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Father in heaven, we love and revere you. We recognize that you have the power and authority over all of heaven and earth. You formed the seas, you set the sun in its place, and you gave us life. Please forgive us when we think we have control and help us to surrender that illusion to you. We pray this all in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.

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GRACE UPON GRACE E:11

Lessons From The Women Of The Bible

Hi y’all, today we are going to do kind of a study episode that’s about the lessons we learn from the women of the Bible:) In the Bible, we see powerful, faithful, and wise women whose lives offer valuable lessons for us today. So we are going to talk about their stories and what we can learn from them.

1. Eve: Eve’s story reminds us of the importance of obedience to God. Though she made a mistake, her story also shows God’s grace — He had a redemption plan through Jesus. Eve’s story shows us the danger of pride e.g. trying to be God by eating from the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil’s forbidden fruit. We can always ask for forgiveness from God, and He will forgive you because He feels your shame, and this story just shows us as people wanting more than we have, even though Eve and Adam lived in heaven on earth (the garden of Eden). There was still hope, considering God had a redemption plan with Jesus Christ, showing His love and mercy.

Lesson: Our choices have consequences, but God’s mercy is always available. When we are disobedient to God, we are going to experience consequences like in this story how sin entered the world, but always come to God and ask for forgiveness or help because it’s never too late to turn to Him, no matter the sin.

2. Sarah: Sarah doubted that she could have a child in her old age, leading her to take matters into her own hands. But God was faithful to His promise, and she gave birth to Isaac. Even though she doubted and felt this was impossible, God gave her a son. In life, we may feel like God’s not listening or going to give our dream to us but He could be waiting for the perfect time and place.

Lesson: Even when things seem impossible, we must trust in God’s timing rather than our own. Always trust God’s got your best interest, because He does. God loves you and wants to pray to Him about it, prayer is so important because it leads us to Him instead of us trying to lean on our own understanding.

3. Ruth: Ruth left everything behind to stay with Naomi, showing incredible faithfulness. Because of her trust in God, she was blessed with a new life and became part of Jesus’ lineage. Ruth could’ve left/not trusted God, but she did, and he blessed her for her faithfulness even when she didn’t know what would happen, she just trusted God.

Lesson: God honours loyalty, faithfulness, and those who choose Him over worldly security. God is so happy when he see’s you wait on His timing, and plan instead of trying to discover it yourself, He see’s your faithfulness which shows your faith.

4. Esther: Esther risked her life to save her people, showing bravery in the face of fear. She showed power in God with her knowing God would keep her safe, because God gives us certain situations to help us get better at things like her getting more brave. She chose to trust Him instead of fear and not go.

Lesson: God places us in specific situations for a reason. Sometimes, we need to be bold and trust Him. Let’s walk in every situation He gives us in faith, not fear because we know He is given us lessons and learnings.

5. Mary: Mary was chosen to carry Jesus, and despite the uncertainty, she said, “let it be done to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). Even though, Mary didn’t quite understand the whole situation, she gave God permission for His will to be done because she trusted Him so much.

Lesson: Saying “yes” to God, even when we don’t understand everything, leads to His greatest blessings. It’s so important to trust God in uncertain situations, because we got to remember He is going to protect us and leave it a beautiful lesson.

6. The woman At The Well: Jesus met a Samaritan woman who had been living in sin, yet He offered her “living water”. Even though she lived in sin, He didn’t judge or leave her, He talked with her and offered her a new life with Him.

Lesson: No one is too far gone for God’s love. He calls us to repentance and offers new life. Never think you’re too far gone to read the Bible or pray to Him, He wants to hear from you, so confess your sins to him, because He is listening.

7. Mary Magdalene: Mary Magdalene was delivered from demons and became one of Jesus’ most devoted followers. She was the first to witness His resurrection. She was transformed by the Holy Spirit, Jesus helped her out of possession of the devil, and she became a big devoted follower of His. We should always thank Him and love Him especially when He blesses us with our dreams etc.

Lesson: Jesus transforms lives, and when He does, our response should be deep devotion. He helps us become a better person than we were yesterday, we should worship and give thanks to Him for the gifts He has given us or is going to give us.

