#following Jesus Christ

[dramoor]

Abba Ammonas was asked, “What is the ‘narrow and hard way’?” (Matthew 7.14) He replied, “The ‘narrow and hard way’ is this, to control your thoughts, and to strip yourself of your own will, for the sake of God. This is also the meaning of the sentence, ‘Lo, we have left everything and followed you’.” (Matthew 19.27)

~Sayings of the Desert Fathers  

(Photo © dramoor 2023 Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, Texas)

[honkifex]

i hate this game

[book-of-summer]

God loves you.

[ex-jock-enthusiast]

Tommy winkler is my favorite unintentional gainer

An excellent suggestion anon!

If you're looking for more content on this guy, @jake-is-still-drunk made a great post a while back covering him in more detail. But yeah holy shit the only two constants in life are twink death and taxes huh

[crisaunty]

my faith is weak, i need his strength

[lionofthegoldsun]

[The Whole Armor of God]

A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.

-Ephesians 6:10-18

[n3felibata]

"I prayed for you" is one of the sweetest and most beautiful things someone could ever tell me

[lockandkeyhyena]

just found out about twitter users compiling a public list of ‘bi lesbian supporters in the warrior cats community’ and i think its especially fucking insidious given they’re targeting smaller creators and users with followings that don’t interact with the larger fandom as a whole or aren’t even big name fans. i know a few people from this list and its fucking appalling. at this point, creating a public list of ‘bad people’ with very small followings is gross and i can’t abide by it.

[dr-cruces]

Some little white lies can be quite nice and make someone feel useful, like saying you can't quite get the clasp.

close-ups under cut

[soullessjack]

what if we kissed in the Garden of Gethsemane after the last supper and I did not refuse your treacherous kiss which identified me to the police of Sanhedrin but instead I kissed you in return to show that I still love you and forgive you for betraying me and we were both boys

[igate777]

THE LIES BEHIND SELF-LOVE.

Self-love is one of the subtle ways the enemy uses to prevent us from yielding to the voice of carrying our cross.

The cross is the answer to the sin factor. Remember, you can’t Love yourself more than Christ love you. If you truly desire to be the DISCIPLE of Christ, you must then take up your Cross and follow Jesus Christ.

For the life and glory of your reborn spirit to take full charge of the driver's seat of your life, the old, outer man must die, and the way to death is through the cross. You see, nobody can successfully escape being ruled by the devil without embracing the lifestyle of the cross.

All my life I had struggled with the sin nature until I discovered that the answer was hidden behind the words of Our Lord that say, take up your cross daily and follow me.

Many desire to follow Christ without taking up their cross. Unfortunately, your journey will not end with Christ because, on the way, you will be strongly distracted by the lust of the eyes, the pride of life, and the deceitfulness of riches.

These three companions are the deadliest enemies of man either born again or not. Don’t allow the lies of false self-love to prevent you from experiencing true joy and fulfillment.

Except the seed of the corn falls and dies, it abides alone, but if it dies, it brings forth much fruit. The question you should then ask yourself is, do I sincerely love myself, or am being deceived by thinking I do?

[i-am-gods-silliest-goose]

My verse of the month. 🤍

[lazywhispersobject]

[book-of-summer]

my brothers and sisters in christ, i come to you in a time of need. one of my brothers have been really struggling lately. he’s lost. i don’t think i can pray for him all on my own. if you guys could pray for him and just ask God to put his hands around my brother and save him, that’d mean the world to me. my heart aches seeing him like this. we’ve lost both of our parents young but it’s hit him the hardest. i just want him home and safe. amen and God bless y’all 🤍🤍

[pinktinselmonstrosity]

i hate rishi sunak as much as the next person but i do feel bad for him having to read from the gospels at the coronation........ they keep saying that "all faiths and beliefs" are included but our Hindu prime minister still has to do a reading from the Christian bible huh