Hephzibah-The Lord delights in you

I am soooo incredibly excited with where The Lord has chosen for...

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:24:19 -0500

I am soooo incredibly excited with where The Lord has chosen for me for my last two months of DTS! South Africa, here I comeeeee! “Hallelujah!”

YAYYY!! Finally got to VChat this beautiful girl! It was a...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:37:41 -0500

YAYYY!! Finally got to VChat this beautiful girl! It was a quickie but a goodie and im so blessed that our friendship is one where we can not talk for a long time but when we reconvene its as if we never were missing from one anothers’ lives!❤ More video chat dates to come😘 you’re such a precious gem, @alyoo !!

Ahhh! Missing the adorable little kids that would just pop up at...

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 01:30:34 -0400

Ahhh! Missing the adorable little kids that would just pop up at the clinics in China and add a bit of sweetness to our days!❤ (Taken with Instagram)

Nothing stirs my heart in its complacency more than a prayer in...

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:53:00 -0400

Nothing stirs my heart in its complacency more than a prayer in the form of praise and worship.

This song is absolutely amazing and the lyrics can literally be one’s prayer, crying out to God, pleading God to commission your soul.

“Commission my soul, with a fire uncontrollable
For this great cause
To save the lost
Open my eyes
To the reason I’m alive, Oh Lord
I’m ready now
I’ll follow you”

Guess who’s baaackkk!!!❤ (for a month😓) (Taken with...

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:40:20 -0400

Guess who’s baaackkk!!!❤ (for a month😓) (Taken with Instagram at New York City, NY)

There truly must be more to us than our appearance💛 (Taken with...

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:49:57 -0400

There truly must be more to us than our appearance💛 (Taken with instagram)

Change the World: Job 29 Man

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:45:20 -0400

Change the World: Job 29 Man:

agirlchangingtheworld:

Date a guy who aims to be a Job 29 Man. Do you know the characteristics of a Job 29 Man? Well.. Let me tell you.

He is the kind of guy who would rather stay at home reading his bible and spending time with God worshiping Him than to be out partying with a group of friends on a Friday…

"I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I pray because the need..."

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:41:00 -0400

““I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time- waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God- it changes me.””

- C.S. Lewis

godsradicaldaughter: When life throws rocks at you, and when...

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:11:02 -0400

godsradicaldaughter:

When life throws rocks at you, and when the storm is raging, don’t panic. Don’t grow impatient. Don’t scoot. Don’t run away. Don’t stop hoping. Don’t stop praying. Don’t stop believing. Don’t do things on your own. Just sit tight, and trust. Know that in your most helpless and desperate situation, you’ve done the best that you can. You’ve presented it to Jesus, and He won’t ignore that.

However, what if He tells you what He told His mother? He says, “My time has not yet come”?

Disappointing, isn’t it? We expect the fast. We want the instant. With a snap of our fingers, upon saying ‘Amen’ to our prayers, we already want to see the answer. Unconsciously, we think that Jesus is a genie that will give us all we want with just a slight rub with a lamp.

Well, He can do that. He can satisfy our impatient nature. Time does not make any difference to Him. He is able to do everything. Our God is omnipotent and all mighty. What if God makes you wait, though? What if your answer is taking long? What will you do?

“Do whatever He tells you.”

Trust Him. That’s it. When our answer is taking long, it doesn’t mean that God is absent. No. He’s still there, and He’s talking to us. He’s telling us what to do. Sometimes, even if it seems irrelevant, we still have to obey. Why? Because He’s God. He knows what is best for us. He knows the future, and He is the One who designs everything so all will work together.

Look at the servants. What did filling huge pots with water have anything to do with wine? Still, they did what Jesus said. Who would think of letting the master of the feast taste water in time of the crisis? Still, they trusted that Jesus had something in mind. They did it. That’s trust, beloved.

When God wants you to continue in the ministry. Stay there.

When God wants you to give that amount. Don’t hesitate.

It seems foolish and impractical, but if it is what God wants, know that His ways are far above human wisdom. God won’t lead you to your downfall. He will never do that.

Respond to Him immediately, beloved, and you’ll be like the servants. You’ll witness something that is so great it has never crossed your imagination. You’ll receive a blessing that will not only satisfy your needs, but will also have you marveling at who your Savior really is. You will be experiencing a miracle.

