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discipleship carries an option
Brooke and I were reading our devotional this past week and this really hit me because of what we’re called to do. These are two different thoughts from the devo by Oswald Chambers:
“One life wholly devoted to God is of more value to God than one hundred lives simply awakened by His Spirit” – Oswald [...]
Everything matters to Jesus
Every person, Every task, Every student, Every volunteer, Every program, Every prayer, Every _________ (fill in the blank) …it all matters to Him and all of it can be used to know more about Him.
“Whether it be eating or drinking or washing disciples feet, whatever it is, we have to take the initiative of realizing Jesus [...]
Chew on this a little bit
This will change your life.
“We ought never to bear the burden of sin or of doubt, but there are burdens placed on us by God which He does not intend to lift off, He wants us to roll them back on Him. “Cast that He hath given thee upon the Lord.” (R.V. marg.) If we [...]
Is there a ‘reckless abandonment’ about me?
This really challenged me this week:
“The spiritual saint never believes circumstances to be haphazard, or thinks of his life as secular and sacred; he sees everything he is dumped down in as the means of securing the knowledge of Jesus Christ. There is a reckless abandonment about him.” – Oswald Chambers
God I need you. I [...]
