Human approval is unstable. Someone may praise you today and criticize you tomorrow, so it's wiser to anchor your life in deeper principles than in other people's opinions.
Luxuries we forget that are luxuries:
1. Your mom still around
2. Hot water
3. Feeling healthy
4. Peace of mind & heart
5. Perfect weather days
6. Good food
7. Bills paid
8. Reliable transportation
The Holy Spirit is not just a feeling.
A lot of people think the Holy Spirit is only there when the music is emotional or when they “feel something” in church.
But the Holy Spirit is more than emotions.
He teaches you.
Convicts you when you’re wrong.
Guides you.
Comforts you.
Sometimes the Holy Spirit is working in the quiet moments too.
Like when you suddenly feel convicted about something you used to be comfortable doing.
Or when you have peace in a difficult moment.
Or when your character slowly starts changing.
The Holy Spirit doesn’t only produce moments.
He produces fruit.
Love.
Patience.
Kindness.
Self-control.
Christianity is not just about emotional experiences once in a while.
It’s about walking with God daily through the Holy Spirit.
Nobody talks about how God’s love is not transactional. It doesn’t increase when you’re faithful and decrease when you’re not. It doesn’t reward your good seasons and withhold in your bad ones. It’s the same yesterday, today, and forever. 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
I’m in love with this sentence:
“The degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount of truth he can accept about himself without running away.”