الإيمان والأمل والحب

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But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

(Galatians 5:16-26 ESV)

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I am found. I am yours. I am loved. I’m made pure. I have life. I can breathe. I am healed. I am free, cause You are strong. You are sure. You are life. You endure. You are good, always true. You are light breaking through. You are more than enough. You are here. You are love. You are hope. You are grace. You’re all I have. You’re everything.

Here’s My Heart -David Crowder (via more-than-conquerors837)

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I’ve told the Lord I want to be an obedient servant, and He shot back, “And are you willing to face grief and pain or whatever it takes for Me to make you that?” Even though I felt unable, I said, “What choice do I have? I know too much to drop the ball now. There’s no turning back.” I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t afraid. But He has brought me this far and already my joy is unspeakable.

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amartyrschallenge:

Take me
Break me
Mold me
Use me

The more we let God take us over, the more truly ourselves we become - because He made us. He invented us.

C. S. Lewis (via mordaciouslyyours)

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spiritualinspiration:

The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.

Francis Chan (via martelthechristianrapper)

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My faith rests not on what I am or shall be, or feel, or know, but in who Christ is, in what He has done, and in what He is now doing for me.

Charles Spurgeon (via beauty-for-ashes)

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spiritualinspiration:

Are you believing God for something today that seems impossible? We serve a great and mighty God, and He can create something out of nothing! He can make a way where there seems to be no way! He can create whatever is needed in your life.

Genesis tells us that in the beginning, God created the heavens and earth. But before He spoke the world into existence, it was formless and empty. If God can make the world out of nothing, He can take the empty places in your life and create something beautiful, too! He can speak light into your darkest hour. He can take your formless dreams and give them shape. He can resurrect your dormant gifts and talents! He can make your crooked places straight!

Remember, you are created in the image of Almighty God. There’s power in your words and power when you’re in agreement with Him. Only say what God says about your situation. Speak life to your broken dreams today. Stay in an attitude of faith and expectancy, and as you do, God will take you places that you’ve never dreamed. He’ll make something beautiful out of every broken place in your life!

Look to the cross and hate your sin, for it nailed your well-beloved to the tree.

Charles Spurgeon (via amartyrschallenge)

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It is still idolatry to want God for his benefits but not for Himself.

Matt Chandler - The Explicit Gospel (via amartyrschallenge)

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Grace-driven effort is violent. It is aggressive. The person who understands the gospel understands that, as a new creation, his spiritual nature is in opposition to sin now, and he seeks not just to weaken sin in his life but to outright destroy it. Out of love for Jesus, he wants sin starved to death, and he will hunt and pursue the death of every sin in his heart until he has achieved success. This is a very different pursuit than simply wanting to be good. It is the result of having transferred one’s affections to Jesus. When God’s love takes hold of us, it powerfully pushes out our own love for other gods and frees our love to flow back to him in true worship. And when we love God, we obey him. The moralist doesn’t operate that way. While true obedience is a result of love, moralistic legalism assumes it works the other way around, that love results from obedience.

Matt Chandler (The Explicit Gospel)

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