Your obedience will not be in vain. Your waiting will be nothing compared to the best that God will give you. That’s how great God is. Don’t ever underestimate Him.

SO TIMELY!

It’s been a while since I’ve cracked open the Living Word. And honestly, it’s been a rough couple of days without the Word. This, to me, is a perfect calling back of God to really fix my eyes on what is truly right.. to turn back to God and trust Him during this time of waiting. To be patient and not lose hope because I feel as though He isn’t answering my prayers or pleas. He’s not far nor is He absent. Why do I keep feeling this rush?? The nee d to hear back ASAP, to get an answer right away—we really are living in the microwave era, where we expect everything to come to us in a minute/a flash/an instant.

AMEN to waiting for God and doing whatever He tells me!

The path God has for us is not a homogenous cookie-cutter

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:54:50 -0400

“Certainty is the mark of the common-sense life: gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life. To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways, we do not know what a day may bring forth. ”—Oswald Chamber

God, you’ve been showing me so much this past year about how unique each person’s walk with you is. For so long I didn’t realize how much I was affected by the world’s thinking that in order to get to a certain point I had to follow a specific path that everyone else was taking. That in order to be successful and get somewhere, I had to do exactly what everyone else was doing.

BUT THAT’S NOT THE CASE. It’s never been the case with you. You have tailored a path so special and unique to each of us that us trying to “normalize” and “fit in” by going the same path that everyone else walks is not obeying you. We aren’t living the REAL life, that you intended for us to live.

God forgive me. But I am so thankful to you for opening my eyes to this NOW. Who knows what God’s going to do the next year. My perfect plan that was shaped by a cookie-cutter labeled “Pre-Med” is now shifting…tremendously. Now, I’m uncertain as to what exactly junior year holds for me. I’m excited, hopeful, yet so desperate for your answer God. This place of uncertainty is quite terrifying, yet like Oswald Chamber said, certain uncertainty is where God calls us to be. To not know EVERYTHING but to be CERTAIN in my knowledge that God has it all in control.

These are my musings.. I am really not sure what’s going to happen junior year, but God… I know whether what I would absolutely LOVE to do comes to fruition or whether it does not, Lord, let it be your peace that tremendously overtakes me. Fills my soul, my heart, my entire being that whatever the outcome, in the end, I am just in perfect peace with where you led me.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:19:14 -0400

YWAM: Circuit Riders Summer ‘11 The days when life was...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:57:38 -0400

YWAM: Circuit Riders Summer ‘11

The days when life was truly so simple. Wake up, eat breakfast, worship, lecture on God’s goodness!, lunch, prayer/intercession, work duty, dinner, and more praise/prayer. When each day you were just utterly and totally saturated with God. His presence was so prevalent, amidst our conversations, our worship and our prayer. The simple life when all we had to think about was God and where lectures were FUN.

This is our actual reality—where each day we are just reveling in God and His goodness and His joy and presence. This is how life was meant to be. Gosh… Life would be SO GOOD.

Truly truly, the only thing that will totally satisfy you within is God. We were meant for God and God meant for us to be whole and complete only when He was filling that void we’ve all tried to fill with other things of this world.

markmuldez: I was on the train today and on my way to the city....

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:24:17 -0400

markmuldez:

I was on the train today and on my way to the city. It was a long travel. I look out the window, a verse popped in my head. So I decided to pull my ESV bible outta my bag. It only took 1 flip in order for me to stumble upon these verses. I’ve read them before but I seemed to have forgotten them. And this time these verses just became so alive in me. If you don’t mind, I’d like to share what I’ve learned from Him today here.

Let your love be genuine & sincere. Hate what is evil and stay away from the things that might cause you to stumble; instead focus on the eternal things. Focus on Me.

Love everyone in your life like how you love your own family. Even those people that always give you a hard time, love them. Matter of fact, honor and respect everyone else, regardless of how they treat you.

When it comes to serving and growing, don’t be lukewarm and lazy. Never settle for staying the same ‘spiritually’. Instead strive for growth and learning. And when you serve the Lord, serve Him with passion and with excitement.

As an Ambassador of God, a Follower of Christ, and a child of God, you have all the reasons in the world to be happy and be hopeful. Why? because you have Christ. So always rejoice and be happy. And when trials and sufferings come along your way, be patient, be faithful and be constant in prayer. If you see a need and an opportunity to shine His light through you, help those in need. Your Father in heaven honors that and will reward you.

