September 18, 2013

Strength is for service


Edited from: http://www.finishingstrong.info/give-me-your-hand/


There's a song that empowers even the smallest and weakest of us. We have the power of choice and the power of God working in and through us:

My hands are small, I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken...
We are God's eyes, God's hands, God's mind
We are God's eyes, God's hands, God's heart
       - Jewel, "Hands"



(See also lyrics video here)


 
     "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: 'The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.'
      - Paul to the Romans, 15:1-3


http://69.195.124.96/~ealthfou/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/helping-hand.jpg
http://www.health4thinkers.com/2011/06/09/tackling-mental-health-reveals-spiritual-health-needs/


http://www.godsaxle.com/2012/02/the-strong-hand-of-the-lord/
http://blog.surveymonkey.com/blog/2013/04/08/contribute-update-surveymonkey/
http://www.grace2help.com/2012/11/24/week-twentythe-hand-of-god/
  

     "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."
      - Paul to the Romans, 15:4-6

 http://shinebrightlyforjesus.blogspot.com/2011/08/courage-it-is-i.html

Rejecting rejection ♥

Have you ever gotten this?

Refuse
blog.hillsbiblechurch.org/2012/11/16/refusing-sin/refuse/


Let's break this cycle:

Edited from: www.momentumnation.com/i-have-been-rejected-from-motherhood-for-the-age-of-my-kids/



I reject the spirit of rejection.
Enough is enough.
Love one another as God loves us. ♥



http://inspirationaldaily.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/always-love-you/


http://www.wallcg.com/lve-love-184130/

http://hdwallpapercollection.com/love-free-dekstop-hd-wallpaper.html


http://www.wikihow.com/Love

How To Love
http://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/06/how-to-love/

September 9, 2013

Gentle reminders

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
-- Jesus (Matthew 5:44-45)


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http://www.crossfitbrea.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sun-rising-good-morning.jpg




A churchmate texted me this week: "A gentle reminder" that our team will serve in kids' church this Sunday.

Gentle reminders. Reminders to be gentle.

How timely. At the time of that text, I just used the Bible to publicly lambast (!) some fellow Christians who I believe have wronged (?) me. And as I'm posting this, I just answered another churchmate in the same harsh tone that she used on me.

I'm posting this to preach to myself. Please feel free to preach to me more. It would be more effective though, to demonstrate gentleness toward me. That would doth heap burning coals on my head (there's a verse on that below). 


A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
(Proverbs 15:1) 


A person’s wisdom yields patience;
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
(Proverbs 19:11) 


Who is a God like you,
    who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
    of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
    but delight to show mercy.
-- Micah (7:18) 


Above all, love each other deeply, 
because love covers over a multitude of sins.
-- Peter (1 Peter 4:8) 


"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
-- Jesus (Luke 6:37-38) 





http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20peter%204:12-19&version=NIV




http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%206:27-36&version=NIV













www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans 12:9-21&version=NIV



Here are some other gentle reminders to be gentle. ♥



If we all understood that eveyrone has their own battles to fight, insecurities to face, loves to contend and goals to attain, the world would be a gentler place. 
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http://www.gcc.qld.edu.au/Pages/Admin/Quotes.html



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http://thebeststatusmessages.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Learn-to-respect-all-kind-of-people..jpg



http://www.upliftingwordsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Quote-Kindness-Frederick-William-Faber-Theologian-31-Days.jpg 
http://www.upliftingwordsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/
Quote-Kindness-Frederick-William-Faber-Theologian-31-Days.jpg



Being gentle does not mean forsaking my rights and letting people abuse me. It does mean considering other people's rights and feelings. As in every good attribute, we get our example from God Himself.



http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians%202:3-8&version=NIV



May God bless and be with us more! ♥