He loved us before we knew what love was
He saw it all and still chose the Cross
We are almost home, don’t quit, fight the good fight with perseverance. For through perserverance we develop Character.
(Out of Hiding - Steffany Gretzinger)
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to wrap my head around the fact that God’s goodness is CONSTANTLY running after us, even when we feel separate from Him.
You are loved.
You are valued.
You are never “too far away” from God.
Wow, He is way too good to me.
being wrecked by God is the most beautiful thing. because i know that in looking at all my brokenness, He’s gonna bring something good out of that. He doesn’t leave you broken.
as Christians, we cannot afford to hold this cultural idea that says, “I will only love people who love me.”
people are too important, souls too valuable, and hell too real.
luckily, we have the greatest example, Jesus Christ, who shows us how to love even our greatest enemy.
If someone tells you he/she is from Phoenix there’s a 99.9% chance he/she is actually from on of the following:
Chandler
Prickly pear
Mesa
Tempe
Barrel
Ahwatukee
Saguaro
3 of those actually cacti species but jokes on you we actually live in Saguaros here
..people think that Christianity is you doing all the righteous things you hate and avoiding all the wicked things you love in order to go to Heaven. No, that's a lost man with religion. A Christian is a person whose heart has been changed; they have new affections. (Paul Washer)