If people mock you & persecute you, make no move. Instead ask God to bless them. And when your friends are happy, rejoice with them. If they’re sad, stand along side with them, and carry their burdens.

Live in peace with everyone. Avoid being prideful and thinking you are better than everyone else. but be willing to be friends with people who are not important to others. And when someone does you wrong, allow God to do the revenge for you. You just need to be still.

On the other hand, still love those who have hurt you. Jesus loved us even when were still sinners so why can’t we do the same thing with others.

And most importantly, don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Overcome everything with LOVE. - Romans 12:9-21

This may sound too difficult and too radical, but being a Follower of Christ is never easy, it requires a total surrender and devotion to Him.

I asked myself these questions earlier today. ‘Is my life marked by all these characters? Am I all about love? or Am I bitter?’ T’was really convicting. I don’t know about you, but maybe ask yourselves those questions too.

He was here because of His message. We are now saved because of His message. Now our purpose is to spread His message. To spread His LOVE. To spread His Gospel. And in order to do that, we must allow Him to transform our lives and be Marked with the characteristics of His son, Christ.

In Christ,

Mark M. (markmuldez.tumblr.com)

proskuneo: Date a Girl Who Loves Jesus

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:10:57 -0500

proskuneo: Date a Girl Who Loves Jesus :

sketchmedesire:

By Ashley MacKenzie
(A response to “Date a Girl Who Reads” and other parodies.)

Date a girl who loves Jesus. Date a girl who would rather stay at home reading Scripture on a Friday night than be out partying with a group of friends. She has issues with space because…

God-appointed meeting

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:45:00 -0500

Today was a definite “whatevs” day. First day of classes, so I went to all the classes I had to go to. Felt a bit overwhelmed in the majority of them and I just didn’t feel all that great. I was anxious about my class scheduling, as I was really trying to get into the lab section I wanted to get in with my friend but it wasn’t really working out. So I was a bit frazzled, a bit “feathered up” I would say. So after my last class of the day, I was heading back to my apartment when I saw this guy that looked a lot like Rick Wilkerson. I was just kind of staring at him, thinking this when the guy next to him started staring intensely at me. I stared back and then after a moment realized that it was Nick Brennt! Nick Brennt?! And so that must be RIck! CIRCUIT RIDERS! AT USC.

Behind them was Sammy, Lindi and Jack Tong, and on my goodness, that was absolutely exactly what I needed. A God-appointed encounter! Boy oh boy, was it good to see my YWAMers! It was absolutely so God that all of this happened, that at that moment we happened to cross paths, that at that moment I was somehow able to make out Rick and Nick especially with my horrible eyes, and that at that moment God used them to really bring tremendous peace and a reminder of Himself to me.

As we were just talking, God was reminding me of what my purpose in life is really for. It’s not merely to excel and do well in school but it’s to really completely live for HIM in any circumstance, wherever I am, whatever situation I am facing. My life is utterly and completely for God and should be revolving about God, not around school or homework or getting the best grade. Seriously, everything is so petty compared to living for God with all my heart. One thing Sammy said really just stuck with me all throughout the rest of the day. “How horrible would it be to live without Jesus?” The pure sadness and just utter distress in his face and his voice when he said that just really made that question settle deeply into my mind. Really, how hard would life be if I didn’t know that God was in control…ALL THE TIME. Honestly. And how many times do we, as Christians, ever think about life without God? I feel as though I’ve taken God for granted so many times. His comforting presence is so often overlooked until I seek it out during my tribulations.

Gosh, life would be miserable.

Eventually, Rick asked if they could just pray for me. And as he prayed he shared a word that God had given him. He said that God was going to settle all of the anxiety and restlessness in my heart. That there was no need for me to be so anxious because God was settling everything for me and that all of the pieces would just fall in place. BAM. It hit me. I was like, really? Is God talking to me about class scheduling? But it’s so petty, God. It’s not really a HUGE issue.

But honestly, there was really nothing else that I could think of at that moment where I was just completely anxious and uneasy about. I was so anxious and nervous that I couldn’t fully concentrate on what I was doing. I was completely distracted. But it was just school I thought. Nothing to really start fretting over.

