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π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!*so will I seek out my sheep!*& I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds!*& thick darkness!]π€πβοΈππππ€
Ezekiel 34:11-12
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€[βthus says the Lord GOD!*I myself will search for my sheep!*& will seek them out!*As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered!π
(Ezekiel 34:11-12)
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #And #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Taste #and #See #That #the #LORD #Is #Good #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Angels #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€(βFor thus says the Lord GOD!*Behold!*I!*I myself will search for my sheep!*& will seek them out!)π
(Ezekiel 34:11-12)
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #And #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Taste #and #See #That #the #LORD #Is #Good #Jesus #Refuge #of #the #Weary #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Angels #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Hospitality #Gentleness #Understanding #Love #One #Another
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€(DEAR BELOVED FRIENDS ON THIS VAST EARTH βPROPHET Ezekielβ SAYS TO US ALL!)*[βFor thus says the Lord GOD!*Behold!*I!*I myself willπ
(Ezekiel 34:11-12)
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #And #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Taste #and #See #That #the #LORD #Is #Good #Jesus #Refuge #of #the #Weary #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Angels #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Gentleness #Love
π€βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπ€*The Lord GOD Will Seek Them Out!π€βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππ€²π«΄βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½π€π
(Ezekiel 34:11-12)
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #And #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Taste #and #See #That #the #LORD #Is #Good #Jesus #Refuge #of #the #Weary #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Angels #World #Devotional #People #Remember #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Caring #Hospitality #Helping #Others #Gentleness #Love
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Diving into scripture study can transform your understanding of faith and life. Each verse holds a treasure waiting to be uncovered. Whatβs your favorite passage and why does it resonate with you? Letβs share insights and grow together! #BibleStudy #Faith #Inspiration #SpiritualGrowth #Community
βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπββοΈ*& βJESUSβ LOVES US!*& βPROPHET Ezekielβ TELLS US HOW PRECIOUS WE ARE TO βOUR LORD GODβ WHEN WE ARE LOST IN THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE!*& SAYS]*The Lord GOD Will Seek Them Out!π
(Ezekiel 34:11-12)
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #And #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Taste #and #See #That #the #LORD #Is #Good #Jesus #Refuge #of #the #Weary #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness
βοΈπβοΈπͺ½ππͺ½βοΈπποΈπ¦β€οΈβπ₯π©·πππ©ππ«πππ©βπΎπ©πΏβπΎπ¨βπΎπππ©΅ππβ€οΈπββοΈ*DEAR BELOVED FRIENDS ACROSS THE WORLD WE ARE CHRIST JESUS SHEEP!*& βJESUSβ LOVES US!*&π
(Ezekiel 34:11-12)*&(Psalm 34:18-19)
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #And #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Taste #and #See #That #the #LORD #Is #Good #Jesus #Refuge #of #the #Weary #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Angels #World #Devotional #People #Remember #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Gentleness #Understanding
πββ¬ππββ¬πππ€π€ΈββοΈπ‘π π₯ππ πβ€οΈπππ§π΄ποΈπββοΈπ¬π³β΅ποΈπβπΎπͺπ¨π€ΉββοΈπΈππ€£πππππΌββοΈ*DEAR BELOVED UNDERSTANDING!*& UNIQUELY GIFTED!*& AWESOME FRIENDS TODAY I HOPE!*PRAY!*& WISH YOU ALL A FUN!*WHIMSICAL!*& AWESOME WONDERFUL DAY!*AMEN!β π€πππ€π€ΈββοΈπ‘π π₯ππ πβ€οΈπππ€£ππ§π΄ποΈπββοΈπ¬π³β΅ποΈπβπΎπͺπ¨π€ΉββοΈπΈπββ¬ππββ¬πππ€π
