Social Media Postings Update

Most posts are done in social media these days but here are some of them:

Welcome to today! God wants you to know that He loves you, treasures you and likes you - yes, you! He does not want you focused on whether or not you deserve it, He simply wants you to let Him love you and to enjoy it, because frankly, He's over the moon for you.
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Christian, do you realize the moment of your salvation - the moment you came "home" - was not some cold, theological or intellectual event? That the moment - the moment - in time that you came, He ran to you with arms open and tears of joy streaming down His cheeks. He did not come running to condemn you or question you, He came running to you, wrapped His arms around and spun you like you were 5 up into the air, filled with this wildly passionate joy and happiness that His child - you - were finally home. No, this was no cold, sterile moment in time ... at least not for Him it wasn't...and if it was for you, I pray it is no longer so; for His love - for you, for me, for us - is overwhelming and quite far from sterile or merely intellectual.
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"And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” ~ Matt.3:17
"Jesus had done no miracles when the Father proclaimed that He was His beloved Son in whom He was well pleased! He hadn’t raised the dead or healed anyone or preached the Sermon on the Mount. He had done NOTHING! He simply was. And in that place, the Father loved Him fully just as He does you and me.…“You don’t need to earn anything. I don’t require your performance, just rest in this truth just as you are right now - you are loved".The truth of Love, a truth that cannot be earned because it is a free gift that already cost God everything to give." ~ AJ Jones, Finding Father
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Considering the 12 disciples would be those whom Jesus would spend the rest of His earthly life closest with, not to mention eventually entrust the Gospel to, whom they would be would constitute a fairly big decision. So, does He merely pick 12 at random or based on personal likes or dislikes? No, we see in Luke 6:12-13 that He spends the night in prayer before making His choices. If He did this, how much more important is it for us to do likewise before making final decisions on life matters of importance.
So whatever choice or decision lies before you, take time and seek the Lord first and foremost, for surely His input is of far more value than that of even our friends or gut instincts.
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As believers, as children of the living God, we never have to worry about what is waiting for us around the corner of life for we know that He is already there and He only ever has our best interests at heart. So, instead of allowing ourselves to focus on things which have not yet happened (or may not at all) - which only fills us with anxiety, worry, fear, etc - let us keep our hearts and minds focused on Him and let Him take care of the details. After all, what did worry ever do other than age you faster.
Matthew 6:33-34
Jeremiah 29:11
Colossians 3:2

We, the Prodigal Children

"If we feel hateful towards ourselves, we assume God feels hateful towards us. But we cannot assume that He feels about us the way we feel about ourselves—unless we love ourselves compassionately, intensely, and freely. It takes a profound conversion to accept that God is relentlessly tender and compassionate toward us just as we are—not in spite of our sins and faults, but with them. Though God does not condone or sanction evil, He does not withhold his love because there is evil in us." Brennan Manning ~ Abba's Child

And it really does seem that love ties everything together and that it is all interconnected: love, forgiveness, His heart, grace, mercy... everything

And in this, motive. The motivation to not sin is not to stay in good graces, it is not to avoid punishment or being cast aside or to earn something for noting worth having can be earned, only given and received. The motivation is with regards to self. For if we do that which we know we ought not to, is it not our view of self which changes? Does not our own heart feel heavy, does not guilt weigh us down or thoughts of "what if" plague our minds - shifting our view of ourselves to something very far removed from what God sees us as. Our motivation to not do wrong is with regards to our view of ourselves seen thru the lens of our own sin.

We must learn to truly forgive ourselves - not ignore things done or undone, nor justify them, but acknowledge those things, own them and actually truly forgive ourselves. Then we can actually accept how God sees us, receive the overwhelming love He has for us - for we shall have seen the depths of His grace first hand - and then share that love with the world around us. Not because we are told to do so, not because we must "or else", but because we ache to do so.

And it's Monday again

Not quite worthless...

https://youtu.be/cyb8OiuwjXM

Divine Hitman

Love Live Forgive

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On a Personal Note

"My beautiful child, do you not realize you are the apple of my eye? Do you not realize that I do not think of you as a mere servant or employee, but as my precious, incredible child? You do not have to earn my love nor prove you are worthy of it - I love you because you are you and nothing can change that. I do not desire some arms' reach, formal relationship with you, I yearn to have you crawl up on my lap and just chat or vent or share whatever is on your heart - I already know what is there so do not think you are going to shock me. Come, my child, come hang out with Dad and let Me love you."

~ God