But with God, He cares for EVERYTHING. Even the things which we think are so small and miniscule and not worth His time. He cares. He doesn’t mind that it’s not our anxiety over ending world hunger. He loves us so much that even in the simple things, God is directing us. He’s guiding us and He’s watching out for us. God REALLY cares. He really is so personal that the small things that conflict us, God takes upon Himself as well. He is THAT intimate with us.

God is definitely not a distant and ominous being that is watching us from a distance. He’s SO CLOSE. SO PERSONAL. SO INTIMATE. SO NOT LIKE ANY OTHER GODS.

God is God and there is no one like you.

What an amazing way to start off this semester! God-appointed meetings, an exhortation, a bit of Kona/Circuit Riders and a fresh desire and my heart wanting to BURN ever so brightly for You, Lord.

My promise verse for this semester:
Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord and not for men.”

solo deo gloria.

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Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:31:58 -0500

THE (SCIENTIFIC) DEATH OF JESUS For the next 60 seconds, set...

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:48:13 -0500

THE (SCIENTIFIC) DEATH OF JESUS
For the next 60 seconds, set aside whatever
You’re doing and take this opportunity! Let’s see if Satan
Can stop this.

… … … … THE
(SCIENTIFIC) DEATH OF JESUS

At the age of 33,
Jesus was condemned to death .

At the time
Crucifixion was the “worst” death. Only the worst
Criminals were condemned to be crucified. Yet it was
Even more dreadful for Jesus, unlike
Other criminals condemned to death by
Crucifixion Jesus was to be nailed to the
Cross by His hands and feet.

Each nail
Was 6 to 8 inches long.

The nails
Were driven into His wrist. Not
Into His palms as is commonly
Portrayed. There’s a tendon in the wrist that
Extends to the shoulder. The Roman guards knew
That when the nails were being hammered into the
Wrist that tendon would tear and
Break, forcing Jesus to use His back
Muscles to support himself so that He could
Breath.

Both of His feet
Were nailed together. Thus He was forced to
Support Himself on the single nail that
Impaled His feet to the cross. Jesus could
Not support himself with His legs because of the pain
So He was forced to alternate between arching His
Back then using his legs just to continue to
Breath. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the
Suffering, the courage.

Jesus endured this
Reality for over 3 hours.

Yes,
Over 3 hours! Can you imagine this kind of
Suffering? A few minutes before He died,
Jesus stopped bleeding. He was simply pouring water
From his wounds.

From common images
We see wounds to His hands and feet and even the spear wound
To His side… But do we realize His wounds
Were actually made in his body. A hammer
Driving large nails through the wrist, the feet overlapped
And an even large nail hammered through the arches, then a
Roman guard piercing His side with a spear. But
Before the nails and the spear Jesus was whipped and
Beaten. The whipping was so severe that it tore the
Flesh from His body. The beating so horrific that His
Face was torn and his beard ripped from His face. The
Crown of thorns cut deeply into His scalp. Most men
Would not have survived this torture.

“

He had no more blood
To bleed out, only water poured from His
Wounds.
The human adult body contains about 3.5 liters
(just less than a gallon) of blood.

Jesus poured all 3.5
Liters of his blood; He had three nails hammered into His
Members; a crown of thorns on His head and, beyond
That, a Roman soldier who stabbed a spear into His
Chest..

All these without
Mentioning the humiliation He suffered after carrying His own
Cross for almost 2 kilometers, while the crowd spat in his
Face and threw stones (the cross was almost 30 kg of weight,
Only for its higher part, where His hands were
Nailed).

Jesus had
To endure this experience, to open the
Gates of Heaven,
So that you can have free
Access to God.

So that your sins
Could be “washed” away. All of them, with no exception!
Don’t ignore this situation.

JESUS
CHRIST DIED FOR YOU!

He died for you! It
Is easy to pass jokes or foolish photos by e-mail, but
When it comes to God, sometimes you feel ashamed to forward
To others because you are worried of what they may think
About you.

God
Has plans for you, show all your friends what He experienced
To save you. Now think about this! May God bless your
Life!

60
Seconds with God…

For the next 60
Seconds, set aside what you’re doing and take
This opportunity! Let’s see if Satan can stop
This.

All you have to do
Is:

1. Simply
Pray for the person who sent this message to
You:

2.Then, send this
Message to people.. The more the better.