I hope y’all enjoyed this subject which was a bit different, pray to God today for Him to transform you like these women of God. Open your bibles, pray or worship him with worship music today, He wants to hear from you. God bless and remember He loves you. Till next time<33 BTW let me know any questions you have, and if you want a Men version (Lessons From The Men Of The Bible).

LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23-

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

1 JOHN 1:9-

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

1 JOHN 2:16-

“For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.”

JAMES 4:7-

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

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The unseen God is at work in the darkness, in the doubts, in the disappointments, and in the delays.

-Alistair Begg

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The Holy Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in Athens. A beautiful Orthodox Church. Took some time to pray before leaving this wonderful place of Christian Architecture.

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Sacred Song 12 58k views Full video: https://youtu.be/096LUkRHzzg

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" God plans big things, big things that make the stars dance and sing. Big things that make the planets twirl in awe. Big things that make all of creation roar with praise before him (their king). What are these plans that make the cosmos sing and radiate with glistening light before him?! God has plans, many plans and all are glorious and deep within his splendor and magnificence. May we all rejoice in awe to the plans of God and the work of his hands." "“But as it is written, what no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love him." - 1 Corinthians 2:9.

"For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope."

-Jeremiah 29:11.

"Many plans are in a man’s heart, But the counsel of the Lord will stand."

-Proverbs 19:21

Faith Ferguson

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1 Corinthians 10:14 (KJV)

Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

Fan Interpretation of Charming Gold’s parents from Running Man Animation.

When I was watching Running Man Animation, I at first never really paid much attention to Charming Gold. Before him, I was more interested in Pala, and even with the whole villain reveal, I still did not really pay him much attention until his backstory was revealed. I immediately became attached to CG after that.

In Charming Gold’s backstory, we are shown his parents and what’s interesting is that they are the only characters with faces. The other Pikok members have some sort of comedy theater mask on their faces, or even not drawn at all.

I probably thought more of these characters, if you can call them that, than what was intended. They were only present for precisely 15 seconds combined but there are so many storytelling elements on them. We were only shown their bust and side view and for this reason, we were never shown their full designs. It was hard trying to make their designs as it was in a flashback sequence with a yellow filter on everything so we, the audience, did not even know what colors they were. They do not even have names! They are called “Charming Gold’s mother” and “Charming Gold’s father” or “Charming Gold’s parents”. Even then, I actually liked these characters. Or their story potential regarding Charming Gold.

I’ll go talk about their names first instead of calling them “Charming Gold’s mother” and “Charming Gold’s father”. I named his mother Charming “Darling” Diamond because the diamond is one of the most valuable gemstones, fitting for the queen of the beautiful Pikok tribe. For his father, I was originally going to name him Charming Cobalt so his name is an alliteration similar to Charming Gold and also to reference his blue feathers. However, I thought that would make Charming Gold an outlier. My friend pointed out many years ago that Charming Gold's name is “Gold” but he’s blue. Since there are already characters with alliterations on their names I changed it to Charming Platinum. I made this as a reference that Gold's father is higher in power than him as platinum, which can also be known as white gold, is more valuable than gold.

On to their designs, as I said before in my Dazzling Diaspore character art I have a headcanon that the women of the Pikok tribe have duller colors compared to their male counterparts. I used a real-life image of a peahen so that’s why Diamond has a blue neck. Platinum has a hue of deep rich blue color, to further emphasize his authority over Gold, who has a standard blue color.

Using Charming Gold as a reference for their designs, I noticed that while looking at Gold’s design his whole body is a gradient. From a light teal on his nose to dark violets on the tips of his hair to even the icy blue color of his tail. With bold colors of red and gold on his face with purple eyes. I incorporated that detail into the designs of Pikok characters.

I did not want Charming Gold’s parents to be an exact copy of him, so I tried my best to make them look different, but still similar, to CG. Granted that, I may have overdone it. I did 3-4 color tests to see what I liked the most.

Another headcanon is the makeup they wear is a part of their face. So that eyeshadow and goatee on Charming Gold is actually a part of his face. While looking at the close-up shot of Platinum I noticed that there seemed to be some sort of bottom eyeliner, and since I wanted them to look like their son more so I made him have eye makeup similar to Gold. There seems to be no make-up on Diamond so I had to improvise.

Charming Gold seems to embody Korean beauty standards like his androgynous body and flawless skin. His backstory of being horrifically bullied is a common story in Korean Media, especially stories about beauty standards.

