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The Gospel of the kingdom of God, revealing His inerrant goodness and unarguable faithfulness and eternal righteousness and perfect justice, can be demonstrated as we care for the people of the world and proclaim the glory of God. Our love for people is an overflow of God's love for people, all people, and that includes widows, orphans, veterans, refugees, terrorists, people who are homeless, people who identify as LGBT, and my neighbor next door - that love which is willing to risk my own life is the evidence of God's kingdom working in me.

The Watchman

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Radical love is found in forgiveness, and forgiveness is radical. Don’t let your perspective be framed by the thinking of those who aren’t following Jesus. “She hurt me; I’ll hurt her back.” “I’ll get even.” “He’ll be sorry.” “I will never speak to him again.” These are statements made by people who don’t know Christ, or if they do, they don’t know what he stood for and what he taught.

Radical Love: 10 Love Secrets (via godlywoman)

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We must remember that if we want to love the way Jesus did, we have to forgive the way Jesus did.

Radical Love: 10 Love Secrets (via godlywoman)

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I love God so much that I strive to love others. And when I am hurt and need to forgive, I go to work on that. Sometimes it’s an easy thing to do. Sometimes I find it a very difficult task because of the depth of the pain and disappointment. But I do my best to get to the land of forgiveness and to stay there!

Radical Love: 10 Love Secrets (via godlywoman)

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Can you make it your aim to give grace and mercy the way Jesus gives it to you? Can you overlook the little hurts and the big ones? Can you decide not to get your feelings hurt so much? Can you decline to talk about what someone else did to you? In fact, can you do good to someone who has hurt you?

Radical Love: 10 Love Secrets (via godlywoman)

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If you want to love like Jesus, you can start with learning how to forgive. Sometimes even the little petty things are hard to get over, but if you can’t do that, how will you learn to forgive the bigger hurts in life?

Radical Love: 10 Love Secrets (via godlywoman)

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God will love us enough to make sure that anything harmful or dishonorable will be eliminated. He wants the best for us always, even if the best that he seeks might only be revealed through trials or suffering.

Radical Love: 10 Love Secrets (via godlywoman)

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The ultimate test of love is to be willing to die for the beloved. This was the sacrifice Jesus made. This is the evidence of God’s love.

Radical Love: 10 Love Secrets (via godlywoman)

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Talking to Him, listening to Him, that’s what God wants. He wants to give you a clear direction. He wants to answer your prayer.

Charles Stanley (via godlywoman)

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In the midst of our pain, or our hurt, or our fear, God reminds us that He’s a God of grace and He has everything under control. And somehow, He’s going to work it all out no matter what happens.

Charles Stanley (via godlywoman)

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I didn’t see her face but her life was a breathtaking picture of servant-hearted givenness. She wasn’t self-focused; rather, she was obsessed with and wrapped up in Jesus. She took no thought for herself but continually poured her strength out for others. She loved the Word of God, spending time reading, studying, and memorizing its truth. She wasn’t captured by culture but stood boldly for Jesus Christ. She was beautiful and stunning, not because she drew people’s attention to herself or wore revealing clothing—quite the opposite. She guarded her emotions, lived with decorum, had an alluring mystique about her, and lived with a confident, strong, and daring faith.

Anonymous Warrior Poet (via godlywoman)

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The girl I want to marry doesn’t just go to church but actually lives the Christian life. She doesn’t simply esteem godliness, she exercises it. She doesn’t talk about wanting to spend time in God’s Word or in prayer, she continually does so.

Anonymous Warrior Poet  (via godlywoman)

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God fulfills His promises in His time, not ours. And His timing is always perfect.

P. G. Mathew (via godlywoman)

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If Jesus sends us, no storm or enemy can defeat us, we will arrive at our destination.

P. G. Mathew (via godlywoman)

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It’s the life’s storms that try our faith, not life’s calms. These storms cause us to be aroused and awakened, so that we may trust in Jesus Christ alone.

P. G. Mathew (via godlywoman)

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Don’t worry about where you are going, God leads His dear children along.

P. G. Mathew (via godlywoman)

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Trials are ordained by God to purify our faith. No child of God is exempt.

P. G. Mathew (via godlywoman)

Though we face trials by night, joy comes in the morning.