3. People will
Pray for you and you will make that many people pray to God
For other people.

4. Take a
Moment to appreciate the power of God in your life, for
Doing what pleases Him.

If you are not
Ashamed to do this, please, follow Jesus’ instructions.
He said (Matthew 10:32 & 33): “Everyone therefore
Who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge
before My Father in heaven; but whosoever denies Me
before others, I will deny before my Father in heaven.

After reading Heaven is For Real and being able to experience...

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:55:00 -0500

After reading Heaven is For Real and being able to experience how great Heaven is and then watching the short CNN segment of Akiane and what she had to say about Heaven, I’ve been so excited for the day when we, the bride, will be reunited with our first love, Jesus Christ. Honestly, if Jesus came back when I was still single, I wouldn’t mind because Heaven and what lies in Christ is so much more than any marriage can be. (and let me tell you, for a while my prayer was: Jesus please don’t come back until I’ve gotten married. Thank you)

And even today, going to Newsong and hearing Dave Gibbons speak of the coming year, 2012, I was just challenged again with the realness and the excitement for Heaven has been rekindled. This video of Ben Breedlove is truly one that just quenches all one’s fears. His testimony of living with HCM, a fatal heart condition, and having “cheated death” four times, yet his eagerness and reaction to Heaven and what awaits him is truly amazing and mind-blowing.

One pattern I’ve noticed with people who have had a taste of Heaven: These people don’t want to LEAVE. “Better is one day in your courts, better is one day in your house, better is one day, than thousands elsewhere.” How true these lyrics are!! BETTER IS ONE DAY, ONE MINUTE, ONE SECOND in God’s House than a thousand years here on Earth. Nothing is as wonderful, magnificent, breath-taking as God’s courts!

There is nothing to fear about death, because we’re only going somewhere better and we will never wish we could have one day back on Earth because we will be so full and satisfied..MORE THAN SATISFIED, DELIGHTED! with the place where we will be, with God.

Dearest Sister, You’re now off in Harrisburg for the next...

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:11:00 -0500

Dearest Sister,

You’re now off in Harrisburg for the next 6 months. I cannot believe how quickly the time has come for you to leave us again. The past ‘11 year has truly been one where our relationship has sky-rocketed because it’s been touched by God’s grace. Dearest sister, I am sorry for the things I’ve done that have hurt you. For always thinking you’re weird when you made some jokes, for being selfish, for not laughing along, for not treating you as kindly as some of my friends, for not always being able to stand up and protect you, for not always being the older sister you’ve wished you had. I’m sorry for the past hurts, sharp words, selfish deeds and unkind things I have done to you. God’s really put upon my heart RECONCILIATION with you and umma and I know it can be a bit scary, a bit awkward, but God’s really been pressing this upon my heart ever since retreat and especially after the New Years services where the themes have been forgiving and letting go and moving forward towards God. And dear sister, how can I say I am now moving forward towards God and letting go of all my past stuff if I don’t start at home. With you. I think I’ve taken your presence for granted so much! I can’t believe that the next 6 months, I’m not going to be able to pinch you, push you, hear your laughter right next to me, sleep next to you in the same bed, high five you or hug you. Gosh, the past couple weeks where we were together were truly a blessing which I was so blind to. I’m sorry for not taking that time to really further nurture our sisterhood.

I’m so so so unbelievably blessed by this past summer where for over a month we were able to praise God together, pray together, fellowship with friends together, share our burdens and secrets with one another, exhort and affirm one another and just bond together. Dear sister, you have touched my heart with your zeal and unquenchable passion for the Lord. You encourage me so much with that heart of yours. I am so proud and so happy to call you my sister, you’re like a mini-celebrity. You really are. You’re absolutely amazing and God has done something truly wonderful in your soul. God’s got so much more planned for you. And though it may be hard at times, I will be praying for you. For you to really find a community where you can truly be yourself with, a community where you’ll just learn to pursue God even more zealously and passionately, a community where you’ll be able to be blessed every single second of the day by just so much of God’s goodness pouring out upon you. You truly are a gift from God and honestly, I cannot imagine my world, my life without your presence. You’ve always been a friend to me. Perhaps the ONLY true BEST FRIEND who completely understands me inside and out. You are the one friend I tell every singly stinking secret to, especially the ones I’d be too embarrassed to share with my other friends.

