My life, His story, His glory

18 notes "You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you."
— Nehemiah 9:6

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Strongly advise you to listen to the Priscilla Shirer podcast titled "No matter how big the crowd, God sees you". It'll change your heart, I promise.

100 notes "God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?"
— Numbers 23:19 (NLT)

9 notes "This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins"
— 1 John 4:10

57 notes "But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence."
— Jeremiah 17:7

9 notes "The fear of the LORD leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble"
— Proverbs 19:23

112 notes "Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked"
— Psalm 84:10

53 notes "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer"
— Romans 12:12

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My prayer for all of you…

May the LORD smile on you and be gracious to you - Numbers 6:25

123 notes "The LORD is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him."
— Nahum 1:7 (NLT)

20 notes "But if I say, “I will not mention him or speak any more in his name,” his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot."
— Jeremiah 20:9

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One of the hard lessons…

…No one will succeed by strength alone - 1 Samuel 2:9

8 notes "He acted with a strong hand and powerful arm. His faithful love endures forever."
— Psalm 136:12

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I have hidden your word in my heart

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you - Psalm 119:11

God has been speaking this into my heart a lot lately and I’ve been trying to study Psalm 119 with depth and it’s been a while since I’ve looked at this passage. I just feel so challenged by this verse to treasure the Word, to spend time, really spend time, meditating over it and studying and committing it to memory and storing it up in my heart. I was having this conversation with a friend on Saturday about how the Bible has to be more than an inspirational quote book, it has to be more than a book that we carry to church or in our bags, it has to be in our hearts - it has to be something that we’re thinking about and reflecting on constantly. I think that this kind of persistence in treasuring the Word of God is what Paul is talking about in 2 Corinthians 3:3 - Clearly, you are a letter from Christ showing the result of our ministry among you. This “letter” is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts.