I think it’s necessary, and dare I say GOOD to argue, if you can do it humbly.
If you can remember you have the opportunity to be proven wrong no matter how right you think you are. If you can learn to be okay with being wrong, because you will be sometimes. Sometimes often. You have the opportunity to gain new perspective if you humble yourself. If you argue lovingly (neither by dominating the conversation nor giving in to the other party) and truthfully, remembering that each of us is different and we all think differently, and even the people we get along the best with, we will disagree with at some point in time. Above all, knowing how to come to resolve when you are done arguing. How to come back around and remember you are arguing with another human being. Another broken sinner saved by the same grace you have been rescued by. I think when you know how to argue well (and argue humbly) with people, you learn how to love better.
Thu, 31st May — 0 notes
Holiness or hardness towards God?
The reason many of us stop praying and become hard toward God is that we only have an emotional interest in prayer. It sounds good to say that we pray, and we read books on prayer which tell us that prayer is beneficial— that our minds are quieted and our souls are uplifted when we pray. But Isaiah implied in this verse that God is amazed at such thoughts about prayer.
Worship and intercession must go together; one is impossible without the other. Intercession means raising ourselves up to the point of getting the mind of Christ regarding the person for whom we are praying (read Philippians 2:5). Instead of worshiping God, we recite speeches to God about how prayer is supposed to work. Are we worshiping God or disputing Him when we say, “But God, I just don’t see how you are going to do this”? This is a sure sign that we are not worshiping. When we lose sight of God, we become hard and dogmatic. We throw our petitions at His throne and dictate to Him what we want Him to do. We don’t worship God, nor do we seek to conform our minds to the mind of Christ. And if we are hard toward God, we will become hard toward other people.
Are we worshiping God in a way that will raise us up to where we can take hold of Him, having such intimate contact with Him that we know His mind about the ones for whom we pray? Are we living in a holy relationship with God, or have we become hard and dogmatic?
Do you find yourself thinking that there is no one interceding properly? Then be that person yourself. Be a person who worships God and lives in a holy relationship with Him. Get involved in the real work of intercession, remembering that it truly is work-work that demands all your energy, but work which has no hidden pitfalls. Preaching the gospel has its share of pitfalls, but intercessory prayer has none whatsoever.
(Oswald Chambers)
Sun, 20th May — 45 notes
❝And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.
Fri, 13th Apr — 57 notes
❝Get into the habit of saying, ‘Speak, Lord,’ and life will become a romance.
Thu, 29th Mar — 285 notes
❝He does not want a girl who trifles with Christianity. He wants a woman who is radically given to Christ. He does not want a girl who prays tepid, lukewarm prayers. He wants a woman who lives in defiance of the powers of Hell. He does not want a girl who is self-adorning with the latest fashions and trends. He wants a woman who is adorned with the inner jewelry of Christ-given holiness. He does not want a girl who dishonors and belittles her parents. He wants a woman who honors the authorities God has placed in her life and serves them with charity and gladness. He does not want a girl whose Bible is an accessory to her wardrobe. He wants a woman whose hunger and thirst is to know the Lord, and who diligently feasts upon His Word. He does not want a girl whose tongue is a deceptive weapon of selfishness. He wants a woman whose words drip with the honey of the name of Jesus. He does not want a girl who uses her feminine beauty to seduce, manipulate, and control men. He wants to marry a girl whose body has been surrendered to Christ and is therefore a temple of the Holy Spirit.
— “What a Godly Guy Wants (In A Wife)” | Set Apart Girl Magazine