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #And #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #LORD #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Angels #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Love #One #Another
πββ¬ππββ¬πππ€π€ΈββοΈπ‘π π₯ππ πβ€οΈπππ§π΄ποΈπββοΈπ¬π³β΅ποΈπβπΎπͺπ¨π€ΉββοΈπΈππ€£πππππΌββοΈ*DEAR BELOVED UNDERSTANDING!*& UNIQUELY GIFTED!*& AWESOME FRIENDS!*& ONE OF THE SONGS I SING TO THEM IS βYES JESUS LOVES US!β*& YES!*I AM OFFICIALLY A CRAZY CAT LADY TO FOUR CATS!*LOL!π€£πββ¬ππββ¬ππ*AMEN!ππ
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #And #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Taste #and #See #That #the #LORD #Is #Good #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Angels #World #Devotional #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth
πββ¬ππββ¬πππ€π€ΈββοΈπ‘π π₯ππ πβ€οΈπππ§π΄ποΈπββοΈπ¬π³β΅ποΈπβπΎπͺπ¨π€ΉββοΈπΈππ€£πππππΌββοΈ*DEAR BELOVED UNDERSTANDING!*& UNIQUELY GIFTED!*& AWESOME FRIENDS!*& BEFORE I GET THEIR FOOD READY!*& SERVE THEM!*I TALK!*& SING TO THEM THE ENTIRE TIME!*& THEY LOVE IT AS A SPECIAL TIME OF THE DAY FOR THEM!*& ONE OF THE SONGS I SING TO THEM IS βYES JESUS LOVES US!βπ
#Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #Lord #GOD #LORD #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Angels #World #Devotional #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Love
πββ¬ππββ¬πππ€π€ΈββοΈπ‘π π₯ππ πβ€οΈπππ§π΄ποΈπββοΈπ¬π³β΅ποΈπβπΎπͺπ¨π€ΉββοΈπΈππ€£πππππΌββοΈ*DEAR BELOVED UNDERSTANDING!*& UNIQUELY GIFTED!*& AWESOME FRIENDS I GET MY KITTIES THEIR SPECIAL BREAKFAST READY!*WHICH INCLUDES THE KITTY LITTER BOXES!*WASHING THEIR WATER!*& FOOD DISHES!*& SWEEPING THE FLOOR!*& REARRANGING THEIR TOYS!π
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #And #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #LORD #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Angels #World #Devotional #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Love
πββ¬ππββ¬πππ€π€ΈββοΈπ‘π π₯ππ πβ€οΈπππ§π΄ποΈπββοΈπ¬π³β΅ποΈπβπΎπͺπ¨π€ΉββοΈπΈππ€£πππππΌββοΈ*DEAR BELOVED UNDERSTANDING!*& UNIQUELY GIFTED!*& AWESOME FRIENDS WITH THE THEME OF THE FOLLOWING DEVOTIONAL I WAS REMINDED HOW AFTER I HAVE MY COFFEE!*I GET MY KITTIES THEIR SPECIAL BREAKFAST READY!π
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #Lord #GOD #Will #Seek #Them #Out #Taste #and #See #That #the #LORD #Is #Good #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Angels #World #Devotional #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness
πββ¬ππββ¬πππ€π€ΈββοΈπ‘π π₯ππ πβ€οΈπππ§π΄ποΈπββοΈπ¬π³β΅ποΈπβπΎπͺπ¨π€ΉββοΈπΈππ€£πππππΌββοΈ*DEAR BELOVED UNDERSTANDING!*& UNIQUELY GIFTED!*& AWESOME FRIENDS AS I WAS FEEDING MY SPIRIT TODAY WITH GOOD!*& LOVING THINGS!*& SHARING WITH YOU!*& WITH THE THEME OF THE FOLLOWING DEVOTIONAL I WAS REMINDED HOW AFTER I HAVE MY COFFEE! π
#We #Are #Jesus #Sheep #Whom #He #Loves #And #When #Lost #The #Lord #GOD #LORD #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #World #Devotional #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Love
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Now Is theΒ Time
Some things can wait until tomorrow. Seeking God isn't one of them. We don't know how much time we have, and Jesus never told us to fear His returnβHe told us to be ready. If you've drifted, come back. If God has been calling you deeper, answer Him. If you've never surrendered your life to Jesus, don't keep waiting for a "better" time. "Now is the time to seek the Lord. Don't let it wait any longer." The proper response to the return of Jesus isn't panic. It's drawing closer to Him. π [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Today’s One Year Bible Verses: Ezra 10:1β44, 1 Corinthians 6:1β20, Psalm 31:9β18, Proverbs 21:3
Are You Ready For Jesus?
There are some things in life we can put off until tomorrow. The laundry will probably still be there. The closet can wait another day. Even some of the things that feel urgent right now aren’t nearly as important as we make them out to be.
