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16//100 days of productiviy

Ran 5km in 41:30 minutes (which is very good considering i havent ran 5km in almost 12 months)

Did a load of washing

Washed and wiped dishes

Cleaned bathroom

Read daily devotion (for the first time in ages)

Like yesterday, today i pOPPED OFF :))

The productivity is fLOWING through my veins

My First Love

“All the way back, all the way back, all the way back, to my first love.”

- Bethel, “First Love”

/ Quite a while ago, The Creator of the skies and seas breathed my soul into existence. He took lifeless dust and molded it to resemble His image. He made life where there was no life, and Light where darkness was present. He’s my first love, because He loved me before any other being did. In fact, til this day, He loves me more greatly, passionately, fiercely, loyally, than anyone ever has or ever will. God is my first love.

Thriving in Weakness

      Did you know that God’s grace is more likely to fall upon the weak? Powerless? Defeated?

You see, though everyone has a chance to experience God’s grace (and already has), it’s those who are the most helpless and vulnerable that savor the full goodness of it. Why? Because at the lowest point of their lives is when joy is the most welcomed and appreciated.

Getting five hundred dollars is merely not enough if you’re rich and residing in the house of your dreams. Now how about if you have no source of income and are barely getting by? Whether you’re in that predicament for years or just a few hours, receiving five hundred dollars would warm your heart. Tingle your toes. Heck, you’d probably even cry. There’s a deep gratitude that emerges when you move forward from being at the bottom. There’s a humbling presence that surrounds you when you realize the grace in your life, but never forget where you once were.  Being weak doesn’t make you poor, or vice versa, however the message rings clear: the helplessness that arises from being weak can birth gratitude for God’s goodness in your life.

“He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor.”

   1 Samuel 2:8

God loves working in the hearts of the weak, for His strength shall make them strong. His work in their lives illustrate mercy and love. And even if they were to ever forget Him, there’s no doubt where their help came from.

“I lift up my eyes up to the hill. From where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

    Psalm 121: 1-2

Best believe it. 

Fear is a Liar

As a teenager, child, believer, whatever it may be, I’ve come to the terms that fear is a liar. Every bit of it. Every type of it, excluding the fear of God.  What fruits does one receive from succumbing to fear? None, for fear steals joy; fear steals happiness. I am very aware and alert to the fact that fear is different for every person, and can range from a minimal lurker to a severe draping of darkness and anxiety over one’s life, nevertheless, there is One that is greater than fear, and His name (Jesus) will set you free. 

Fear is a Liar, but Jesus is my Savior and he died for just that.

Remember to die to your fears not just today, but everyday.

P.S: Tomorrow just happens to be my 16th birthday. :)

Our God loves us, even though we are so unworthy of it. He chases us even as we run away. When we're slaves to sin, even then He doesn't ever let us go. Our God is good, and even more so good to us.

- Chika Uwandu

Let Everything That Has Breath Praise the Lord

                                 With your breath, praise the Lord

      We were made to worship the Lord, to be one with Him, and to rejoice with Him. Every breath is inhaled by God’s grace and should be exhaled for His glory! 

Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

                                           Psalm 150:6 (KJV)

                                                 08.31.2019

taken from my notes [08.16.2019].

Still an important reminder for me. I should really believe and find strength in these words. <3.

“I can run this race because Jesus ran it before me.”

-  “Come on,” Brooke Poindexter 

Jesus is our greatest motivator! 

Special thanks to John Mark-Smith (https://www.pexels.com/@jmark) for the Bible image used.

Join Him

Hey you! Hey friend. Just a quick reminder that God has a place prepared for you at His table. Join Him. 

No matter your struggles, flaws, and shortcomings, He will always be the first to love you through it all. You have a guaranteed friend in Jesus, a friendship that far exceeds any sort of humanly relationship on Earth.

This is incomprehensible sometimes. Trust me, I know. I feel the same way. I’m praying God opens up our hearts to receive this comforting Truth. 

My Heart This Week

The big question I feel that God has been laying on my heart is: “Are you willing to leave it all behind and follow me?”

I am slowly starting to fall out of love with the world and in love with God. Praying it continues to stay in that direction.

