However, if we don’t confront the seed of lies, it gives place for them to take root in us and we become bound to the “prison cell” that those lies create.
E'yen A. GardnerTag: truth lies god bondage break-free confronting-lies
Long exile from Christendom and civilization inevitably restores a man to that condition in which God placed him, i.e. what is called savagery.
Herman MelvilleIf you're wrestling with some sort of decision, reflect for a moment and ask yourself, Am I being brave, or am I being safe? In the end, it depends on whether we think God can be trusted.
Gary A. HaugenTag: god courage bravery trusting-god
In a time like this, let us trust in God even more. To trust when life is easy is no trust.
Joy KogawaTag: god faith canada trust japan japanese canadian
Godless, 'we had no war.'
Until God set us to fight each other, for the rest of human history.
Kuzaliwa na kuishi ni mibaraka mikubwa ya Mwenyezi Mungu kuliko yote duniani.
Enock MaregesiTag: purpose blessings world god death change live human community born almighty
We cannot see the universe. We are in the darkness of a trench, a deep cut, dark water heavier than earth, presences lit by our own blood, little biolumes, heroic and pathetic Promethei too afraid or weak to steal fire but able still to love. Gods are among us and they care nothing and are nothing like us.
This is how we are brave: we worship them anyway.
Tag: god
It is neither judgment nor judgment according to the status quo with which we have a problem, but rather judgment according to God's Word. We sharply dress ourselves, go out into the world, shape ourselves, our personalities according to the world's standards and preferences, allow ourselves to be made dull by the world and its desires in order to appear successful and happy and attractive in the eyes of the world: we love the world's judgment but we hate God's judgment. Absurdly enough, the one which really matters, the one out of the purest of loves rather than that of a mere contract in hopes of mutual gain, is the one from which we so adamantly try to cut off, shut off, and distance ourselves.
Criss JamiTag: love purpose world god judgment status-quo vanity bible meaning appearance
I am reminded that every day I have the chance to pick up a needle and some thread and add to the story. To stitch together something beautiful and unique, to patch a small scrap of fabric to the story, to the Story of God, that will be retold again and again for all of eternity.
Jerusalem Jackson GreerTag: christianity god faith sewing
She shrugs, goes over to the window and looks down at the garden. She circles a finger on the glass, then she says, "Maybe you should try an believe in God."
"Should I?"
"Yeah, maybe we all should. The entire human race.
Tag: inspirational god religion
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