“You may be a Christian who struggles with same-sex attraction. You may be a Christian who struggles with any manner sin. But if you say that you’re a gay Christian, you’re saying Holy Spirit don’t touch me there, that’s off-limits, that’s my identity.” ☩ Rosaria Butterfield
What sort of world might it have been if Eve had refused the serpents offer and had said to him instead, "Let me not be like God. Let me be what I was made to be -- let me be a woman?
- Elisabeth Elliot
"If you ask yourself, “Who are the people who have most profoundly influenced my life?” you will probably find that every one of them has suffered in some way." ~ Elisabeth Elliot
Bible Basics for 2023:
•Get a good Bible (ESV, NASB95, Legacy).
•Read it every day.
•Meditate on it and memorize it.
•Apply the truth in your life.
•Join a Bible-teaching church.
•Be discipled by someone farther along than you.
•When ready disciple someone else.
We are so quick to tweet, Facebook, and Instagram, but we are slow to pray. We spend hours on the internet but minutes on our knees. Whenever anyone asks me if I have any regrets in life--I say "I should have prayed a lot more." And that's an understatement,
There is only one ruler who will never be voted out of office, who is perfect in every way, who is the hope of the universe and whose kingdom will never end.
Satan will attack your weak spot first. After 40 days of fasting, Jesus was starving, so Satan began tempting him with bread. Where are you empty? Are you starving for attention, success, longing for love? Know your weaknesses. Bring them to God before Satan brings them to you.
The era of Roe is ended. Now we redouble and expand our efforts to address the underlying factors that make abortion appear the only alternative for so many women. Let’s give our money, time, and prayers to that end: to render abortion unthinkable because support is so abundant.
"Someday your life will be over, no matter how much attention you give to your health. Will you look back with regret, because you nourished your body but starved your soul?" #BillyGraham