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For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Hosea 6:6

Running with this all the way!! 🙆🏾‍♀️🙆🏾‍♀️

March will be filled with happiness.

March will be filled with positivity.

March will be filled with progress.

March will be filled with opportunity.

March will be filled with kindness.

March will be filled with love.

"Anyone who walks with wise people grows wise. But a companion of foolish people suffers harm."

PROVERBS 13:20

📝 - @amy_klutinoty ⇠ follow! . The Apostle Paul’s prayer for the thorn to be removed from his life, wasn’t necessarily denied by God, it just wasn’t answered the way he expected. . “My grace is sufficient for you", God compassionately replied. “My power is made perfect in weakness.” . You know, I wonder if Paul let out a heavy sigh after hearing God’s response. Yes, we know Paul’s response was to say, “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” But…even still…the process leading up to that moment was not an easy one for Paul. . He didn’t receive the answer I am sure he was hoping for, but we have learned through his story that; what may be a hardship to us, is an invitation to God. What we so often consider a “no” from God, can actually be translated into an invitation to better understand who He is. . God could have removed this “thorn”, but then Paul would have missed out on the sweet revelation and strength of God’s sustaining grace. He became even closer to God which was inevitably what he needed all along. More of God is always the answer. . I urge you today to take a moment to consider this truth in your own life. Is there a prayer you have written off as a “no” from God, and have thrown into your inventory of disappointments? . Could it be that He is extending the same offer to you as He did to Paul? To better know Him and personally experience His redeeming grace? God may not always remove the tough circumstance, but rest assure, He will strengthen you by His grace to endure and finish the race. — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2Mbnd1f

you don’t have to be happy all the time to be a hero. you don’t always have to be kind and forgiving, you don’t have to push yourself to be positive. allow yourself to feel and deal with emotions even if they’re “bad”. allow yourself to learn and grow from how you feel.

i have never felt as mature as when i finally understood (through therapy) and internalized (through emotional work) that you cannot connect and communicate with some people no matter how kind, compassionate, understanding, articulate, eloquent, or smart you are, and that sometimes a person not listening to you does not reflect on your communication skills or ability to connect or straight up intelligence. in a way, it’s letting go of the belief that you have the power to make people understand you. communication is a two-way street, and needs two willing participants. some people are just walls, and it has been unbelievably helpful for my mental and emotional health to let it slide and know that it does not affect me or my self worth. 

My heart aches for the group I used to be apart of. To see so many deceived by sin, handed over to the desires of their flesh as explained in Romans 1:24-27

I want you to know that God can forgive your sins, can give you new life. Can change your desires, turn your whole life around!

I used to be attracted to women, I used to fornicate with women, I used to be in love with women.

God has given me new life through His Son; Jesus Christ.

Jesus came to die for our sins, to be an atonement for our sins.

There’s no forgiveness of sins without atonement of sins!

The best way I know how to explain this transaction is like so;

You and I fall short to the glory of God (Roland 3:23) we have sinned against God. And He is good, which means He is also just. When someone is full of justice, they must punish sin.

Yes, that means you and I have earned wages for our sins. And just like the judge in a court of law gives wages of a range, God gives wages for our sins, which is death.

You and I cannot do anything to change God’s mind on our own merit

“ for by works of the law no human being will be justified in His sight, since through the law comes comes knowledge of sin“ (Romans 3:20)

Our only hope of redemption, new life, forgiveness, ids only Jesus. (who is God incarnate)

John 3:3 says you cannot enter into the kingdom of Heaven unless you are born again.

Jesus died for our sins,

And to cement our eternity, He defeated death in His resurrection

What you need to do is repent of all your sins (repentance means to turn away from, to forsake, to leave that lifestyle)

And trust in Jesus as your Savior.

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If anyone ever wants to further discuss this, please reach out to me. I will be praying for the lgbt community through this month, that you would come to have new life, salvation, Hope in a lost and dying world. Peace through our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 8:11 (NKJV) - She said, “No one, Lord.”

And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”