Our job

It's not our job to convert people.

It's not our job to save people.

It's not our job to convict people.

It's not our job to convince people.

It's our job to tell people.

The convincing, convicting,

converting, and saving is the work

of the Holy Spirit.

~J.C. Ryle

Abounding mercy

 "Do not look to human

strength, but look to the

abounding mercy of God

in Christ Jesus."

~Charles Spurgeon

Destroy me

 Relatable...

If he asked,

I would let 

him destroy me

cell by cell

until nothing but

dust and bone remained.

~There's Only After, Julie Anne Addicott

40 years

 Moses spent 40 years thinking he was somebody;

40 learning he was nobody;

and 40 discovering what God can do with a nobody.

~D.L. Moody

Destructive capacity

 From Flying Free Now

Do not dismiss the power or

destructive capacity of either

verbal or emotional abuse. Do not

 think you cannot kill a soul with

words alone. Do not think, "Well,

at least he didn't hit her." Yes, he

did. He just didn't use his fists."

~Diane Langberg

Attempt to control

 What you attempt to control the most often

reveals where you trust God the least.

Above water

You call this love?

This allowing me to drown

while I struggle to keep you

above water.

~L.E. Bowman

Genuinely love

When you genuinely love someone, the idea of

cheating doesn't even cross your mind. True love

means respecting and cherishing your partner, and

not causing them intentional pain. Breaking

someone's trust is breaking their soul. If you find

yourself unhappy, it's better to walk away than to

betray their trust. Cheating is not an act of love; it's a

clear sign of a lack of it. Simple as that.

~R.M. Drake

Can't wait

 From she is the poem by june bates

I can't wait to live a good life with you.

To have coffee in the morning

and love in the afternoon.

To hold your hand.

To kiss your face.

To love you loudly,

in front of everyone

and then quiet again

just between us.

~on repeat

Such sacrifices

 Saw this verse in two different places yesterday:

"And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased."    Hebrews 13:16

Hides

 The enemy likes

to hide wolves

inside sheep's 

clothing

But that's okay

God hides lions

inside of lambs.

The sweet presence

  rest in the sweet

presence of God

it's a tough day

He knows.

It's been a rough season

He has seen it all.

Your hidden heartaches are known to Him.

Your tears are seen. Your prayers are heard.

God has not forgotten you.

~joenasandiego

Your job

 Your job is not to judge.

Your job is not to figure 

out if someone deserves something.

Your job is to lift the fallen,

to restore the broken,

and to heal the hurting.

Your job is to give away kindness.

The strength

 God didn't promise a life

without pain, struggles, and

hardships. He promised

to give you the strength to

get through them.

Who you are

 Do things for people

not because who they

are, or what they do in

return, but because 

of who you are.

First

 Bring your loaves and fishes first, and let God do the rest.

The One

 May the One who stilled the storm,

Still the disquiet within you.

May the One who tamed the chaos,

Tame the confusion within you.

May the One who lifted up the lowly,

Lift the despair within you.

May the One who named you beloved,

Name you and claim you and carry you,

In all ways, always. Amen.

Enumerate

 From A.W. Tozer, The Root of the Righteous

In trying to 

count our many

blessings the 

difficulty is not

to find things to 

count, but to

find time to

enumerate 

them all.

Unspoken belief

 From Flying Free Now

How did our church leaders

ever come to the (unspoken)

belief that 

marriage was the one place

where evil behavior could

abound freely without 

restraint?

~Lifesavingdivorce.com

Rememberers

We are the rememberers.

the people left behind.

to keep the one

who's gone from us

alive in heart and mind.

the people left to cherish

and preserve a legacy.

Yes, we are the rememberers...

and we will always be.