But there is one thing we should never keep putting off: seeking God.
This morning the Lord spoke a simple but urgent Gem to me:
“Now is the time to seek the Lord. Don’t let it wait any longer.”
There is something about those words that feels different to me. They aren’t frightening, but they are serious. There is an urgency in them that says this isn’t something to keep pushing to the bottom of our list while we assume we’ll have plenty of time later.
We often think of seeking God as something people need to do before they’re saved, but I don’t believe this message is only for those who don’t know Him. It’s for His people too. We can belong to Jesus and still become distracted. We can read our Bibles, go to church, pray over meals, and slowly allow the cares and comforts of this world to take up more of our attention than He does.
That’s why today’s reading in Ezra is so striking. When Ezra confronted the people with how far they had strayed from God’s commands, they didn’t simply acknowledge it and continue living the same way. There was grief, confession, and then action. Ezra told them,Β “Confess your sin to the LORD, the God of your ancestors, and do what he demands” (Ezra 10:11, NLT).
They couldn’t change yesterday, but they could respond to God today.
Paul gives the Corinthians a similarly direct message. Their culture was filled with sexual immorality and practices contrary to God’s ways, and some of those influences had entered the church. Paul didn’t tell them that belonging to Christ meant it no longer mattered how they lived. He reminded them of something incredibly important: they belonged to God.
“You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.”Β (1 Corinthians 6:19β20, NLT)
Jesus paid too great a price for us to treat our relationship with Him casually.
Maybe that’s part of what the Lord is reminding us of today. Seeking Him isn’t simply believing He exists or calling on Him when life falls apart. It is continually turning our hearts toward Him, allowing the Holy Spirit to reveal what doesn’t belong, and being willing to change when He does.
And perhaps there is an even greater urgency to that invitation right now.
Jesus repeatedly told His followers to be watchful and ready for His return. We don’t know when that day will come, and Scripture doesn’t give us permission to set dates or live in fear. But it does give us every reason to live ready. The proper response to the reality of Christ’s return isn’t panic or obsession with predicting whenβit is drawing closer to Him.
What He wants is relationship.
Psalm 31 gives us such a beautiful picture of where our hearts can rest as we do:
“I am trusting you, O LORD, saying, ‘You are my God!’ My future is in your hands.”Β (Psalm 31:14β15, NLT)
That’s the posture I want.
Not afraid.
Not distracted.
Not assuming there will always be another tomorrow to get serious about God.
Just close to Jesus, trusting Him with my future and faithfully doing what He’s asking me to do today.
If there is something between you and the Lord, don’t wait to deal with it. If you’ve drifted, come back. If you’ve been meaning to spend more time with Him, begin today. And if you’ve never truly surrendered your life to Jesus, there is no reason to keep postponing the most important decision you’ll ever make.
Now is the time to seek the Lord.
He is worth it. π
Action (5 Minutes with God)
Take time to be with the Lord today, even if its just 5 minutes. Ask Him:
- βLord, what do You want me to know about this personally?β
- Journal what He gives you through His Holy Spirit.
- Then ask, βWhat do You want me to do?β
- Journal what He reveals βΒ then do it!
Don’t put it off. Seek and Respond to Him today.
Prayer
Dear Lord, I don’t want to take my relationship with You for granted or assume there will always be another day to seek You more deeply. Search my heart and show me anything that has distracted me, pulled me away, or taken a place that belongs to You. Help me respond quickly when You speak and live with my heart turned toward You. I don’t want fear about the future; I want confidence that comes from knowing I am walking closely with You. My future is in Your hands. Teach me to seek You today and every day until I see You face to face. In Jesus’ mighty name I pray, amen.
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Being a ‘Crunchy’ Christian and avoiding New Age Influences
By Elizabeth Prata
Doreen “Dee” Virtue is a former New Age adherent who used to write books about angel spirituality. She converted to Christianity 9 years ago and with the scales having fallen from her eyes, now is a Christian. Virtue has renounced all her New Age beliefs, books, and practices, and is happily and unashamedly a Christian. She has a Youtube channel, here.
Ashley Sheatz, wife to Trevor and his ministry On the Mount, mom to 3, has several social media accounts. Facebook, Instagram, On the Mount ‘s Youtube.
