Towards the Light

"I never want to exalt the fact that Jesus changed my life, over the fact that he saved my life."

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:56 +1000

“I never want to exalt the fact that Jesus changed my life, over the fact that he saved my life.”

Is it true that the only way to stop loving someone the wrong way is to start hating them? Maybe...

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:14:34 +1000

Is it true that the only way to stop loving someone the wrong way is to start hating them?

Maybe only then can you learn to love them all over again, the right way.

But surely there is a higher path.

The narrow and windy road contains not a moment of hatred on it.

But it is narrow indeed.

nevver: Christian Bök & Micah Lexier Rarely do I...

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:55 +1000

nevver:

Christian Bök & Micah Lexier

Rarely do I reblog.

But wow.

"Therefore, if we recognise the great and precious things which are given us, as Paul says [Rom 5:5],..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:22:35 +1000

“Therefore, if we recognise the great and precious things which are given us, as Paul says [Rom 5:5], our hearts will be filled by the Holy Spirit with the love which makes us free, joyful, almighty workers and conquerors over all tribulations, servants of our neighbours, and yet lords of all.”

- Martin Luther - Freedom

'Crimes of the Heart' - Immortal Technique

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:41:37 +1000

These are my indictments
To those who claim to be righteous,
And leave a trail of broken hearts on their way to enlightenment.

But I cant give into hatred or pass judgment,
Even towards every illusion I’ve been in love with.
‘Cause the heart that betrays itself willingly
Is like a nation that trades freedom for stability.
Its so seductive to be cold and corrupted and isolated, trying to be an independent republic.
But liberty, to be loved on the surface is worthless;
The sacrifice of revolution with no purpose.

Take it from a criminal searching for his redemption,
Cursing at God desperately trying to get his attention.

What is it to be free? It is a question of who’s in control. The World thinks that we will be...

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:43:42 +1000

What is it to be free?

It is a question of who’s in control. The World thinks that we will be free when we’re the ones with autonomous self-governance.

But the Bible teaches that to be controlled by our self is to be in slavery, and to give control over to God is freedom.

"Then I started to wonder if I’m not who I thought I was."

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:55:56 +1000

“Then I started to wonder if I’m not who I thought I was.”

You see the depths of my heart and you love me the same.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:53:46 +1000

You see the depths of my heart and you love me the same.

"Sometimes we know exactly what the truth is. We just need to hear somebody say it to us before..."

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:26:27 +1000

“Sometimes we know exactly what the truth is. We just need to hear somebody say it to us before we’ll believe it.”

"It takes a lot of strength to be fake. More strength than I have."

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:28:30 +1000

“It takes a lot of strength to be fake. More strength than I have.”

"It’s hard. It’s complicated to reconcile a God who works through pain. It’s tough to trust in a Lord..."

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:42:23 +1100

“It’s hard. It’s complicated to reconcile a God who works through pain. It’s tough to trust in a Lord who allows suffering and inconvenience. It’d be a whole lot easier to mindlessly promise myself that Jesus always wants to make life easy, but I don’t think that’s how He works.
If anything, Jesus uses dark colors when He paints. He’s into streams in the desert and life out of death. Just take one good look at the cross and that ought to convince you that the God the Bibles speaks of is a God who uses horror and injustice to His advantage.
The cross is evidence to our minds, and balm for our souls that our God is a God who brings beauty out of pain. Art out of chaos. Beauty out of ugliness. Or as some of the poets have said, He conquers death by death itself. Our Redeemer beat Death at his own game.
Hope rises.
When we trust Christ, and the mysterious work on Calvary, we trust that He’s always up to something good even in the darkest days. In fact, that’s probably when He’s up to the most good, because that’s when the most good grows in me.
So hey, I’m delayed, I’m uncomfortable, but if this is the path the Lord has brought me down, then I say, “Don’t stop it Lord.” Redemption was born on a far darker day than this one, so bring the chaos. Bring the madness. Do whatever you’ve got to do to recreate my heart. After all, it’s me that needs to change, not my circumstances.”

- Mike Donehey (via glorythief)

Wow.

No such thing.

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:41:04 +1100

There is no such thing as a holy man that doesn’t extend compassion to the hurting and the broken.

No such thing as a holy man that holds grudges.

No such thing as a holy man who does not love all impartially and unconditionally.

No such thing as a holy man who stands idly by in the presence of corruption and malice.

No such thing as a holy man that seeks his own fame and glory.

No such thing as a holy man who lets his friends hurt people.

There is no such thing as a self-serving holy man.

"What is worth doing, and what isn’t?"

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:03:24 +1100

“What is worth doing, and what isn’t?”

"Why do things happen the way they do?"

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:49:52 +1100

“Why do things happen the way they do?”

Emeli Sande - My Kind Of Love

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:06:42 +1100

Cause when you’ve given up,

When no matter what you do it’s never good enough,

When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,

That’s when you feel my kind of love.

And when you’re crying out,

When you’ve fallen and can’t pick your happy off the ground,

When the friends you thought you had haven’t stuck around,

That’s when you feel my kind of love.

"The moment when someone stops liking you, stops loving you, stops wanting to be your friend. Nothing..."

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:08:08 +1100

“The moment when someone stops liking you, stops loving you, stops wanting to be your friend.
Nothing you can do about that.”

The word of God draws people closer to God, and consequently closer to each other, and consequently...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:33:39 +1100

The word of God draws people closer to God, and consequently closer to each other, and consequently again, closer to God.

All of Christian ministry is the practice of making people friends with God, and friends with each other.

This is the most heartbreakingly sad and beautiful music video...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:03:26 +1100

This is the most heartbreakingly sad and beautiful music video I’ve seen in a long time.

Me: What should I worry about? God: Everything that you own.

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:02:53 +1100

Me: What should I worry about?

God: Everything that you own.

"Immerse yourself in the ministry of the Kingdom of God; then you won’t have time to hold onto..."

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:06:47 +1100

“Immerse yourself in the ministry of the Kingdom of God; then you won’t have time to hold onto bitterness.”