A man can be persecuted for his faith in Jesus. He won’t waver in his faith and for this he lays in a hole in the wall barely big enough to fit him so that he really can’t even shift himself. All day and night he stays there and it also doubles as his bathroom so he lays with his waste.
What was the point of that?
I don’t have much to say; I’m hardly ever good at explaining myself. If God is good enough for him, even in that awful time, then He’s good enough for me.
Here blind man, I’ll walk you home. Your common sense is as vacant as your eyes so you can’t see me walk you to the pit. No, you won’t know till you’ve fallen in & every bone in your pathetic body is broken.
But you know what? They say you can overcome the heart’s economy.
Till every last bit of darkness is chased out by the sun.
Till all the hot water in the shower is gone.
Till the can of Coke is entirely turned over & every last drop has been selfishly sucked out.
Till the tree that gives me shade whithers in the sun & my back gets burnt.
Till my pockets are turned out & all I can grab is dirt and lint.
Till, honestly, I can’t remember what your voice even sounds like. But I just know it’s something tooth ache sweet. Don’t worry, I still remember the feeling of hearing you speak.
So when you wake up tomorrow, put your favorite song on repeat & get dressed. One more round, let’s do it.
Friends for posting things about God because God really does use them to encourage me & keep my mind on track. I seriously can’t scroll down my Facebook News Feed without seeing a bunch of verses or uplifting words from you all. I love it. But I know we all have our days…
I want to encourage you guys too that we’re victors, children & heirs in Christ & that never changes. We stumble & fail but that never lasts and we are NOT stuck in that sin. It IS conquerable because Jesus already did it. There’s a song line from Dress Us Up by John Mark Mcmillan that goes, “Hell & the grave in the power of His love. After three dark days he showed us how it’s done… and He STILL does.” His power is given to us through the Holy Spirit and we all know this. But like the Bible says, supplement your faith and take action with it. There was a lame man Jesus met who complained to Jesus that he could never be healed but Jesus told him, “Pick up your mat and walk.”
Our sin isn’t our identity so when we do it, we get back up and keep going towards our REAL desire which is to repent and believe the Gospel that is offered to us every day. We’re children of God 24/7 so therefore it’s Christ 24/7 to not only be forgiven of our sins, but to accept & be obedient to the grace that allows us to repent.
Alright, love you guys. Go smile and learn from the God who loves you. Peace out Christ scouts.
The waves of sleep wash it away.
Man, I’m just gonna be honest and say, I love the snooze button & I also got one on my heart right next to the “Repeat” which replays all the same old-same olds.
Discipline has got it out for me. But I’m a pansy & a sucker so let’s just shake hands & call it peace, yeah?
“Yeah.. But, you kinda can’t run away from yourself. I really don’t think you can. I think you can walk away from it for a little while but if it’s who you are, it’s who you are.”
-Billy McCarthy
So much respect.
You may never understand what this means to me. All the endless nights and wasted time, we will never get back.
Conversation is wearing thin. I want to feel that feeling we felt when it all began.
Those endless nights, they weren’t wasted time.
We felt so alive! We were so alive!
WE’RE ALIVE! WE’RE ALIVE! WE NEED MORE OF YOU, IN OUR LIVES!
Fill us with passion and burning desire…hearts that are holy. Fill us with passion!
Are you tired of running, running away? Are you tired of running away?
Brothers and sisters, we’ve got to stand together! This hope is all that keeps us strong!
Are you tired of running? I’m so tired of running…WE’RE TIRED OF RUNNING! Are you tired of running away?
Fill us with passion and burning desire…hearts that are holy!
