we are always justified to want more of God.
it’s a wonderful feeling to be more hungry for jesus
For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Andy Park epically graduating
Introducing: andyparkdoingthings.tumblr.com
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Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath?
Psychologists now believe fledgling psychopaths can be identified as early as kindergarten. The hope is to teach these children empathy before it’s too late.
Awesome read.
12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a]And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
-Romans 8:12-17
The honesty and gravity this passage carries struck me in the most unexpected ways. The way Paul stresses “you will die” carries no implication, and no alternate situation; and it’s true, as we choose to live a life according to the flesh, we are leading towards a life of death. There is no other “outcome”; there’s no gray area within what we’re choosing. When we sin, the Spirit of God is absent; in more extreme terms, when we sin, we are more than just choosing the other way, we are claiming what God loves as unworthy of our actions. There’s so much weight on what WE DO and what WE LOVE. It’s impossible for us to love God when we sin.
The Spirit testifies for us as children of God; there’s no other identity that we have in God. We are children of God and we’re called to reflect His just and goodness, that leaves us with no justification when we sin.
But that’s how GLORIOUS God is, that even when we sin and we fail, His grace NEVER fails us. The spirit of God groans for us and intercedes for us constantly, He’s rooting for us! But ultimately, it’s up to us to choose the Spirit-led life. We are living this life to glorify WITH Christ; we are sharing the glory that Jesus has through our actions. HOW POWERFUL IS THAT!
Dear Addy,
What do you love? Do you despise sin as much as God? Do you love what God loves?
DR MARTENS TEAMS UP WITH LIBERTY LONDON
This collaboration makes me weak - seriously too good! Hot on the heels of their most recent collaboration with Nike, Liberty have announced they will be lending their classic prints to another must-have label, this time the British heritage brand: Dr Martens. The collaboration includes an array of floral print boots, shoes, leather satchels, as well as the recently introduced Kensington and desert boot styles.
The merch will be exclusively available at Liberty of London’s iconic Regent Street store starting May 1st and online at www.dmusatore.com starting June 1st.
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THE GLASS SMARTPHONE/TABLET (CONCEPT)
Designer: Andrew Solesbury
Some of these design concepts we’ve been seeing lately are seriously mind blowing. Today we bring you “The Glass Smart Phone/Tablet” by UK designer Andrew Solesbury:
The Glass Smart Phone/Tablet is a concept for the future smart phone; edge to edge, and totally transparent.
It has front and rear facing 3D cameras for tracking motion of both the scenery and the user. Together they can create fully tracked augmented reality, and couple with a 3D screen that needs no glasses, everything will look as if it is actually there.
The screen is also totally transparent. All the electronics are held in the tiny multifunctional on/off button, thanks to advances in microscopic electronic components.
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o. hallelujah.: Balancing Opposite Sex Friendships
My dearest twenty-one year old girl,
This letter may come as a hurtful surprise to you, but please, keep reading. I know that right now you don’t understand boundaries between a man and a woman. You’re not even sure yet why, when and how they exist. And right now you’re naive to the fact…
