Anchored in True Love, our hearts can go on to love... All Things New by John Eldredge
Because we have first things first... "Behold I am making all things new." ~ Revelation 21:5
Connection between micro actions and macro aim gives dignity... mental health as the Coherence between the spiritual, the abstract, and the physical ~ Jordan Peterson listen here
Do not let anyone or anything diminish the beauty, power, and significance of Hope; it is your spiritual lifeline. source
“Each of us is but a breath” Psalm 39:5
"Forever Young: He wraps you in goodness—beauty eternal. He renews your youth—you’re always young in his presence. Psalm 103:4–5 The Message
“God calls people to the adventure of their lives... Get away from your blind and unconscious comfort”~ Jordan Peterson listen here
Hebrews 12:2 "looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."
If you give the part of your soul that is meant for God to lesser things, they will break your heart because they cannot possibly come through for you in the ways God can." ~ John Eldredge
Keeping God as our first love, we are not destroyed when others fail to love us well; we are able to weather criticism, loneliness, and rejection. John Eldredge
Lens by which you can understand your longings, fears, addictions, anger—not to mention the actions of the human race." ~ John Eldredge
Might be the most important thing to know about yourself." ~ John Eldredge
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote, “Our creator would never have made such lovely days and given us the deep hearts to enjoy them above and beyond all thought unless we were meant to be immortal.”
"Only [God] will never leave you or forsake you... discover the joy and freedom loving God brings to the rest of your life... and we are able to flourish as human beings." p 54 All Things New
Palingenesia : is a concept of rebirth or re-creation, used in various contexts in philosophy, theology, politics, and biology. Its meaning stems from Greek palin, meaning 'again', and genesis, meaning 'birth'. source
Question is, what have you always dreamed of doing... yearned to express... be great at? These things are part of your personhood; they are how God created you, and they will be even more glorious in the re-created you. Dream, my friends." p. 156 All Things New by John Eldredge
"Renewal of all things is meant to be your first hope in the way that God is your First Love. If it isn’t the answer to your wildest dreams, if you aren’t ready at this very moment to...
Sell everything and buy this field, then you have placed your hopes somewhere else." p. 56
The longing isn’t the issue; our timing is. We keep mistaking the message of the promise and forget—we must wait for the renewal of all things if we would truly find heaven on earth." p. 59
"VISION! - How To Move Forward In LIFE | Jordan Peterson Motivation
When God calls us to love him as our “first love,” it is not only because he deserves to hold that place in our hearts, but also because he knows what pain will come when we get that out of order." p. 54
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
“I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly eXalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.
2 “The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
3 The Lord is a warrior; the Lord is his name. EXodus 15:1
You have a heart for the kingdom, for the Great Restoration... it is a lens by which you can understand your longings, fears, addictions, anger—not to mention the actions of the human race. p.57
"They will enter Zion singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee away." Isaiah 35:10
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