Desperate for Him:

Desperate for Him

It’s tempting to think we’re strong, we’re capable, and “we’ve got this.” But in reality, we are powerless on our own. We desperately need God—every moment of every day.

We wouldn’t be here if He didn’t create us. We wouldn’t live if He didn’t sustain us. We wouldn’t flourish if He didn’t guide, protect, and empower us. 

The author of 1 Chronicles knew the importance of depending on God. He said:

“Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!”

‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭16‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬

In a world that’s constantly focused on itself, it’s crucial to recognize our need to depend on God. We need His strength, we need His power, and—to put it simply—we just need Him! 

If you’re feeling confident in your own self-sufficiency, ask yourself: Who made this world? Who created my body, my mind, and my soul? My eyes, my legs, my lungs? Who has the power to save—or to destroy? Who holds the keys to life?

Just as we continually need air, we need the power and presence of God to sustain our every move. 

So how can we seek His strength and presence continually? By staying connected to Him: talking to Him throughout the day, prioritizing Him in the midst of busy schedules, humbly asking for His power. 

God will never deny a heart that is genuinely seeking Him. 

So come to Him with your weakness and He will give you strength. Come to Him with your questions, your needs, and your wants, and He will give you Himself. And that is the very best thing of all. 

Thanks to Anonymous.

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In Your Midst.

 “The kingdom of God is in your midst.” (v21)

Jesus is being questioned by the Pharisees, key religious leaders of his time. They are asking when the “kingdom of God would come”. This is something that Jesus taught and it was also something that scholars of the Old Testament Scriptures were looking for. A messiah was promised and each time a new prophet or popular leader emerged there was this question - is this the One?

It is interesting that Jesus uses a phrase to describe their questioning, that the kingdom of God can't be “observed”. Biblical scholars make the point that this word actually means “hostile observation”. These were “hostile, doubting eyes” and they were unable to see what was unfolding before them.

There was good reason for the leaders and influential people of Jesus’ time to doubt this was the Messiah. Here was Jesus, from the backwater town of Nazareth, a carpenter and His key followers were an unschooled bunch of fisherman and very average people. If God were inaugurating a new kingdom would it be through this lot?

Yet Jesus proclaims, the “kingdom of God is in your midst”, and the inference is, they can’t see it, probably because they look with “hostile eyes” and have a preconception of what it will look like.

God's kingdom comes through unlikely people in ways that will surprise us.

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From Digital Anvil with many,many thanks to Karl Faase.

Helen Keller.

Quote:

Life is a daring adventure or its nothing.

Helen Keller.

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 Question ?

 

In a world where profoundly evil things happen, how do we raise good people? 

( by Digital Anvil)

If you have an answer,then...

Easy or Difficult

 

The easier the situation, easier to make it more difficult.

The more difficult the situation, the easier it is to make a mistake.

(  A muse -ing by Digital Anvil )

 Sometimes:

 

 

Sometimes we tell our deepest darkest secrets to virtual strangers and they-- sometimes-- become our friends.

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 Matter

 

We know what matters to people when they repeat themselves.

(By Digital Anvil.)