#keep your eyes on jesus

[aressida]

A reminder..

[lightfromthelighthouse]

Good Morning!☀

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

There are many things competing for our attention on any given day. Daily weekly, monthly, and yearly needs all present themselves. Then there are the unexpected things that pop up.

In the midst of all this, it is easy to lose sight of Jesus. We make the mistake Peter made when he was walking on the water to Jesus, that is, taking his eyes off Jesus and looking at the waves around him. That is when Peter begins to sink, and when we take our eyes off Jesus, we will begin to sink too.

Keep your eyes on Jesus. Do as he did and look beyond your crosses to that joy that awaits those who overcome and trust in him. He will give you all you need to do what He wants you to do and be who He wants you to be.

Look unto Jesus!

[tinyshe]

Most Powerful Healing Prayer by St. Padre Pio

Heavenly Father, I thank you for loving me. I thank you for sending your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, to the world to save and to set me free. I trust in your power and grace that sustain and restore me. Loving Father, touch me now with your healing hands, for I believe that your will is for me to be well in mind, body, soul and spirit.

Cover me with the most precious blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. Cast anything that should not be in me. Root out any unhealthy and abnormal cells. Open any blocked arteries or veins and rebuild and replenish any damaged areas.

Remove all inflammation and cleanse any infection by the power of Jesus’ precious blood. Let the fire of your healing love pass through my entire body to heal and make new any diseased areas so that my body will function the way you created it to function. Touch also my mind and my emotion, even the deepest recesses of my heart.

Saturate my entire being with your presence, love, joy, and peace and draw me ever closer to you every moment of my life. And Father, fill me with your Holy Spirit and empower me to do your works so that my life will bring glory and honor to your holy name. I ask this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

[tabernacleheart]

[In Philippians 4: 6-7, Saint Paul says:] "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Wedged into those verses is that small but powerful word, “thanksgiving” — a word that seems to be completely disconnected from anxiousness. In fact, being thankful in the face of fear seems odd, possibly phony. Is Paul recommending that we ‘fake it till we make it'? No. We see multiple references in Scripture to how much God hates pretense and posturing. But in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Paul again says to give thanks in all situations because that is God’s will for us in Christ Jesus. All situations? Is that even possible? Can we actually thank God as we wait in that sterile hospital room? Can we thank Him when we are plagued with worry about the future of a prodigal child? Can we thank Him through the storms of a difficult marriage? Isn’t that an unrealistic instruction? Would God actually ask us to do something so counter-intuitive to our anxious state of mind? Yes, He would, and, yes, He does because our Creator knows exactly how we are wired and what we need. In turning our eyes to Jesus in thanksgiving, we are able to take our white-knuckle grip off our problems. This is not about faking it, but acknowledging and remembering God in the midst of the hard. Thanksgiving turns our eyes from our situation to our Saviour, from our overwhelming problems to His overwhelming love. We don’t give thanks because the situation merits it. We give thanks because of Who He is in the midst of our situation. We give thanks for what He may be doing in and through us when those unbearable trials descend on us. We can hold both our anxiousness and thanksgiving together. His Word tells us to do just that. We often tell ourselves a solely negative story, and in doing so we forget God's hand of blessing in our lives. We tend to focus so exclusively on our problems that we overlook how God led us through storms in the past. Even as we speak to Him about our trials, we must also spend time in thanksgiving– because even in the wilderness and the weariness, Christ is with us. His grace is sufficient, and He has promised to work all things out for our good and His glory. 

Susan Narjala

[mail-me-a-snail]

ik it'd probably be cumbersome but a knight with little charms ala phone charms attached to the end of their sword's hilt. discuss

[lordandladywhistledown]

Luke Newton's yearning eyes need their own acting credits I MEAN...

[vanityangel]

when ur crush starts eyeing the new girl in town 😔

[faaun]

my research partner and i are huddled in a blanket in paddington waiting for a too-late train i already miss you and you and you

[girlwiththegreenhat]

you know what? at least he got his wedding. i guess ,

[momentsbeforemass]

They’re not there to help you

In today’s Gospel, we see Jesus going from town to town – healing people, preaching, being moved with compassion. Just Jesus being Jesus. No surprises here.

What makes it stand out is the context. Right before Jesus does all this classic Jesus stuff?

