lalalasunshine:

Always reblog. Always.

Try it, it makes u look at the world with new eyes.

God, help us not to be burdened with things we cannot control. Rather, give us your peace.

Help us to desire You above any other desire we may have. You deserve it, and You are better.

Stir up urgency in our hearts to go forth into the world and share your love tangibly with others. Let that urgency be motivated by sincere compassion for people.

Give us a fuller, deeper understanding of Your love for us.

In Your Son’s name (Jesus, the Christ), I ask these things of You. Amen.

Friend: “So, what are you up to this weekend?”
You: “Oh, I’m heading back home to be with my family for Easter”
Friend: “…oh, cool…I’m going to the beach to hang out with some friends.”
You: …
Friend: …
[cricket cricket]

This ever happen to you? What if you ask this next:

You: “I’m actually really excited to celebrate Easter this weekend. I’m curious, though, what do *you* think about Easter?”

S-Start a conversation.
A-Ask questions about their background, thoughts, and beliefs.
L-LISTEN. ACTIVELY LISTEN. LISTEN SOME MORE. LISTEN TO WHAT THEY’RE SAYING.
T-Tell the story. Your story. Jesus’ story. How Jesus is involved in your story.

S.A.L.T.

One conversation could change your friend’s eternity.

“I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:11-13

      Paul was content with whatever situation he was in. The situation was not what mattered. God’s mission (sharing the Gospel of Jesus) was what mattered to him.

      You can complete God’s mission no matter how much or how little you have, or even what situation you’re in. So long as you are working on that mission, God will give you the strength to do it.

      Jesus commands his followers to spread the Good News, in love, to the whole world. As Paul said, our Christ gives us the strength to do so. The question is this: are you obeying?

I’m gonna be completely open and honest: I’m thankful for a bajillion things, but one thing trumps all of them by an infinite amount.

You can harp on all you want about religion and stuff, but I am so so so thankful that God sent his own son, Jesus, to be tortured and murdered in my place, just so he could adopt me as his own and love me as he always wanted.

My words cannot express how much I love my heavenly father. Neither can my mind fathom how much he loves me. The wonderful thing is that what he did, he did for everyone who will trust in him and let him be their dad.

I’m thankful for that reconciliation to Him.

*If you have any questions about this blog, God, Jesus, the Bible, or anything at all, really, have a go at my Ask Box. But before you ask/tell me anything, go to a quiet place, close your eyes to get rid of any distractions, and ask God to reveal himself to you.

He is a loving Dad, and he really wants to talk to us, if only we’d listen.

It’s never too late.

It’s never too late to start that thing you’ve always wanted to do.

It’s never too late to say that thing you’ve always needed to say.

It’s never too late to listen.

It’s never too late to mend that relationship.

It’s never too late to stop doing that thing. You know what it is.

God already forgave us because Jesus has already died and risen again. We simply need to believe it and step onto that destined path and start walking.

Start now. It’s never too late.