With that in mind, I designed Diamond and Platinum from those beauty standards. In Korea, facial hair is seen as unattractive, but according to history, men were not allowed to harm their bodies and that includes hair. That is why I had Platinum sport a beard than Gold’s goatee. (Side note: Fandom Wiki just described it as a “red line” but I personally see it as Gold having a goatee.) Diamond have freckles and a mole because from what I had researched these beauty marks are at best neutral or at worst ugly in Korea. I found no solid statement even though some KPop idols, who are known to follow Korean beauty standards, have these same beauty marks. She was shown to have pronounced eyelashes so I made sure to show that.

I also have a headcanon that as they age, their faces darken from a white to a gray color. I picked the gray from their grayscale.

For the clothes, Charming Platinum's design was simple enough as his clothes seemed to be a long-sleeved polo shirt with buttons paired with black pants and shoes. He had this cloth wrapped around him like a belt and was wearing a large cape or a royal mantle. He was noticeably wearing the same backless vest Gold wore in the show. Hence, I see the vest like a crown, where the king, Platinum, passed it down to his heir, Gold. And let me tell you, it was hard getting a decent reference for this very symmetrical pattern.

For Charming Diamond here, we were never shown much. I had interpreted it as her wearing a royal mantle and a sleeveless dress and that is all. I noticed that the design on her brooch has the same design that can be throughout the show, like the window in one of the references.

Their royal mantles are rather interesting to me since Charming Gold never wore one in the show; however, since the mantles have peacock patterns on them, I think they were supposed to represent a peacock’s tail, similar to how Gold wore one during Season 1. I did some creative liberty while designing their clothes as we were never shown their full frontal view. Clothes from the Pikok tribe are surprisingly rather simple.

For my headcanons about their deaths, it is rather simple. I did not really think much about it, just a vague idea about how they died. Charming Diamond died from an illness, and she never knew about Gold’s ability and that he was the one behind the missing persons cases. Charming Platinum was stabbed in an assassination attempt by a member of the Mong tribe, who Gold killed to save the former, ultimately revealing his secret power. Platinum later died from the injury he sustained but was on rather good terms with Gold after learning the latter’s ability.

I do not really like the idea that Charming Gold killed his parents. While yes, he probably killed all of the members of the Pikok tribe I just can not really see him as the type of person to kill his parents. Maybe that is just my rose-tinted glasses, but I like to interpret his relationship with his parents as complicated but loving. In his backstory, it was implied that Gold immediately went to his parents after being bullied again. We can assume that this was not the first time this had happened to him, and he possibly went to his parents for consolement.

When he realized that even his own parents were ashamed of him, he was completely heartbroken as implied by the emphasis on the single teardrop. Charming Gold’s parents were ashamed of him because of his appearance, so it is possible that when Gold gained his energy absorption ability and became “beautiful” they started to treat him better. They did have some sort of familial love for him before that, but it became more apparent after the “curse” was lifted. But this is just my interpretation.

For their personalities, we were never shown much. What little we get is where they are in a stressful situation, so we can not really know for sure how they normally act. But Gold’s personality and skill must have come from somewhere.

I might draw and flesh them out more but this is it for now. I have been trying a new art style where I lean into the gothic medieval style so that is why the art has a yellow filter, but there is still the other version where there is no filter. Drawing these two was hard because as it turns out, I’m not actually good with drawing two characters existing in the same space with correct proportions.

Thank you for reading!

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Can you be saved from abomination?

I believe every sinner including myself can be sealed with the Blessing of eternal life thru Jesus Christ.

You just have to turn to Him like I did and ask for His unwavering forgiveness and He’s in turn will welcome you with open arms.

Trust me it works. 🙏🏼

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Dear Lord, help me to not be afraid. Make me strong against worry and fear and bring peace. Lord, I don't want to be a worrier, I want to be a warrior for you. Thank you for fighting for me when I struggle to do it myself. I pray this all in Jesus' powerful name. Amen!

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GRACE UPON GRACE E:3

Spiritual Warfare:

Hi y’all I thought today we would speak about Spiritual warfare as a follower of God.Being a Christian/follower of God definitely comes with attacks from the devil considering he wants us to be far away and not speak to Jesus Christ,this means struggles like doubt,fear,temptation,and even discouragement can be more then emotions but the enemy’s way of trying to separate us from God! So let’s talk about recognising and fighting against spiritual attacks.