The Pharisees were busy trashing Jesus. They’re mad because He healed someone. No surprises here either.

Today’s Gospel is what happens next. It’s Jesus responding to the Pharisee’s nonsense.

First, look at what Jesus doesn’t do.

Jesus doesn’t try to win them over. He doesn’t try to make them happy.

Jesus doesn’t argue with them. He doesn’t try to explain things or address their “concerns.”  

Jesus doesn’t give them the attention they’re so desperate for.

Then, look at what Jesus does do.

Jesus claps back – by doing more of exactly what they’re complaining about.

Without speaking a single word, Jesus is saying with His actions, “You don’t like me healing one person? I’m so sorry, I’ll make it up to you – by healing even more people.”

Jesus keeps His focus on God. By being who God made Him to be. By doing what God called Him to do.

By leaving the outcome of what He’s doing and how it will be received in God’s hands.

Jesus keeps right on being Jesus. And Jesus keeps His peace.

That is the roadmap for responding to the critics and haters in our own lives.

If you’re trying out of the goodness of your heart to be who God made you to be? If you’re making an honest effort to do what God has called you to do?

Don’t worry about the nonsense from your critics and haters. They’re not there to help you.

They’re just people who are so desperate for attention that they will do anything – even spewing crazy garbage – just so that someone, anyone will notice them.

They’re so desperate for attention that they’ll take anything – even someone lashing out at them – just so that someone, anyone will interact with them.

The more you think about that, the sadder it gets.

But don’t fall for it. Be like Jesus. Don’t give them the attention they’re so desperate for.

Keep your focus on God. By being who God made you to be. By doing what God called you to do.

By leaving the outcome and how it will be received in God’s hands.

Keep right on being who God made you to be. Don’t waste your time trying to make everyone happy or worrying about how it’s all going to work out.

Trust God for the results. And live in the peace that comes from that.

That’s what really matters. And that’s all that God expects from you.

In the words of St. Vincent de Paul (today’s saint), “Since God is satisfied with our good will and honest efforts, let us also be satisfied with the outcome He gives to them, and our actions will never be without good results.”

Today’s Readings

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

having funnn im having fun

[youcaneven]

Fun update! I am pretty fucking decent at axe throwing 🪓🎯🏆

[apollo-zero-one]

Man I can't believe I had the chance to go to a performing arts school up through middle school and I fuckin quit after 6 months just because I got bullied. BRO YOUR HOMEWORK WAS POETRY!! YOU HAD TO PRACTICE DANCING TO COTTON EYE JOE AS YOUR BIG UNIT TEST. GYM CLASS HAD A CIRCUS UNIT!! YOU HAD A WHOLE DAILY CLASS ON IMPROV!!! YOU FOOL!! YOU ABSOLUTE IMBICILE!! YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A YOUTUBER!!! YOU COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE TWEENAGERS GETTING LOADED BY MAKING SHITTY YOUTUBE SHORTS IN 2008-14!! But noooOoooOOOoo little miss Noellie (who WANTED TO GO!! who worked SO HARD and sent in an application essay and did an INTERVIEW to get in!!) couldn't handle disruptive classmates or little scuffles and petty grudges and general Attitude of the other students and cried to mommy to put her back in public school. I am EATING MY HAIR over what Could Have Been. I COULD BE SOMEONE'S ANNOYING YOUTUBER!! I could be a DISGRACED DISNEY CHANNEL STAR!! I could be an America's Got Talent winner! A mild to moderately successful comedian! I could be making short films!! But no no no precious thin skinned baby me heard a few new cus words and watched a teacher get heckled and begged to give up The Dream in favor of?? Quiet math tests?? I am such a fucking quitter I quit everything the second it gets too hard I always take the out as soon as it's offered what's my fucking damage.....

[rad-roche]

so far we have sad space cowboy and probably evil businessman, but no tortured gray fox detective as of yet

plans got shuffled around (the bbq i was attending did not happen because the garden we were supposed to have it in is currently a giant pit in the earth) so i saw it!! tentatively excited and a little intrigued. no tortured grey fox detective as you said but they can't do it twice. of the very little we've seen so far, and going off first impressions, i like barrett!

[hauntingblue]

I think this flashback episode is very cruel to show us luffy as a child suffering because of the same thing current luffy is going thru. Enough

[parasitic-saint]

i want my dog to live forever