Find your allies. Work with them, and you will become more of who you are.
You speak with one voice, and you will make more noise than you could ever have imagined.
~Eudoria Holmes
Jesus isn't after a performance.
He wants your heart.
Not just your Sundays.
Not just your words.
Not just your church attendance.
All of you.
๐ Matthew 22:37
Remember, all Muslim countries in the Middle East were once Christian.
When the Muslim invaders arrived, they killed the men, raped the women, enslaved the children.
Thatโs how those countries became Islamic. And thatโs exactly what theyโre trying to do in the UK and Europe now.
Sometimes we think nothing is happening because we cannot see immediate results.
But growth often happens beneath the surface first.
And while you are waiting, God may be growing things in you that will support what He has prepared for you.
๐ Isaiah 49:15โ16
Just want to say shoutout to the 3 Muslims that @InspiringPhilos , Belle, and I debated. Because of them, Muslims are leaving Islam and doubting their faith. This is just after a scroll or two in the comments, by the way. ๐๐๐
I joined @t30devotion today for the first time and it was really a nice time with God. Here are a few things I noticed:
- The lady who took the Bible reading read it so well that it was easy to follow from the beginning to the end. ๐ฅฐ
- The physical audience were all present with their hard copy Bibles which made it feel like a real family devotion.
- There were no phones in sight, everyone was fully present.
- The short exhortation and prayers really pumped me for the day ahead.
- It felt like a real family devotion. ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
Maybe you've been distant.
Maybe you've stopped praying.
Maybe you've convinced yourself that God doesn't want you anymore.
But the door is still open.
๐ Luke 15:20
Sometimes people stop coming close to God
not because they stopped believingโฆ
but because they feel ashamed.
But grace still reaches people there.
๐ Luke 15:20
A woman was in a coma in the hospital, and she was continuously raped until she got pregnant. The hospital found out and carried out investigations and found out a male employee has been raping her all the while she was in coma.
A 3 year old baby was raped by a grown man.
A homeless mad woman on the street was raped by a man.
A lady who was fully covered was raped by a man.
A lady who was sleeping on her bed in her own home was raped and killed.
A daughter was raped by her own father.
I can go on and onโฆ
But once these heartbreaking stories make it to the media, some of you immediately start looking for ways to blame the victim, talking about
โwomen need to learn how to avoid being abusedโ
โMaybe sheโs this, maybe sheโs thatโ
Are you people crazy?
Instead of teaching men that no matter what, even if they see a woman walking naked, they still have no right to touch or abuse or rape her.
The women in all the scenarios above, how exactly were they supposed to avoid being raped?
Make it make sense.
#SayNoToRape
Some people have been strong
for so long
that theyโve forgotten how tired they are.
But God never asked you
to carry life alone.
You can bring Him:
the stress
the fear
the exhaustion
the things you donโt know how to explain
He cares about all of it.
๐ 1 Peter 5:7
Some people become experts at looking okay.
Smiling.
Showing up.
Replying โIโm fine.โ
While quietly falling apart inside.
And because nobody notices, they start believing nobody cares.
But Jesus sees the pain
you hide from everyone else.
And He stays close.
๐ 1 Peter 5:7