t.u.l.i.p girl

“If Jesus Christ isn’t strong enough to motivate you to live biblically, you don’t know Him at all.”

“If you were a sea, or a whale, God might leave you alone; but as you are a feeble and sinful creature, which can do more hurt than a sea, or a whale, you need constant watching… . Do not say, ‘Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that thou settest a watch over me?’ for the Lord may answer, ‘You are more capacious for evil than a sea, and more wild than a sea-monster.’”

“Sometimes when I get overwhelmed, I forget just how big God is, how sufficient Christ is, and how equipping the Spirit is.”

“When Christian first engages with Christ, he loves Christ because of heaven; but after some acquaintance with Christ, he loves heaven because Christ is there.”

“O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need for further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the Triune God, I want to want Thee; I long to be filled with longing; I thirst to be made more thirsty still. Show me Thy glory, I pray Thee, so that I may know Thee indeed. Begin in mercy a new work of love within me. Say to my soul, ‘Rise up my love, my fair one, and come away.’ Then give me grace to rise and follow Thee up from this misty lowland where I have wandered so long.”

“Where scripture is silent, you be silent.”

“There is no such thing as “chance,” “luck” or “accident” in the Christian’s journey through this world. All is arranged and appointed by God. And all things are “working together” for the believer’s good.”

“The church isn’t beautiful because she is sinless, she’s beautiful because Christ is sinless.”

“When a man is filled with the Spirit he deals largely with the Word of God; whereas the man who is filled with his own ideas refers rarely to the Word of God.”

The church does not meet as often as the home. Thus, if Christ is to be worshiped daily, it is incumbent upon the home to play an important spiritual role. Consequently, fathers, as heads of households, are thrust into a pastoral role.

“If God’s so powerful and so good, how come bad stuff happens?”I’m not going to answer the question until you ask it correctly. Here’s how you ask that question properly. You look me in my eyes and you ask me this: how on earth can a holy and righteous God know what I did and thought and said–only yesterday–and not kill me in my sleep last night?Until you ask that question that way, you don’t understand the issue. You believe the problem is “out there”. You believe that there are somehow some individuals who–in and of themselves–deserve something other than the wrath of Almighty God. You need to flip the script and ask the question this way: “Why is it that we are here today, why has He not consumed and devoured each and everyone of us? Why, O God, does Your judgment and Your wrath tarry?” When you ask it that way, you understand the issue. When you ask it the other way, you believe in the supremacy of man. “How dare God not employ His power on behalf of almighty men!” You flip the question around, you believe in the supremacy of Christ. “How dare I steal His air, because the last breath I took, I borrowed it from Him.”The problem… is you. That you do not acknowledge the supremacy of Christ. The problem is you start with you as the measure of all things. The problem is you judge God based upon how well He carries out your agenda for the world. And you believe in the supremacy of you. And as a result, you want a god who is omnipotent, but not sovereign. If you had a god who omnipotent but not sovereign, you can wield his power. But if your God is both omnipotent and sovereign, you are at His mercy.

How do I pray when I don’t feel like praying? 1. Never depend upon my feelings. 2. Use a prayer from Scripture. 3. Recite God’s attributes. 4. Thank God for His blessings. 5. Be guided by a prayer list. 6. Focus on the needs of others. 7. Rejoice that Jesus is praying for me.

Non-negotiable: Jesus is God. Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus is eternal. Jesus was virgin born Jesus lived a sinless life. Jesus died a substitutionary death. Jesus rose from the dead. Jesus ascended to God. Jesus is returning. Jesus is the only way to God.