Angela Mitchell’s ministry is called Raising Apologists. She is a married stay-at-home-mom, who writes on Instagram, Facebook, and her blog called Raising Apologists, on the topics of discernment, homeschooling, and encouraging mothers and women.
These three ladies, well versed in a biblical worldview and walking uprightly in Jesus, discussed “Crunchy Christians Avoiding New Age Deception“. They talked about what is crunchy Christianity, discerning good wellness advice vs. unhealthy advice, and how New Age ideas can seep into even the most well-meaning mother’s worldview, corrupting it with syncretism.
Doreen Virtue has a knack for asking insightful questions, illustrating her skill to deeply listen then follow up with a question that elicits even more information. Her choice of guests is also wise. The two ladies here explain themselves so well I decided to transcribe portions of the discussion that impacted me, and interspersed with my own thoughts. I urge you to listen to the entire conversation. It will be even more impactful when you hear it in context.
In this first quote, I loved what was being said. Social media has risen to levels that greatly affect us. People with large followings are even called “influencers”. The influence is to entice listeners to buy their product, read their book, heed their advice. Many times their books or advice is good. But sometimes the advice is unfounded, unscientific, or unChristian. We must learn to research widely, and confirm what we hear or see from social media from credible sources.
For example, many people know of Dr. Josh Axe. He usually places the honorific in front of his name. People use the honorific when speaking of him. But he is not a Doctor of Medicine. He cannot diagnose or treat medical conditions or prescribe pharmaceutical drugs. He holds a Dr. of Chiropractic degree, a Dr. of Natural medicine and is a certified nutritionist. But not a medical doctor. Some people don’t research, see the ‘Dr.’ and believe all his advice is trustworthy. It isn’t.
Many social media accounts either purposely or unintentionally add other spiritualities into their advice. Even practicing Christians do this.
2020 was hard on us all, and we lost our trust in the medical profession. Ashley and Angela both speak to this. Nature abhors a vacuum, so the hole has to be filled with something else. Hence, the rise of social media medical advice from people who may or may not be credentialed professionals, or even credible.
ASHLEY SHEATZ:
My warning is don’t get all of your health advice from Instagram because you’re probably going to be led astray. You need to back it up with also your own research and googling stuff and verifying it. There’s a lot of false information on Instagram. But I think one of the key takeaways if you are on Instagram and you are getting a lot of good health knowledge- because there is a lot of it out there- is sticking to accounts that are focusing on just whole foods or more ingredient focused rather than bringing their spirituality into it. So I think that’s a good way to guard your mind is to not even as a Christian to not even follow accounts that are talking about a false spirituality or are saying things that contradict the Bible.
There are so many great Instagram accounts that are just very health food focused. And if you are a Christian, there are also great biblical Christians who are in the health world and who do bring their faith in to the word of God. We just have to be really cautious with following people who are saying they’re spiritual, right?
If you’re married, talk to your husband with what you’re reading about and what you’re ingesting because God has placed your husband as your spiritual head to protect you. And if you’re just on your phone and you’re researching all these things and you don’t ever talk to him about it, I feel like there’s already like an open door for the devil and demons, honestly, to attack you there if you’re not open with your husband.
It’s hard for some people to let go of the teacher/advice/books etc from a favored teacher or influencer if told they aren’t the healthiest for your soul. They have invested and do not want to let go. They invest time, money, or reputation in this teacher or influencer and they don’t want to hear they have been deceived. Deception by investment has a powerful pull.
Often I’ll hear back that “But this teacher is good because his method worked… But my prayer came true… But my thing resolved…”
ANGELA MITCHELL
They’ve really put some trust in this method and they’ll say, “But it works.” And my push back to that is always we’re not pragmatists, which means we don’t just do something because it works. We’re Christians. We have to ask why. We have to ask, βIs this βglorifying the Lord?β βIs this changing my worldview?β And so, a lot of the times what I’m seeing is women is, their worldviews are changing.
There’s syncretism. Now syncretism is when you take parts of one religion and you’re mixing it with Christianity. But we know in Deuteronomy and Exodus that the Lord specifically warns against syncretism. I mean we see in Exodus where Aaron creates a golden calf and says, “We’re going to use this to worship God.” And God says absolutely not. This is disobedience. It’s the same thing when we go to something for help that isn’t of God. It’s idolatry.
