Has your relationship with God actually changed the way you live? Do you see evidence of God’s kingdom in your life? Or are you choking it out slowly by spending too much time, energy, money, and thought on the things of this world?

- Francis Chan (via martelthechristianrapper)

(Source: endless-hallelujah)

What is holding me back?

For the last 2 weeks I’ve been really stressed. That’s one of the symptoms that I’m not in touch with God, not on the level that I should be. And today, I am tired of being weak in this world. I want to be strong in God! I want to pray more, feed my soul with His Word! …mkay, that all sounds nice, I said to myself, but what is holding me back from praying? I decided to highlight the things that are holding me from being with God:

• Idolatry. (getting more caught up into worldly stuff like instagram, empty shows on tv, etc) 
• Anxiety.
• And ofcourse my main inner demon: Anger.

Actually, I can see a pattern in this. Anger is my main issue, I can get very angry when I see injustice in people’s behavior. I hate seeing people being unfair to eachother or with themselves. It is hard for me to let go of my anger, it is only with the strength of our good God that I can let go. But sometimes I choose to hold on to it and when I do this long enough, anxiety kicks in and starts ruling and when anxiety is there I try to distract myself by committing idolatry, spending my time doing empty things just to keep my mind distracted. See how easy it is to get caught up into this world? I understand now that this world is full of distractions but this distraction is never necessary when you confess and give everything to the Lord our God! He is our provider, He cares for us.

Thank you God for showing me the truth, your truth. Thank you for showing me again and again. I will fall many times but I know you are there to pick me up every time I fall. I know you are there to give me the confidence I need to continue my walk with you and to abide in your love. I love you God. Amen.

You are a temple of the Holy Spirit. You are not just a person living your life by human power. The Spirit of God is in you; that is why Jesus said it was better for Him to go and the Spirit to come. Don’t walk away from this. Delve into it and let it impact you deeply, first internally and then outwardly.

- Francis Chan, Forgotten God (via seitydoesdeosculate)

Real love… Do you know Him?

Do you know about real love? Do you know Him? The love that is unconditional, love that does not judge, love that never runs out, love that is constant present, love that serves others, love that is one. Do you know of this love? Or do you serve an earthly kind of love, one that makes you believe love is found in popularity, in the clothes you wear or the way you look or present yourself to others? Do you look up in the heavens to find this perfect love or do you search for love in the approval of men?

Obsessed with God

How to overcome anger, lust, depression, etc? If God is your priority, all other things will fade away because it is not important to you anymore.
I am quick to anger and tend to hold on to this anger, especially when I see the injustice in people and in this world… I get very angry. I do not like it, because often I let anger be my guidance in what I say or do. So I started praying and asking God how to deal with this. Then the answer came and I saw my will to obey God is stronger than me being led by my anger. My will to live with God is stronger than my anger. God comes first in everything I do in life, He is my number one priority!
Our God is truly a good God and if we truly want to be with Him, living a life with Him, He will give us the strength to overcome. We should be so obsessed with God that no such thing as anger, lust or depression can ever distract us because only God is the one who rules our life!

But we know that there is only one God, the Father, who created everything, and we live for him. And there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom God made everything and through whom we have been given life.

- 1 Corinthians 8:6

I am ready Lord

I’m ready, so ready to live a life full of worship to you Father. I am so done with living according to worldly standards, it is sad to see there are still a lot of people in this world who do not know (or want to know) your amazing love. It is sad to see them living an empty life. I do not want to be like them, I want to be with you God, living in worship, dwelling in your love and living according to your Word. I am ready Lord to live the life you want for me and to be the person you created me to be. I trust in your plan Father, completely. I love you God. Amen!

Praising Him for His plan!

Father God, I praise you for your timing and guidance in my life! I thank you for the past. I thank you for the struggles in the past. I am thankful for the pain and the mistakes I’ve made. There are great lessons in our mistakes, great lessons in our falling. Our greatest glory is to see Gods hand in our life experiences. I am thankful for the past, it made me who I am today. I am strong in you Father God. I praise you in everything I do, say and think. In Jesus name I pray and remain forever. Amen!