Trying to live by this question. I want my answer to be a completely genuine 100% YES! 

Always.

I’ve been reading Love Secrets by John Mark Pantana and that book is, wow. Filled with some of the most edifying and intimate perspectives of God that I’ve been missing for a while now. This quote was inspired by a new perspective of Law and Grace that I got from that book. I would 100% recommend checking it out (I should probably get back to reading so I can actually finish it)!

God designed everything for our betterment. The complexity and awe that is the work of the Trinity is proof enough. God the Father sent the Holy Spirit to teach the believers of Jesus Christ.

Grace

Grace is a gift.

Why?

Because it is given to the recipient whether he or she deserves it.

It is not a reward that requires merit. It is not something that we can earn according to our own righteousness, but only through the righteousness imputed by Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 3:9). If we believe in Jesus Christ and what He did for us, we are saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). 

Grace offers us an opportunity to be sons and daughters of the one true living God. To be able to call out to our Father, “Abba!” and have a relationship with Him, no longer separated by sin. Grace is the difference between approaching the throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16) with confidence and preparing animal sacrifices with shame. 

Grace is freedom from the Law (Romans 7:6).

Grace is what saves us. The Law is what shows us how filthy, sinful, and imperfect we are by nature.  

The gentle urgings of grace towards righteousness is more effective in reaching the “unreachable” than the stern, accusatory bark of the Law. 

Don’t be confused, though. Grace is not an excuse to sin. In fact, it encourages us to do better. All we have to do is truly recognize the scandalous nature of God’s gift. How it accepts, and even searches for us when we’ve gone astray. It’s the arms that warmly embraces the prodigal son, a proper disgrace in society’s eyes, after excitedly running over to greet him. It’s the Shepherd that won’t stop looking for the lost sheep, even if the rest of the ninety-nine are safe. It’s the scale that is far more concerned with equality than justice. 

That being said, the tenderness and fondness a Creator would ought to have for His creation to understand the consequences of such a gift, and give it anyway -- that’s enough to stop anyone in their tracks. Well, at least anyone in need of grace. 

Grace is what allures the sick and condemned to the place of healing. That includes the prostitutes, homosexuals, and convicts. The critical, exclusive nature of the Law is what bars them out. 

The Law is what nailed Jesus to the cross. Grace is what exonerates us from that same fate.

I choose the gift that was so necessary, it required the ultimate sacrifice: the blood of my Savior, hung on a cross.

What do you choose?

it does not matter what I am capable to do. It matter what HE, Who is capable, can do through me.

God, replace my self-doubts and uncertainties with complete confidence in Your abilities. It should’ve never been about making me great, but giving You more room to display Your glory.

<3

Jeremiah 31:33

I will be their God and they will be My people.

As a child of the living God, as a Christian, this should certainly delight you. The God of heaven and earth, declares, He will be our God and we are His children. This means, you are the recipient of His great love, His mercy , His grace, His provision, His protection, His abundance. There's not a moment you are alone, forsaken or forgotten. His loving eyes are upon you guiding you through the best paths of life, His ears are inclined to your cry, His heart is knit with yours knowing every anxious thought. Jesus said, "Lo, I am with you always." So be encouraged, even in the most trying situation. The Lord is with you. You will come out victorious, on the other side.

I ALREADY DID 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯

“Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!” None of us want to think that we are wretched. When we compare ourselves with others we think we are somewhat better or okay, we don't realise how wretched and pitiful we are. When Isaiah saw the LORD Almighty in all His glory, he said, "Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts." When he saw the holiness of God, he recognised his own sinfulness. We can never go to God in this sinful state. Today, we have a Saviour, Jesus Christ, who died for us. He will save us by His grace and make us righteous, all we have to do is place our faith and trust in Him. Would you ask Him to be your Saviour and Lord?

Acts of dévotion

I believe in several deity And therefore I like to do small daily actions to honor them like…

Clean my house for Bastet

Write poems for Odin

Studying astronomy for Stolas

Working on my dark parts for Belial

Perform magic or divination for Hécate

Take care of me for Hera

Going outside for a walk for Cernunnos

and you, what are you doing for your divinity.