i’m a child of God, so dearly loved. im ransomed by Savior’s blood and called by name as a son, wrapped around in righteousness :) theres no greater love than this. so much peace no matter what happens in this life. im not home yet, just a flower quickly fading. but soon, to be eternally home :)
how do you find only joy in small things, but not disappointments?
nothings perfect
but its worth it
beyonce truth
youve got to get yourself together
you got stuck in the moment
and now you can’t get out of it
U2
Cape Point, South Africa
Where the Indian and Atlantic Ocean meet.
This amazes me.
(Source: itsdavidmoon, via within--dreams)
The cross of Christ is the most revolutionary thing ever to appear among men.
The cross affects its ends by destroying one established pattern, the victim’s, and creating another pattern, its own. Thus it always has its way. It wins by defeating its opponent and imposing its will upon him. It always dominates. It never compromises, never dickers nor confers, never surrenders a point for sake of peace. It cares not for peace; it cares only to end its opposition as fast as possible.
With perfect knowledge of all this Christ said, “if any man come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me” (Matthew 16:24). So the cross not only brings CHrist’s life to an end, it ends also the first life, the old life, of everyone of His true followers. It destroys the old pattern, and Adam’s pattern, in the believer’s life, and brings it to an end. Then the God who raised Christ from the dead raises the believer and a new life begins.
-A.W. Tozer in The Cross is a Radical Thing
Be costly.
Whether you serve or give, do it so it hurts and is costly. God was the most costly sender/giver, and as Christ was the most costly go-er (missionary).
I needed to hear that
Some say being a Christian requires a lot of sacrifice. You have to give up your old life and sacrifice, and that it is super hard to give up worldly things.
But is it really giving up, if what you possess is trash? Its more like throwing away trash in order to make space for better things. My only regret is that I did not throw them away any sooner.
Everything I’ve once held dear, I count it all as loss. I will worship you for nothing God, for You give and take away.
In my eyes, Im not giving up anything for God. Giving up implies I’m losing something. But in reality, all i am is gaining everything because Christ gave up everything on that cross already. Gods grace is more than enough, its all i need.
P.S.
missions application is done and sent. and i’m SO glad that i did it. I’m super convicted and excited to go and see what the Lord has instore for me. Its crazy how God works in mysterious ways…Nevertheless, God is good, all the time :)
Until today, I’ve been running away. I’ve been actively running away from God and what He wants me to do. This summer, being my last summer of college, I wanted to go to Korea and have fun. My excuses being that I haven’t seen my grandparents, cousins, and family members for over 10 years, I wanted to go and just cruise by the rest of senior year and chill the whole summer in Korea.
I remember freshmen year when i made a commitment after coming back from China saying i would go to missions once again before i graduate. As much as i wanted to keep this commitment, my heart was cold and hardened to going to missions this summer.
The entire month of february was dedicated to missions at KCPC/FiCB. I sometimes purposefully didn’t listen to sermons, didn’t go to FiCB, and told God many times “NO GOD, I WONT GO. LEAVE ME ALONE”
Only to find out tonight…i think I’m going (as long as this application works out). I’m pretty late on my missions application and i dont know whether i can finish on time. My korean passport is expired and I have to renew that too at a korean embassy (so confused on how). I dont know how the heck im going to raise $3500. I don’t know what im gonna do if i get an important email from pharmacy schools while i’m on missions without internet service. So many doubts, so much lack of faith. But God really worked in my heart and I think…I’m going to go. I have no idea what I’m doing but I’m just gonna take the leap of faith and trust.
I feel like Jonah. Running away from God SO hard, only to find a giant fish to eat me up, and God takes me where He wants me to go.
We’ll see how the application process goes. But as of now, I’m going. God has graciously given me this opportunity to be a part of His Kingdom work, and I will go and see what He is doing all over the world. Here I am Lord, send me.
luck is where preparation meets opportunity
