"When someone makes eye contact with me at a red light, I signal to them to play rock, paper, scissors. Usually brightens their day."
- (via jonjinbae)
"We are MORE when we are concentrating on being alive as Sons rather than dead to self. Please don’t merely assign Him a territory to suit your religious beliefs."
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Graham Cooke
Boom.
poverty is a state of mind.
How can we embrace poverty as a way to God when everyone around us wants to become rich? Poverty has many forms. We have to ask ourselves, “What is my poverty?” Is it lack of money, lack of emotional stability, lack of a loving partner, lack of security, lack of safety, lack of self-confidence? Each human being has a place of poverty. That’s the place where God wants to dwell. “How Blessed are the poor,” Jesus says. This means that our blessing is hidden in our poverty.
We are so inclined to cover up our poverty and ignore it that we often miss the opportunity to discover God, who dwells in it. Let’s dare to see our poverty as the land where our treasure is hidden.
- Henri Nouwen
I absolutely love being poor and weak before God. I am made full in him.
Nothing can make you happy. Nothing can make you unhappy. Learn to master your emotions. If you are experiencing negative emotions, you need to tackle the root of the problem: an unmet need. All your needs must be met in Christ.
