Boredom

“Those who see boredom as a negative, are simply inadequate. Boredom is a form of God calling you to speak, and connect with Him. Boredom is a small fraction of time that we get out of our busy lives to go and talk to God, with no worries being a burden on our shoulders. Boredom is God calling us, waiting for us to take up on His offer.” -via vanlicorice

Advent

"Our God is a god who will never give up on His people. Advent is the perfect time of year to reconnect with our God and revive our spiritual life. It is a preparation for the coming of Christ." -Father Augustine

Healthy Reminders.

"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." -Romans 12:12

"Happiness is being grateful." -RevRunWisdom

"When you fall, you fall right into God's hands.. (be not afraid)" -RevRun Wisdom

"Get up!!!! You dont drown by falling in water, u drown by staying in there!!" -RevRunWisdom

"Talk to God! God will either calm the storm, or he'll let the storm rage while he calms you." -RevRunWisdom

God knows how to make you happy. Trust in him.

Service is one of the spokes of the wheel in a Christian life.
What have you done for Him lately? ♫

Have you read the Bible lately? The Bible is God's Word given to us and is the key to wisdom and the weapon of our souls and faith. Remember, reading the Scriptures is also one of the spokes.

Turn away from your evil deeds if you truly wish to be in the land of God.

God's cheering for you! :)

Pray.

Let go and let God.

Vines

"I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing." -John 15:5

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"If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you." -John 15:7

Stars

"Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, ¹³for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.

¹⁴Do everything without complaining or arguing, ¹⁵so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe ¹⁶as you hold out the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing. ¹⁷But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. ¹⁸So you too should be glad and rejoice with me."

-Philippians 2:12-18

Brokenness

"God can heal a broken heart, but He has to have all the pieces.

Abandon all I am, to have you capture me yet again..

Isaiah 55:8-9

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.⁹ "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."

Psalm 139:23

"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts."

Abandon all I am, to have you capture me again. No matter where we are with our walk with God, sometimes we need to come to a state of brokenness. In that state, there is no better place to be than in the Father’s will. In His perfect, pleasing will.

How do you get there? By dying to yourself and reaching out to Him with all of your heart."

"The cracks and bruises in our heart that seem so unfixable and far from restoration can be used for His glory. Our brokeness and sadness can turn into worshipping a God who fills the emptiness in our lives. The relationships and arguments that could be far from mending could ultimately be renewed through Him. The Lord understands us & created us, He knows we’re humans, He’s not aloof of our weaknesses, He didn’t create us to be perfect beings otherwise we wouldn’t have a need for such a flawless Savior.

Come to Him in all your rawness, hurts, angers and feelings . The more we hold onto them and harbor them in our hearts, it can lead to things that aren’t pleasing to Him and eventually distance you from His grace in your life. You’re going to want to scream, it’s going to sting, tears are going to flow endlessly but I find so much peace in knowing that His love for me is endless. His love doesn’t have a beginning or an end. He knew me before I was in my mother’s womb. I’m not this little thing that He could care less for, He knows me by name. My Father in heaven is actively working in my life and there is a purpose and reason to all the unknowns and ‘dot dot dots.’" -http://knowgodknowlove.com/
"The phrase “break your heart” now has such a negative, almost ruthless connotation, but if you strip off the layers of triteness from overuse and cultural context, it’s one of the most beautiful, uplifting, poetic phrases in our language.

Because you see…A broken heart is a heart that has been healed. A broken heart is a heart that has reached its acme, its most perfect form, for it is when our hearts are completely broken that our hearts resemble God’s…for isn’t His heart continually breaking for us? A broken heart is a heart that is whole, complete, for it is when we are broken of ourselves, of our desires, of our self-dependence that the Holy Spirit can reside and overflow within us. A broken heart is vulnerability, and vulnerability is the highest form of courage." -(via sdgs.wordpress.com) (via Abby Zaporteza)
"Break my heart for what breaks Yours." -Hosanna by Hillsong

"In the midst of my troubles, those who were strong did help me a good deal. But it was those who were so broken yet still glorified God and looked to Him despite their circumstances or their feelings that gave me a hope. It’s one thing for God to be God to those who have it together, but another thing entirely to see God still be God to those in pain." -Brianna

Structural Frame.