When you tell other people that I am your best friend, that warms my heart like no other. I’m not very good at always expressing myself but let me tell you, you are my best friend too. The only person I can completely be myself around and not feel worried or anxious that they may see me as weird. You’re the only person I can truly be free around and my awkward weirdness never is awkward because the silence that would normally ensue is filled with your distinct laughter. I love you so much!

Dear sister, please, let’s keep in contact every singly day while you are at Harrisburg and even when you are on outreach, I pray that we will be able to at least communicate frequently. Let’s not let what happened with the long-term OC outreach communication failure happen again haha.

You and I make a whole, we’re a pair, pal! haha. But I think at times, you’re my better half

Lots of love from OC to Harrisburg! xoxoxo!!!

Love,

Your sister, best friend and partner in crime

How Perfect God Is.

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:11:00 -0500

My Child,

You may not know me,
but I know everything about you.
Psalm 139:1

I know when you sit down and when you rise up.
Psalm 139:2

I am familiar with all your ways.
Psalm 139:3

Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.
Matthew 10:29-31

For you were made in my image.
Genesis 1:27

In me you live and move and have your being.
Acts 17:28

For you are my offspring.
Acts 17:28

I knew you even before you were conceived.
Jeremiah 1:4-5

I chose you when I planned creation.
Ephesians 1:11-12

You were not a mistake,
for all your days are written in my book.
Psalm 139:15-16

I determined the exact time of your birth
and where you would live.
Acts 17:26

You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Psalm 139:14

I knit you together in your mother’s womb.
Psalm 139:13

And brought you forth on the day you were born.
Psalm 71:6

I have been misrepresented
by those who don’t know me.
John 8:41-44

I am not distant and angry,
but am the complete expression of love.
1 John 4:16

And it is my desire to lavish my love on you.
1 John 3:1

Simply because you are my child
and I am your Father.
1 John 3:1

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.
Matthew 7:11

For I am the perfect father.
Matthew 5:48

Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.
James 1:17

For I am your provider and I meet all your needs.
Matthew 6:31-33

My plan for your future has always been filled with hope.
Jeremiah 29:11

Because I love you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3

My thoughts toward you are countless
as the sand on the seashore.
Psalms 139:17-18

And I rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17

I will never stop doing good to you.
Jeremiah 32:40

For you are my treasured possession.
Exodus 19:5

I desire to establish you
with all my heart and all my soul.
Jeremiah 32:41

And I want to show you great and marvelous things.
Jeremiah 33:3

If you seek me with all your heart,
you will find me.
Deuteronomy 4:29

Delight in me and I will give you
the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4

For it is I who gave you those desires.
Philippians 2:13

I am able to do more for you
than you could possibly imagine.
Ephesians 3:20

For I am your greatest encourager.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

I am also the Father who comforts you
in all your troubles.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4

When you are brokenhearted,
I am close to you.
Psalm 34:18

As a shepherd carries a lamb,
I have carried you close to my heart.
Isaiah 40:11

One day I will wipe away
every tear from your eyes.
Revelation 21:3-4

And I’ll take away all the pain
you have suffered on this earth.
Revelation 21:3-4

I am your Father, and I love you
even as I love my son, Jesus.
John 17:23

For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed.
John 17:26

He is the exact representation of my being.
Hebrews 1:3

He came to demonstrate that I am for you,
not against you.
Romans 8:31

And to tell you that I am not counting your sins.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19

His death was the ultimate expression
of my love for you.
1 John 4:10

I gave up everything I loved
that I might gain your love.
Romans 8:31-32

If you receive the gift of my son Jesus,
you receive me.
1 John 2:23

And nothing will ever separate you
from my love again.
Romans 8:38-39

Come home and I’ll throw the biggest party
heaven has ever seen.
Luke 15:7

I have always been Father,
and will always be Father.
Ephesians 3:14-15

My question is…
Will you be my child?
John 1:12-13

I am waiting for you.
Luke 15:11-32

Love, Your Dad
Almighty God

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It’s like God posted a secret message to you all throughout the Bible. As we go through the book we find the hidden message He wants to tell us SO DESPERATELY. The simple message that He is Our PERFECT FATHER who loves us SO MUCH and all He wants is our affections reciprocated back. That beautiful and simple message is found all throughout the Bible and when we bring certain verses together like this, the message is SEEN. How Amazing is THAT?! It’s like God secretly encoded that and as we dig and dive deeper and deeper into God’s word, the message is revealed to us.

Amazing.