(via seekmercy)

— Illustration of Isaiah 41:14 by Charles Spurgeon

journeytoanewcreation:

takingupmycrosstofollow:

My brother is in the hospital! He fell, hit his head, and wasn’t responding! He might have overdosed or had a seizure. I’m so afraid. Blood was coming from his mouth. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM.

I love you, Tyler.♥ Please stay strong

GUYS. PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS GUY AND THEN REBLOG. EVERY PRAYER COUNTS. OUR GOD IS HEALER.

(via iwillsingtothelord)

I Could Sing of Your Love Forever - Yeng Constantino (version)

Can’t stop listening to this. :)

— David Wilkerson (Revelation 3:16)

(Source: thesweetermelody, via hisquietvoice)

‎”He makes us wait. He keeps us in the dark on purpose. He makes us walk when we want to run, sit still when we want to walk, for He has things to do in our souls that we are not interested in.” Elisabeth Elliot

(Source: wonderfulxtonight)

nonelikejesus:

Our ministry is the bowl underneath the cup that represents our own spiritual life. If we wish to see our ministry being filled, it must be through the overflow of our own personal walk with God.

True. If your spiritual life is dry, your ministry will suffer as well. Before actually going into service, make sure you are constantly being filled spiritually. I’ve seen people who try to work their ministries out through their own human capabilities. I, myself, had been a victim of ministry burnout in the past. It is important to make sure that service comes out of your deep love for Christ and concern for the world, rather than the result of obligation and/or some other ulterior motive. Without Christ, it is nothing.

(Source: tterzek)

somedayillbeyourprincess:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVIPQUmaDS4

Watch the video, everyone—not only is it easier to actually read what he’s showing you but also you can really see just how much he’s hurting better than in the photoset, too. Like, I was crying because he was trying not to and ugh, please pass this on.

This man has the biggest heart and love for his daughters. He asks for your prayers. His heart it breaking. PRAY. Bless this man. 

(Source: voicing, via myfate-mysweet)

Basically seeing this unfolding in my Tumblr dashboard right now.

I guess, people are people; and although the Bible is inerrant and infallible, people’s interpretation of the Bible is not error-free.

Maybe before answering a question concerning sin and/or faith, make sure that the answer you would give would not be merely an opinion but based on Biblical truth.

How could one say someone can become a Christian and continue on with his sinful nature because God can forgive or God’s grace abounds anyway? That is downright blasphemous and a slap on the face of the Gospel. Jesus didn’t die so his blood and grace could be used in vain. Sure, we still stumble, make mistakes, and have tempting urges, and that is why we have to be thankful for this grace that restores, but to confess to being a Christian yet still indulging in acts that are disgusting to God? No, there should be none of that.

Either you are for Christ or against Christ. Nothing in between.

When you say you are a “Christian”, you are a “Christian”. Period. You are not the one living anymore, it is Christ living in you. No ‘homosexual’ Christian, ‘porn watching’ Christian, ‘drunkard’ Christian, ‘fornicating’ Christian, or any other worldliness attached to the sacred word.

Oh, Lord, let this not be a twisted generation.

cortneyabraham:

I realize that Tumblr is a place where we all come to share our feelings, emotions, secrets, desires, and humorous pictures of cats. I understand that almost all of our followers are strangers, which makes it much easier to share parts of ourselves that would normally go unshared. But we must also remember that while our followers are just tiny little pictures, sometimes gray faces, and sometimes troll-ish, they are people. And people do read what we post.

As a Christian, particularly those who claim a status as a “Christian Tumblr” (whatever that means), we must always remember that we bear the very name of Christ. Regardless of denomination, we all believe that the Gospel was about a sacrifice, where our debt was paid and our lives are not our own. It isn’t us that live anymore, it’s Him living in us. So as ambassadors of the Kingdom of Heaven, everything we do is reflective of Christ himself. 

That being said, everything we post on Tumblr should be guarded. Tumblr is a great way to get out emotions and vent. I’m not opposed to anyone who shares their struggles; whether it be with lust, homosexuality, pornography, pride, eating disorders, etc. As Christians, its healthy that we admit these things and work through them. I do, however, see a large amount of laughing and joking about said struggles. I see still more where those struggling with lust are posting pornographic pictures, those with homosexuality are entertaining homosexual crushes, and some struggling with eating disorders are reblogging pictures of very thin women; all still reblogging Bible verses in between. 

Here’s my point: I’ve struggled a lot of these things. And the only thing that will beat it is a complete hatred of your sin. Until you get to the point where you refuse to put up with it, it will not go away. If you laugh and joke about it, you don’t hate it. It’s not funny that’s something waging war against your soul. Spiritual warfare is not cause for laughing or joking. It’s very serious. Lust, pornography, masturbation, homosexuality, eating disorders, depression. It’s all very serious. The only way to get rid of it is to get serious, stop joking, and stop entertaining it. As someone who struggles with lust, I have had to cut daydreaming out of my life. I don’t have crushes. I don’t date. I avoid movies that might cause problems. You have to control it. You gotta do whatever it takes. It has to get that serious. 

That being said, if you don’t take those things that seriously and have not found the hatred for your sin, I’d at least ask you to consider your followers. I know its your blog and you can post what you want, but just because you’re dealing with lust doesn’t mean you should reblog something that makes someone else stumble. Just because you’re dealing with homosexuality, doesn’t mean you should condone it and confuse others. You are representative of Christ everyday. And you will stand accountable for everything you post. So if you are unsure about your theology, or if something could cause someone to fall, don’t post it. You bear His name, and His name isn’t something you’d want to tarnish. 

I hope this doesn’t sound troll-ish or preachy. I just do want you all to have victory over these things. And I do want your followers to remain unconfused and be able to see Christ in you. Young people spend hours on Tumblr. It could be a way to spread His message across the world, if we’d just use it correctly.