why are you fearful
oh you of little faith?
then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
March 2011
“here’s the secret: when our hearts are overwhelmed, it is best to have already fed on the Word of God. if a person hasn’t been reading the Bible, it’s never too late. we can always choose to be in it. choose to believe it. choose to trust. we need to intentionally CHOOSE to trust in the Word.”
—britt merrick, “Big God”
“in addition to the attacks of satan, we also face the simple pitfalls of the flesh—all those places your mind and emotions want to go. but when the Word of God dwells in you, it will begin to control and shape your thought processes and emotions.”
—britt merrick, “Big God”
new book couldn't come at a better time
reading “Big God” by Britt Merrick. i started it a while ago but stopped, and now after i have “finished Experiencing God” i have come back to it and started from the beginning again. i must say it is the perfect book for me right now, it is all about having FAITH in our big God. only one chapter in but it is great. britt merrick knows what it feels to be overwhelmed (his daughter was diagnosed with cancer). and he has been to the place of wanting to break down and run but He has complete faith in our God. it is super insightful and encouraging for me right now. be prepared for a Big God spam. God is good! all the praise and glory to Him.
“hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer. from the end of the earth i will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than i. for You have been a shelter for me, a strong tower from the enemy. i will abide in Your tabernacle forever; i will trust in the shelter of Your wings.”
—psalm 61:1-4
“My love for you will break every barrier, bring every wall crashing down. And know this: My love damages fear. My love hates fear. My love will fight fear. It will fight fear in you. It will fight fear around you. And if you have fear, then know you have a treat in store, because My perfect love casts our fear. There is no fear where I am present, because My love casts out fear.”
—(via wewontbequiet)
“You are already delivered. There is no more deliverance to be done here. The enemy doesn’t want you to know that. Because when you know that, you can begin fighting for other people and commanding the devil in authority. When you know that you’re completely taken care of, you can start to lead others through the healing you yourself have experienced. This is no longer a battle for your heart or your faith. But for your mind. You’re done growing, Kristen. It’s time to WALK now. You’re no longer a baby fed on milk, but a grown up, fed with spiritual meat. The enemy is attacking your mind. But you know who you are. Don’t let him convince you that you don’t, or that you haven’t really been delivered. You want to be healed? You ARE healed. The battle is for your mind. Take it captive so you can start shooting down those things hanging out inside of your friends. The battle is no longer inside of your own heart, but raging from the outside. Walk.”
—Kyia (Paraphrased)
“I realized that the deepest spiritual lessons are not learned by His letting us have our way in the end, but by His making us wait, bearing with us in love and patience until we are able honestly to pray what He taught His disciples to pray: Thy will be done. Acceptance of whatever that means is the great victory of faith that overcomes the world.”
—Elisabeth Elliot, Passion & Purity (via alicianab)
February 2011
man did i need this this morning.
active word daily devotional
Omnipotence
Our God can do anything. Hear that again: Our God can do anything. Do you really believe that? Not just theoretically or theologically, but do you believe that practically? How is it impacting your life at this very moment?
What do you mean? All of us experience things beyond our ability to control. It may be a doctor’s diagnosis that seems insurmountable or a financial predicament that seems inescapable. Some of us may be desperate to see a relationship restored, but the flickering flame of hope was snuffed out a long time ago.
Listen, whatever dilemma you might be facing, however overwhelming your circumstances may be, God has all power over absolutely all of it. The theological term for this attribute of God is omnipotence (omni meaning all, and potency meaning power). Practically speaking, it means nothing can affect us or even touch us that God can’t handle.
At the end of the day, our hope securely resides in God’s omnipotence. It’s the ultimate game-changing factor in life. It doesn’t matter how bleak, grim, dismal, or dour a situation may seem. All that ultimately matters is that we have a Heavenly Father who can do anything. Anything.
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? (Jeremiah 32:27 NKJV)
But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26 NKJV)
“For with God nothing will be impossible.” (Luke 1:37 NKJV)
God’s omnipotence…believe it and receive it into every corner of your life!
God has all power over absolutely everything. We have a Heavenly Father who can do anything. Anything.
i pray Lord that i can truly believe this today and not forget that You are powerful and can do anything. may i be able to trust in Your plans and promises. i place my hope in You.
We Thought Your Hearts Were Beating
From Indian Lakes
from indian lakes | we thought your hearts were beating
we thought your hearts were beating
so soft we barely felt them
your lungs were full from all the things that you needed to say
i hope we wake up one day and tear the veils from our faces
and see how beautiful the world can be
we will open our mouths and reach our hands towards the sky
The Sun Has Come For Us Again!
And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
“And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
-matthew 6:27-34
“pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”
then they said to Jeremiah, “may the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the Lord your God sends you to tell us. whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it will go well with us, for we will obey the Lord our God.”
-jeremiah 42:3, 5-6
i'm about ready for summer
aren’t you?
then i can spend my days in the sun spending time with Jesus at the beach. sounds good to me.
