Daniela

A student of the Bible, growing slowly and looking forward. I share reflections on: the Bible, growth, and Christian literature in English, Spanish, and French.

[Daniela @dew_j14]

This book teaches to use your time to serve others. It encourages believers to give all their lives to the Lord, even suffering for the building of the Body. Are you lonely in a different season in your life? Love others. This book is also helpful for single people. #alone #love

[Daniela @dew_j14]

“Our hesitancy is like that of a tiny shell on the seashore, afraid to give up the teaspoonful of water it holds lest there not be enough in the ocean to fill it again. Lose your life, said Jesus, and you will find it. Give up, and I will give you all.” - Elizabeth Elliot #better

[Daniela @dew_j14]

No es mi vida, pero es una vida que está en buenas manos, las manos del Soberano Dios. #perteceneraDios #Suvoluntad

[Grace to You @gracetoyou]

"Death for you is not an ending; it's a beginning."

Hear the full podcast at https://t.co/IOQNlAi2FI

[Paul David Tripp @PaulTripp]

I'm deeply persuaded that the secret to a confident heart and a peaceful night of sleep isn't a secret at all. Rather, it's plain-and-simple theology. By that, I mean trusting foundational principles that God lays out in his Word. Here are five:

1. Accept The Chaos
We have a miniscule amount of control in a gargantuan universe. Each day will provide fresh trouble (Matthew 6:34). The more we try to manipulate the situations, locations, and relationships of life, the more we'll become exhausted and discouraged. Live responsibly and be wise, but recognize that you were not designed to govern this world.

2. Know The Facts
Even though I just told you to accept the chaos, the Bible actually declares that everything in the universe is managed with complete and specific authority (Acts 17:26). Nothing is chaotic in God's eyes; he is never confused or taken off-guard. When we tell ourselves otherwise, it makes sense that we'll be stressed and anxious.

3. Trust The Father
God is more than just a ruling deity, exercising his sovereign power of people and places. The Bible tells us that he is also good and will give his children everything we need and more (see Matthew 6:26-32 and 7:9-11). Your life is secure is the hands of a powerful and loving Father.

4. Pursue Spiritual Disciplines
In the midst of trials, it's very tempting to abandon the spiritual disciplines of your faith and try to make it on your own. Pray, fast, meditate on and memorize Scripture, and keep attending worship services and small groups. Immerse yourself in God, his Spirit, his Word, and his body of believers.

5. Know Your Limits
Too many Christians fret trying to decipher God's secret will for their lives. It's a secret, after all! Instead, we should rest within the clear limits of what God has made known to us. Let God be God, and let him establish our steps (Proverbs 16:9).

You and I can sleep because God is wise, loving, and powerful. He is in moment-by-moment control of every detail of our lives.

[Charles and Susie Spurgeon @susiespurgeon1]

“You may be greatly tried, but you are greatly beloved. It is because you are the latter that you are the former.” Spurgeon

[Charles and Susie Spurgeon @susiespurgeon1]

"There is honey in every cup of affliction which God puts into the hand of the Christian; but generally he has to wait until he reaches the bottom before he can taste it." CHS

[Daniela @dew_j14]

@Phil_Johnson_ Thank you for serving the Lord and being an instrument of His blessing to us!

[SpurgeonBooks @SpurgeonBooks]

“An hour with Jesus will make up for a lifetime of persecution.”

— Charles Spurgeon

[Garrett Kell ن @pastorjgkell]

Discontentment tempts you to dream of being faithful where you wish God would place you rather than being faithful where He has placed you.

[HeartCry Missionary @HeartCryMission]

In this video, the Kimyal people of Papua pray with joy and tears to the Lord, thanking Him for giving them the Word of God in their native language. Through the labors of missionary Elinor Young, a young woman who was crippled by polio at the age of five, these Kimyals were able to receive copies of God’s Word. This video shows the moments right after the Bibles were unloaded from the plane and given to the Kimyals.

A Kimyal pastor, Siud, prays:

“O God, O God. The plan which you had from the beginning, regarding your Kimyals, which already existed in your Spirit. The month that you had set, the day that you had set, has come to pass today. O my Father, my Father. The promise that you gave Simeon that he would see Jesus Christ and hold Him in his arms before he died. I also have been waiting under that same promise, O God. You looked at all the different languages and chose which ones will be put into Your Word. You thought that we should see Your Word in our language. Today, the day you had chosen for this to be fulfilled, has come to pass. O God, today, you have placed Your Word into my hands, just like you promised. You have placed it here in our land. And for all this, O God, I give You praise. Amen.”

To watch the full video and hear the story of how God used an under-sized five-year-old farm girl with polio to bring the Word of God to the Kimyals, visit our YouTube channel and search for “Elinor Young – Running on Broken Legs.”

[Caleb Shaw @ctshaw13]

In God’s kind providence, we finished another reading of @jeremypierre’s storybook Bible with our kids last night on Good Friday. The last chapter is pure gospel gold. For all He has done to bring us home to Himself, praise the Lord!

[Daniela @dew_j14]

“I have loved to hear my Lord spoken of; and wherever I have seen the print of his shoe in the earth, there I have coveted to set my foot too. (301)”

Finished reading this book. Such an encouraging book about the pilgrim’s life. It has Christian’s and Christiana’s stories.

[Garrett Kell ن @pastorjgkell]

"Jesus Christ knows the worst about you. Nonetheless, He is the one who loves you most." - A.W. Tozer

[Dustin Benge @DustinBenge]

Advent devotionals from Spurgeon, Owen, Watson, Bunyan, Edwards, and more. Be ready for December 1 and download today!
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[Daniela @dew_j14]

If you want to learn about John Bunyan, this is a good place to start.

“He sought to glorify the Lord always and found that his own joy was directly proportional to the amount of glory he was bringing to Christ through his life (Tanner, Kindle).”

#johnbunyan #pilgrimsprogress

[Daniela @dew_j14]

“Even when your eye can’t detect it or your heart can’t feel it, God is present with you by his word and Spirit. What you cannot see will sustain you amid the fearful things you see. Things that are seen are transient; only unseen things are eternal.”(120)

Encouraging book 🙏

[Danny @Truth_matters20]

"It takes courage to die for Christ, but it also takes courage to live for Him."

—MacArthur

[Dustin Benge @DustinBenge]

No—you are not powerful enough to undo God’s sovereign will. He weaves even our detours, sins, and regrets into His greater plan.