You want to win? Lose.
You want to receive? Give.
You want to be first? Be last.
You want to be great? Be small.
You want to be strong? Be weak.
You want to save your life? Lose it.
You want to store treasure? Give it away.
Oh, the counterintuitive ways of Jesus!
#paradox
Getting through tough times --
When Jesus allows bad things to happen, do you get in his face like Martha or do you fall at his feet like Mary? There’s more than one way to handle your trouble, but there’s only ONE WAY to get through it -- and his name is Jesus! Come as you are!
Unanswered prayer--
God could answer your prayer, but he knows that sometimes your prayer is too small. And he wants to do something greater. Will you trust him in the silence?
If things look bleak, you may just be there to make it bloom. God sends the rain, but we work the ground. So keep working it. Little things done over a long period of time can make a BIG difference.
When asked how he was able to pull off the Reformation, Luther said:
I opposed the corruption of the papacy, but never by force. I simply taught, preached, and wrote God's Word. Otherwise, I did nothing. The Word did it all.
Let the Word Do its Work!
and naturalism- which claims that matter is eternal and not created;
fatalism- which teaches that there is no divine plan to creation & history.
-- Warren Wiersbe
The first four words fo the Bible... “In the beginning, God...”
Refutes the idea of...
atheism- which says there is no God…
agnosticism- which says we cannot know God…
polytheism- which claims there are many gods…
pantheism- which says “all nature is God”
Genesis is the book of beginnings. In it we find the origin of the universe… the earth… animal life… people… marriage… nations… government… language… arts & culture. In it we find the origins of evil… sin... death... and most importantly redemption! #ROOTS
If you are broken or downtrodden today, Isaiah 43:3 promises you will be objects of God's tender care. Why? Cause he's not done with you yet. #BruisedReed#FaintlyBurningWick