If we only compare our personal holiness to those around us, we may be deceived into believing that we are living a consecrated life. Yet when we encounter holy God, our only response can be “Woe is me!” #ExperiencingGod
Regardless of the importance of the issue at hand, loving others is never optional, integrity is never expendable, hatred of others is never a virtue, and character always matters.
Do not become impatient while God is producing Christ-likeness in you. Do not seek more responsibilities than those He has given you. Obey all that you know He has asked, and He will lead you at a pace that fits your present character and His purposes for you. #ExperiencingGod
Don’t allow your consumption of information surpass your connection with others. Consuming information in isolation rarely leads to transformation. #community#bettertogether Romans 12:9
God asks us to trust in Him daily. Our faith in Him today cannot substitute for our trust in Him tomorrow. If we walk with Him closely today, we will be in the center of His will tomorrow. #ExperiencingGod
In the Bible, God rebukes those who propose their own best thinking over His commands. Those who received praise from God were not brilliant planners. They were humble heroes of faith. God commended them for their compliance not for their performance. #ExperiencingGod
Jesus did not say that the world will know Him by our miracles, by our grand testimonies, or by our vast Bible knowledge. The world will know Him by the love that Christians show to one another. #ExperiencingGod
Adversity is an uninvited, unwanted friend in the hands of an all knowing God whose purpose is to wean us of our self-dependency and pride, usher us into a deeper intimacy with Jesus, and redirect our paths to ensure our greatest good and His greatest glory. -Chip Ingram
@branthansen “God is desperately waiting for us to be desperate” - The Truth about Us “So he went at once to his father. While he was still at a distance, his father saw him and felt sorry for him. He ran to his son, put his arms around him, and kissed him.”
Luke 15:20
Repentance is rare,revolutionary,arduous, and counter 2 our every instinct. We reconsider everything and reverse all the psychological machinery behind the easiest of all convictions: “It’s someone else’s fault” But w/o it we never feel the pure joy of forgiveness @branthansen
@ChickfilA Thank you. I called and was informed there was a problem with July birthdays loading their rewards this year. Sent over to the digital team to fix. Maybe they will accidentally load me a free Spicy Sandwich😉🔥 #lovemychickfila
If you always choose the easy way, asking for the peaceful valleys, you will never see God’s power displayed to enable you to take a mountain.#ExperiencingGod