing them in a mirror. But someday we will see clearly. We will see face to face. What I know now is not complete. But someday I will know completely, just as God knows me completely. The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love. But the greatest of them is love. -1 Corinthians 13:4-13
Let us hold firmly to the hope we claim to have. The One who promised is faithful. -Hebrews 10:23
Your troubles have come in order to prove that your faith is real... Even though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not see him now, you believe in him. You are filled with a glorious joy that can't be put into words. You are receiving the salvation of your souls. It is the result of your faith. -1 Peter 1:7-9
God, create a pure heart in me. Give me a new spirit that is faithful to you. Don't send me away from you. Don't take your Holy Spirit away from me. Give me back the joy that comes from being saved by you. Give me a spirit that obeys you. That will keep me going. -Psalms 51:10-12
Most of all, love one another deeply. Love erases many sins by forgiving them. -1 Peter 4:8
Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do. Suppose someone falls down. Then his friend can help him up. But suppose the man who falls down doesn't have anyone to help him up. Then feel sorry for him! Or suppose two people lie down together. Then they'll keep warm. But how can one person keep warm alone? One person could be overpowered. But two people can stand up for themselves. And a rope made out of three cords isn't easily broken. -Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The Lord says, "I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten--the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust sward--my great army that I sent among you." Joel 2:25
God, create a pure heart in me. Give me a new spirit that is faithful to you. Don't send me away from you. Don't take your Holy Spirit away from me. Give me back the joy that comes from being saved by you. Give me a spirit that obeys you. That will keep me going. -Psalms 51:10-12
He [God] will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or sadness. There will be no more crying or pain. Things are no longer the way they used to be. -Revelation 21:4