The question in the Scriptures is never can you lose your salvation but rather, have you been saved to begin with. The Scriptures are very clear that you can have have spiritual experiences and you can even have seasons of your life that you like the idea of Jesus or even passionately like the idea of Jesus but not really know Him, love Him, and follow Him.
– Matt Chandler (via drquote) Via My Redeemer LivesI used to feel guilty when I didn’t pray. If I didn’t make it through my prayer list or spend half an hour in solitary prayer, I’d feel guilty for not praying more.
Guilt isn’t from God. Conviction is. Guilt drives us into a corner; conviction drives us to Christ. Somewhere along the way, I was liberated from prayer-by-guilt. Part of this liberty came when I realized that God doesn’t relate to me based on guilt but based on grace. Grace reminds me that when I was guilty of deep distrust in God and his promises, Christ died and kept God’s promises to absorb my guilt, so now I have every reason to trust. Grace reminds me that God relates to me based on what Jesus has done, not on what I have not done.
Jonathan Dodson, What to Do With Prayerlessness (via solideogloriaa)
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I’m literally begging you. REBLOG REBLOG REBLOG
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You’re beautiful and perfect just the way you are :) and please don’t let anyone ever tell you differently
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The God who created you and the entire universe loves you and wants what’s best for you.. Could it be any better?
God will never leave you or forsake you no matter what you might be going through and He’s promised that and He always keeps His promises. So please don’t give up.. We all love you and Jesus loves you way more than you could ever imagine.
Even though you might feel so much pain… it’s not as great as His name!
Please don’t give up, I promise you’ll get through this and everything will be ok :)
Take a second and think about the one thing that promotes attraction the most. I’ll give you a hint. The answer is not physical looks, wealth, having things in common, or even the person’s personality. I know, it’s crazy right? The answer is actually proximity. Study after study finds that most people tend to become attracted to people who are physically close to them. The theory is called the mere exposure effect, and it states that we tend to become attracted to a novel stimuli if it was repeated over and over again. I am sure you once saw a very attractive person who caught your attention while passing by your car, then you never saw him/her again. Why do most people forget about that very attractive person a few days later? Simply because they never see that person again. If the stimuli wasn’t reinforced we tend to forget about it even if we liked it. It really is true. Just talking to someone a lot can do so much. You may not even see it coming. But If you spend a considerable amount of time with someone, you could be friends one day, and before you know it, you’ve completely fallen head over heals in love with each other. Maybe this has happened to you. You can’t fight it, but why would you want to? It’s a beautiful thing, really.
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Jesus is my life. <3 I'm 15, I love music, I love life even when its the not the best, I'm alive because Jesus is alive and He gave me life. I love all my family and friends. I love long hugs. I love meeting new people so if you don't know me, you should talk to me. :)
"Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think." -- Ephesians 3:20
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." -- John 3:16 <3
"Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." -- 1 Timothy 4:12
