Humility by Andrew Murray

Sharing Hope

"Write me something," he said So here is something you can stick in your head

Life can be hard and life can bring pain But life is not entirely what you gain Give. You'll be surprised by what you recieve. Something you cannot believe. That is, what money cannot buy. Something that makes up for past hurts. Though it seems like joy only comes in small bursts.

Joy exists all the time We just see it with a different eye It's hard to see now But Abba Father is showing us how to run without fear Even though things won't be crystal clear

So run on my friend, find the Father's joy Don't let anyone stop you Being vulnerable is worth it If, of course, Jesus is in it.

"why were you so hard to find?"

I want people to see this: (look up "moderate Christians need To speak up" by Dan Savage) And then watch this: http://brianporzio.com/a-letter-to-dan-savage/ (^was a strong influence on my life when I was a teen. He helped at my youth camp and always looked up to him as a godly leader in my journey with Christ. One of my favorite speakers. Take a lesson from his genuine compassion for unsaved people.) My heart was physically hurting when I watched Dan's video. All I could think about was a story I heard once about an atheist man that, when he was asked if he died and if God did exist and he stood before Him, what question wild he ask Him? He replied, "why were You so hard to find?" We need to stop standing up for something, and instead stand up for someone. That someone being Jesus the author of perfect love. That's why I constantly ask for His wisdom and his heart because when it comes to worldly things I don't know how to respond. But when we begin to stand for Him, we reflect Him, and what He really wants, and we avoid hurting people and instead pointing them to eternal life. Some Christians are very confused and some are full of hate and they are confusing the world and turning them bitter and there is a train full of these people careening out of control heading over the side of a cliff. We can't do this. Please draw near to God so you can hear His heartbeat. His ways are so much higher than ours. He knows what He's doing.

"Does the clay say to the potter, 'what are you making?'

Does your work say, 'He has no hands?'

Woe to him who says to his father, 'what have you begotten?'

or to his mother, 'what have you brought to birth?'

This is what the Lord says---

the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker.

Concerning things to come, do you question me about my children, or give me orders about the work of my hands?

It is I who made the earth and created mankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts."

(Isaiah45:9-12)

Why do I question God? #_#

Without Condition by Ginny Owens

Jennifer Beckham at women's rally (Taken with instagram)