RECOGNISING SPIRITUAL ATTACKS:

Some signs of spiritual attacks are:

1. Sudden Doubt or Distance From God: Feeling far from Gods presence,struggling to pray or read our Bible,or questioning our faith more than usual.

2. Intense Temptation: Sin is feeling harder to overcome and you’re feeling the urge to do acts of etc. lust or anything that isn’t of God.

3. Disruptions In Your faith Journey:

Feelings too busy,distracted or lazy to read the Bible or go to church.

4. Isolation: The enemy often tries to separate believers from Godly community and support. Also isolation from God by not praying. The devil wants us to stay with his lies in our brains and when we stay away from our friend or church who are believers we can’t see clearly.

5. Physical,Emotional,Or Mental Exhaustion:

Attacks can drain your energy,making it harder to etc. focus on God by reading your Bible,praying or going to church. You will feel tired or too lazy to do the things that make our connection to Jesus feel stronger and consistent.

HOW TO FIGHT SPIRITUAL ATTACKS:

These are ways you can fight the enemy back when he attacks you:

1. Putting On The Armour Of God: Having God protect us with prayer and reading His word (Bible).Also asking God to help us feel close to Him and for protection from the enemy. In times of need sometimes we can talk to Google or a friend but the number 1 supporter we have is Jesus,so pray to Him and He is going to fill you with the Holy Spirit and love!:)

2. Using Scripture As A Weapon:

Like Jesus used Gods Word against Satan in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11),we must know the Bible and use it (read) in times of struggle. Literally speak Bible verses out loud to rebuke the devil and make him scared,cause girl he is scared of God and His word! Some verses you can say out loud are etc. Psalms 46:10,Philippians 4:13,and John 3:16.

3. Stay In Prayer:

The enemy wants to isolate us from God,but prayer keeps us connected and strengthens us.Pray to God for protection,pray for the Holy Spirit and ask for motivation to read the Bible or go to church.

4. The devil Is A Liar:

Reminding yourself in these times that the devil isn’t someone you care for or want near you so why are you letting him bring you down and remove you from God,sit up, read Gods word and PRAY! Don’t let the devil overpower you,he is a liar.

5. Surround Yourself With Godly Community:

Isolation makes us weaker,but fellowship with other believers strengthens our faith.Let them uplift you and pray over you. Sometimes it helps for others to help clear our eyes and make us realise that these attacks are literally happening because the devil is scared of our love for God and the Holy Spirit inside of us.

Remember to stay consistent with King Jesus Christ and God,don’t let the weak devil bring you down. If Gods for us,who can be against us? No one and not the devil. God bless you all,read your Bible and keep praying.🤍

EPHESIANS 6:12-

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,but against principalities,against powers,against the rulers of the darkness of this world,against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

JAMES 4:7-

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil,and he will flee from you.”

PSALM 91:2-

“I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress:my God;in Him will I trust.”

PSALM 91:3-

“Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,and from the noisome pestilence.”

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How much more does God have to show you for you to realise the Bible is the TRUTH?

🇮🇱People in Israel need to repent and give their lives to Christ. 

🇵🇸People in Palestine need to repent and give their lives to Christ.

🌏People globally need to repent and give their lives to Christ.

I don’t care about theories or your opinions.. This is REAL LIFE. What you were raised to believe, what education you have and your life experiences don't matter right now.. None of that stops this from happening!! None of that stops scripture from coming true over and over and over again.

How many more times are you going to deny Jesus, before Jesus denies you?

TODAY is the day of salvation (2nd Corinthians 6:2)

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(via I Thirst - Psalms 42)

Today, I want to bring you along on a journey into one of the most comforting and relatable passages for me in the Bible: Psalm 42.

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Never did a saint reach heaven with any tale but this: I was washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.

-J.C. Ryle

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New Year, Embracing the New You!

“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19 KJV Hello, Sassy family! Happy New Year! Sorry for checking in so late in the New Year. I hope everyone’s year is off to a great start. This is my first post of 2024 and I’m so glad to be back. I’m not sure if anyone can relate, but…

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A picture of the Inside of the Holy Church the Dormition of the Virgin Mary.