I'm thinking of doing separate illustrations for love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

1 Peter 5:7-9

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

Matt. 5:27

I love you!

James 1:19
James 3

Thank you JESUS!

.9/40.

God smiles when I trust him.I doubt God has done much smiling in my regards. I would say that i've sunk to a new moral low of late but it's been more of dive than a sink. My purpose is to make God smile not myself. I should and DO take joy in making God happy but it is oh so easy to get your wires crossed. God first and foremost wants a ( Read more... )

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I was planned for God's pleasure.God has feelings. God feels pleasure. We feel love and pleasure because we were made in His image, not the other way around. I was designed to live a life of worship. An act that involves every action i make. I love the idea of be able to bring joy to God be creating artwork or just being myself. Anything I ( Read more... )

.7/40.

It's all about him.

Lord allow me to show your glory through worship, loving others and being more like Christ. Father I want to show your glory by serving others and telling others about you everyday. Lord i want to live for your purpose.

Romans 11:36 ( Read more... )

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This world is not my home. Ain't that the truth! I remember seeing this illustration when i went to ringling. I didn't quite grasp it as much as i do now. It's obvious that our time on earth is just a blink but that doesn't mean we should put so much weight on things of this world and care about so much about how this world values us. No ( Read more... )

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Life is test and a trust. Seeing everyday, every moment and every choice I make as test and chance to please God is exciting! It's really helping my focus on God and flat out doing the right thing. I feel a lot less pressure from the temptations of situations when say to myself, "Ok I DO NOT have to do what I know I do not want to...this is ( Read more... )

.4/40.

There is more to life than just here and now. The other day I believe that I smiled for the first time because I have Heaven to look forward to. Being in ultimate completion w/ my creator. You take the joy you get from getting a few extra dollars a paycheck, your car fixed, a kiss, a great lunch or a new toy. Take the moments of happiness ( Read more... )