may we be "wrecked" souls :D

I've been learning the difference between working with all my heart for men or for selfish gain and working with all my heart as if working for Him.
Now it's time to learn the difference between doing my best for Him and letting Christ work through me from the inside out.
The true meaning of His strength being made perfect in our weakness.

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Maybe it doesn't seem like marriage is happening anytime soon for us single kids. But here's one thing I'm learning for the here and now. All those things that Mom told us to do when we were little (or still does)..brush your teeth, do your laundry, eat your vegetables, sleep early, take care of your skin, get some exercise, show up on time...let's do these things for the sake of our future spouses if marriage is part of His plan for us. Regardless of whether or not we marry, let's take care of our bodies, let's work with what we have, not as a selfish pursuit, but a selfless one.. This is one I need a lot of help with - unhealthy habits galore here in college :P
Geoffrey Pittman, praise God for how He has been using your ministry!!

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If God took away everything that matters to you (career, reputation, comfort, fun, relationships (good or bad), even good things like mentors and visible fruit and a particular group of brothers and sisters, things that have really helped you grow), would He, just He Himself, still be enough for you? The more He takes these things away, in response to our prayers to help us follow Him closely, the more we realize how little we still trust Him, how little we actually know Him regardless of all our "Christian activity".
Do you really really believe that His will is for your greatest good, His greatest glory? Or are you afraid of loneliness, boredom, pain, the potential for your own sin? I am sometimes - maybe boredom especially. But God calls us to dive headfirst into the endless deep, instead of hanging onto the ledge at the 5-foot end. He says there is joy not only at the finish line, but in every step of the way. Let's help each other be courageous (cue Casting Crowns song haha).

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God has been so good to me this weekend, and it has definitely been Him. Don't have time to write about it (wanted to add 'sadly', but I realize even this is something God controls) - let's share in person reader!!