Pressing on together!
Took this off from the blog of a friend:
"slowly.. step by step. don't rush ahead of God. don't play God. and certainly, don't play with the devil's fire. cos once you're burnt, the scar remains for life, on the inside of your soul - unseen to the masses, but forever imprinted on the deepest recesses of your consciousness. you feel hurt, you feel the pain, and spend so much time trying to heal the invisible but tangible wounds on the inside, when on the outside, you remain, to the world, an ever-smiling face and a little miss perfect with all her brilliance & star shine ...
dear God, please give us the courage to choose You over our pitiful plans.
dear God, please see us through the day ahead. may You be glorified in everything, through everything.
In Jesus' name, Amen. "
Thank you for your encouragement and advice, we can do it together because if God is for us, who can be against us? We will be filled with His glorious and inexpressible joy. (1 Peter 1:8-9)
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I have a friend who radiates joy, not because his life is easy, but because he habitually recognizes God's presence in the midst of all human suffering, his own as well as others'. ... My friend's joy is contagious. The more I am with him, the more I catch glimpses of the sun shining through the clouds. Yes, I know there is a sun, even though the skies are covered with clouds. While my friend always spoke about the sun, I kept speaking about the clouds, until one day I realized that it was the sun that allowed me to see the clouds. Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day.
-- Henri J. Nouwen in Here and Now: Living in the Spirit. Christianity Today, Vol. 40, no. 13.
"slowly.. step by step. don't rush ahead of God. don't play God. and certainly, don't play with the devil's fire. cos once you're burnt, the scar remains for life, on the inside of your soul - unseen to the masses, but forever imprinted on the deepest recesses of your consciousness. you feel hurt, you feel the pain, and spend so much time trying to heal the invisible but tangible wounds on the inside, when on the outside, you remain, to the world, an ever-smiling face and a little miss perfect with all her brilliance & star shine ...
dear God, please give us the courage to choose You over our pitiful plans.
dear God, please see us through the day ahead. may You be glorified in everything, through everything.
In Jesus' name, Amen. "
Thank you for your encouragement and advice, we can do it together because if God is for us, who can be against us? We will be filled with His glorious and inexpressible joy. (1 Peter 1:8-9)
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I have a friend who radiates joy, not because his life is easy, but because he habitually recognizes God's presence in the midst of all human suffering, his own as well as others'. ... My friend's joy is contagious. The more I am with him, the more I catch glimpses of the sun shining through the clouds. Yes, I know there is a sun, even though the skies are covered with clouds. While my friend always spoke about the sun, I kept speaking about the clouds, until one day I realized that it was the sun that allowed me to see the clouds. Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day.
-- Henri J. Nouwen in Here and Now: Living in the Spirit. Christianity Today, Vol. 40, no. 13.
posted by prancingPony @ 7:57 PM
1 Comments:
At 1:36 AM ,
paradiselost said...
heyhey :) thank you for your encouragement as well.
here's a quote for you to cheer you on and encourage you in your desire to walk in the light:
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." - C.S. Lewis
:) lets stay strong yea!
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