Those who were praying for Pastor Saeed, REJOICE! by AgentJayHawk, journal
Those who were praying for Pastor Saeed, REJOICE!
I received word from the ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice) earlier today that Pastor Saeed Abedini, for whom many of us have been praying for such a long time, has been released from his cruel captivity!
Full story here:
http://aclj.org/persecuted-church/breaking-american-pastor-saeed-abedini-and-other-americans-have-just-been-freed
Spread the word, my Brothers and Sisters in Christ! And keep praying, not only for Saeed and his family, but also for all of our other Brothers and Sisters who are being persecuted still.
In Christ,
Jay (AKA Chris Wintering)
Why do we have to be challenged to show people we Believe??
Why do we have to share pictures that state "if you don't share and like this you don't believe in God", like sharing a picture will convince everyone you are a Christian...
Seriously when did Christianity become a popularity contest? When did having faith become a "my faith is bigger than your faith" competition? Why do Christians always have to prove their religion to humans... To people who are out there to degrade you, insult your beliefs, mock your God?? And why on earth do Christians comply?? Why do all of us fall into this petty trap just so they have some way to see you a
I wish that I could see,
You're everything I need,
When I'm on my feet,
And not just on my knees,
I need You every day,
I need You every way,
I need You in my heart,
I know there's grace, Oh God, with me please stay,
Release me from my slavery,
These chains I cling to like they give,
Some kind of life, some life to live,
I'm slowly twisting the knife that's in my chest,
And it's my heart; my souls a mess,
But I can stop it when I wish,
Cause You released me from my chains,
You bought this self-destructive slave,
Your blood has broken all my bonds,
Your blood has crowned me with a song,
I just wish I could sing along,
Without these outburst
I need Your Spirit,
And all You're offering,
I need the double portion,
To do all You've asked me,
I want to serve You,
In every opportunity,
That You are offering,
I need a double portion,
Ask and You will give,
I'm not worthy of this gift,
This is grace at it's best,
This is faith at the test,
Ask and you'll receive,
A double portion; all you need,
This is love at it's base,
This is my weakest state,
I want to know You,
And take every chance I get,
To be filled with Your presence,
And see Your shining silhouette,
I need to know You,
I need to be consumed in flames,
To have the scales burned away,
And finally see Your holy face,
Ask and
Creatures made from mud,
Lord what am I that You should be,
Mindful of man- mindful of me,
They say that we're like stardust,
Maybe that's what we're meant to be,
But at the moment all I see in me is a mud creature, slowly disintegrating,
What do You see in me,
What do You see in me,
That You should give me but a glance,
That You notice my existence,
What do You see in me,
What do You see in me,
That You are mindful of me,
That You should dare to love me,
You pull this mud monster,
Up from the mire, of selfish desires,
Not afraid to get Your hands dirty, You handle me with intimacy,
You gently mold the mess of me,
To keep me from drying
It IS hurting people by Twilightlover2007, literature
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It IS hurting people
For those who seem to think that a)Homosexuality doesn't hurt anyone and b) you can't love someone if you don't support their choices.
http://christiannews.net/2015/03/22/i-ached-every-day-for-a-dad-woman-raised-by-lesbians-speaks-out-against-same-sex-marriage/
Telling someone to keep their faith at home-or out of their work or life or whatever- is like asking someone of color to not let it affect their everyday life. It's like asking someone to not use their past personal experiences in their decisions in life-decisions that can change their future. It can't be done. Once a faith is as strong as many Christian's faith is it is as much a part of us as our skin color, our hair color, our eye color, our heartbeat. My Christian faith is something that will ALWAYS be a part of my life. 24/7. Non-stop. My faith is with me when I wake up, and when I lie down to sleep. It's with me in the good times, and i
The Truth About God. by Twilightlover2007, literature
Literature
The Truth About God.
All our lives we're taught to treat people how we want to be treated. As children we're often told to share our toys with others because we would want others to share their toys with us. As adults we're told to communicate with each other so misunderstandings don't happen because of a lack of communication. Today my heart is heavy. It hurts that many of the people in my life give so much, and yet are spit on, looked down upon, treated like they're less than everyone else because of their faith. So many people that I have been blessed to know are strong, amazingly strong Christians that I look up to more and more each day. I see their struggle
Testimony from the heart by Twilightlover2007, literature
Literature
Testimony from the heart
Unfriend me if you want but I feel this has to be said: I'm sick of Christians being made to look like we hate homosexuals. We don't! We disagree with their actions/choices. The ruling today has no impact on our faith that homosexuality is a sin. That being said, when we say something is a sin we're not judging the person for that sin, we're simply saying that what they're doing is wrong. In the bible sexual immorality is a sin, therefor I don't agree with sexual immorality either(that includes homosexual lifestyle along with having sex before marriage and many other things). But here's something you may not know: I struggle with sexual immor