February 2012
89 posts
“If our devotion is to the cause of humanity, we will be quickly defeated and...”
– My Utmost For His Highest, Feb 23, Oswald Chambers
My Utmost For His Highest
Feb 22 - Oswald Chambers
Perseverance is our supreme effort of refusing to believe that our hero is going to be conquered. Our greatest fear is not that we will be damned, but that somehow Jesus Christ will be defeated. Also, our fear is that the very things our Lord stood for— love, justice, forgiveness, and kindness among men— will not win out in the end and will represent an unattainable...
Oh hi,: thoughts today. →
katorkat:
am i living my life right? what’s my life going to look like later on? who will i marry? what job(s) will i have? will i lead yl? will i live to be 90?
“when i lay these questions before God, i get no answer. But rather a special sort of ‘no answer’. it is not the locked door. it is more like a…
The Lord is so faithfully making my friend into His most beautiful of daughters...
My Utmost For His Highest
Feb 21 - Oswald Chambers
If what we call love doesn’t take us beyond ourselves, it is not really love. If we have the idea that love is characterized as cautious, wise, sensible, shrewd, and never taken to extremes, we have missed the true meaning. This may describe affection and it may bring us a warm feeling, but it is not a true and accurate description of love…
To be surrendered to...
Oh this was a good read. →
katorkat:
Although most of us would not put it in these terms, we all feel frustrated when God does not fulfill our emotional desires. Taking a step back, however, I realize this complaint (a very common one) trivializes Christ’s lordship and makes Him seem more like a romantic companion who must return all of our phone calls than the God of our lives.
Wow, that’s really good!
Oh hi,: Whoa. Great thought. →
katorkat:
“My feelings are not God. God is God. My feelings do not define truth. God’s word defines truth. My feelings are echoes and responses to what my mind perceives. And sometimes - many times - my feelings are out of sync with the truth. When that happens - and it happens every day in some measure - I…
“After every time of darkness, we should experience a mixture of delight and...”
– My Utmost For His Highest, Feb 14, Oswald Chambers