February 2012
“Sometimes we fixate on the really flashy manifestations of the Spirit, but when...”
– Francis Chan
“If we’re going to be open for the Holy Spirit to work in our lives, we...”
– Francis Chan, Remembering the Forgotten God
“Marriage will be preserved and shaped for the glory of God when the glory of God...”
– John Piper
“One of the great uses of Twitter and Face-book will be to prove at the Last Day...”
– John Piper
http://sammyadebiyi.com/blogs/sammy-adebiyi/re-getting-dropkicked-john-piper
“Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering...”
– C.S. Lewis
Job 34:14-15
“If it were His intention and He withdrew His Spirit and breath, all mankind would perish together, and man would return to the dust.”
Love is not a fight.
Love is a shelter in a raging storm,
Love is peace in the middle of a war
And if we try to leave,
May God send angels to guard the door.
No, love is not a fight,
But it’s something worth fighting for.
Job 27:3-6
As long as I have life within me, the breath of God in my nostrils, my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will utter no deceit…. till I die, I will not deny my integrity. I will maintain my righteousness and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live.
Job 28:18
Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
A Broken and Changed Person
Job is a broken and changed man. That’s what happens when you really see God. It happened to Isaiah: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips … for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” (Isaiah 6:5). It happened to Peter when Jesus showed his power: “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord” (Luke 5:8). It happened to the...
“God sets the limits of Satan’s power to cause pain. Our God is not...”
– John Piper, Job: Reverent in Suffering
http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/job-reverent-in-suffering
Keep You Standards High
“If you settle for less than a man who is fully yielded and surrendered to the King of all kings, you settle for less than God’s best for you. You may not feel worthy of a noble, gallant, Christ-built warrior-poet who will lay down His life for you, but this is exactly what Christ is to you…. If you keep your standards high, you honor Christ. You acknowledge that you were...
Dress with Dignity
“Living to honor Jesus Christ and our future husband must be our core motivation when it comes to dressing modestly. If we are asking the question ‘how much can I get away with?’ we are considering our own selfish desires above the desire of Christ.”
-Leslie Ludy, Answering the Guy Questions
“If there is any doubt in your mind, it is always best to err on the side of...”
– Leslie Ludy
“One of the greatest rules of thumb is if an action requires justification, run!...”
– A young woman’s testimony, found in Leslie Ludy’s Answering the Guy Questions