"For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him. ¹⁷He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together." -Colossians 1:16-17

Tests

“And like gold that goes through fire, refine me Lord.” -1 Peter 1:6-7

"He’s just teaching us how to get back up in deep need of Him. It’s going to be tough, it’s going to be a pain that you may think that you’ll never get through. But we aren’t alone if we’ve got the greatest King as our Lord & Savior in our hearts. Because what may seem overwhelming at the time, God is already overcoming in your life. He allows us to go through the hurts, pains & disappointment not to punish us but to test our faith. To test if we’re really living for Him or pursing other things in our lives by voicing empty words that we can’t back up with our actions." -KnowGodKnowLove

“You, O king, saw a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump, bound with iron and bronze, in the grass of the field, while its roots remain in the ground. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven; let him live like the wild animals, until seven times pass by for him." -Daniel 4:23

"You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you." -2 Chronicles 20:17

“There are some fires you can’t get out of- you’ve got to go through the fire - you’ve got to go through the flood - you’ve got to go through the test - you’ve got to go through the struggle that you might decrease and He might increase.” -T.D. Jakes

"If you are on a difficult spot, realize that God means for you to be where you are. If the Lord has carried you this far, He's not going to drop you now." -Lorryzel Badajos

"There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires." -Nelson Mandela

"God brings us into deep waters, not to drown us, but to cleanse us!" -Anonymous

Carrying your Cross.

"Our God reminds us, "I go before you always."

So my brothers and sisters.. Whatever our crosses may be, remember that our God bore them before we have. Know that God has took upon that challenge before you. He has fought that battle before you. He wrestled that obstacle before you have.

"Do not be afraid". He does not give you more than you can handle." -Peter Byun

"If You don’t break our heart, then we won’t have any idea of how much hurt you went through dying for our sins. Let us carry our own crosses, Lord. We want to show You how much we love You, even though your cross was much heavier than all the people in our world You have created combined. By serving and honouring You, we re-enact what Your Son has done to show His love for us. We have all sinned, and that hurts You. Show us how it is to be hurt, show us how to forgive like You, and by doing that, we will be able to love like You." -Jeffery Gache

Be not afraid. I go before you always. Come follow me, and I will give you rest.

Bearing Our Crosses

Repentance

"Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." -Matthew 3:2

"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes." -Luke 10:13

Trust

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." -Proverbs 3:4-6

"Does it ever come to your mind that maybe He knows something you don't?" -Francis Chan

"Let go of the illusion of control." -Kung Fu Panda

"Keyword here is "ALL." If you want His blessings, God calls for us to follow and trust in Him in every area of our lives.

Now ask yourself:

"Are there any areas in your life that you need to completely trust in God?" -Joshua De Gracia, KnowGodKnowLove

“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.” -Psalm 118:8

"Blessing comes from trusting God's ability, not my own." -KnowGowKnowLove

"If you can manipulate yourself in and out of somebody’s life, that relationship is conditional. It’s not built on love, for love is unconditional.

Striving to be in the right place in the right time is called trying to control the situation.

When its actually God-arranged, there will be an ease to it. You won’t have to try to be in the right place or time. It will just happen in the right way, naturally.

It’s one of those things I’m learning to trust God with." -adarkhorse

Family

I LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

“Focus on your constants which are those who will always be with you: your family and most importantly God, and you will be fine.” -Dad

“You NEED to say 'NO' sometimes, you CAN NOT cater to everyone. You need to say ‘whatever’ to people because you NEED to love and be true to yourself first. Practice saying 'No' to me now!” -Mom

"...because if you don't love yourself, who can love you?" -Mom

-Much Love, your surprise baby,

Gabriel