I see some rigid perfectionism in this crunchy movement. Women become involved with it, then absorbed in it, then myopic about it, having tunnel vision. That’s ground ripe for Legalism. A rigid adherence to a protocol, tradition, or method that the person thinks will save them, or gain ‘points’ with Jesus (or her church).
I understand the ‘crunchy’ movement is wide, with varying levels of commitment or a variety of applications. But sometimes I hear women adhering to a rigid method and thinking that if they achieve it 100% this will somehow put them in better standing with Jesus.
DOREEN VIRTUE:
How do we guard against taking our eyes off the cross and instead thinking that if we just make everything in our house and our diet 100% perfect that that will somehow save us.
ASHLEY SHEATZ:
So as the unbeliever, they are searching and seeking to control all aspects of their life. This is the only life to them and they want to make it long and healthy. But I mean even if you are doing all the right things, some of the most healthy people in the world still get cancer. I mean even you could do all the healthy things in the world and still die in a car crash tomorrow. So there’s certain things that are just completely out of our control. And God has also given us blessings to enjoy in this life. Like if you enjoy going to Chipotle. I use Chipotle because I love Chipotle.
If you enjoy those things and you can sit down and enjoy that meal with joyβ¦how we guard against perfectionism is realizing we’ll literally never be perfect in this life and the reason why you want to have good health and pursue good and healthy foods is to feel good today so you can serve the Lord later. It’s not about preserving your life. Our days are already numbered.
That rigidness rears its head. I’ve heard of women who won’t attend a dinner at someone’s house because their food is served from plastic containers, or their eggs are from a store. That’s perfectionism again, where your preference for something interferes with your ‘one another’.
ANGELA MITCHELL:
I think keeping in mind what stewardship looks like per family is going to be different. And now I’ve had people say that it’s more biblical to raise your own meat, to live on a farm. Kind of like a tradlife culture. Like, βyou need to not buy eggs from the storeβ. I can’t do that. I live with an HOA. They won’t allow chickens. So we have to be really careful what we say is biblical and what we say is God-glorifying because we all have different circumstances.
The key word here is “preference”. Desiring to eat or feed your family farm fresh eggs, for example, or locally butchered meat, is a preference. Nothing in the New Testament commands you one way or another on that level of specificity of food or lifestyle.
ANGELA MITCHELL:
There there’s things with hospitality that we have to think- are my preferences ruling out love? I’m seeing a rise in eating disorders because of crunchy culture because it can just take over your mind. Everything becomes about what you’re putting in your body, and that can lead to idolatry. And anytime we create a disordered thinking where we’re thinking about all the time. It’s controlling our thoughts. It’s controlling our behaviors. It’s controlling our speech. We’ve created a functional God. And I would really caution women in crunchy culture to not do that to each other and to not do that to themselves.
Doreen asked about women who may be listening or watching to the video who are going through a health challenge and is becoming desperate. Many times when we go through an unexpected illness or health issue and prayer, patience, and standard medicine is not working, we become desperate. That is a risky time, because our decision making is clouded.
ANGELA MITCHELL:
I would also encourage women, if you have a woman in your life that’s suffering, she needs your prayers. She needs your friendship. She needs you to point her to God’s word before giving her crunchy advice.
I would say what do we believe about God? Do we believe that he actually means to do us good and not harm? Do we believe he’s in control? Do we believe we can trust him? Is he a good God?
I do like to ask questions. What is your desire for being crunchy? Is it a fear of death? Are do you think that you control can control getting cancer? Do you think you can control not getting disease? Do you think your good choices is going to somehow sway the hand of God even though he says you can’t add one hour to your life? I think sometimes we can have a real fear of death and crunchy culture kind of pacifies us with that. But as believers, we know where we’re going. We’re going to be with our God. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. And to live is gain and to die is gain. And I just want my sisters in Christ to remember that that God loves you and he cares for you and he cares for your health.
It was a great conversation. I encourage you all to take a listen here Crunchy Christians Avoiding New Age Deception“. All three women are a good follow. They are consistent with encouragement and advice from a biblical worldview.
#christianity #crunchy #faith #newAge #syncretismπππππππ*DEAR Heavenly Father!*thank You SO VERY MUCH for the mercies You shower on me each day!*& for making me a part of Your chosen race IN the Christian Church!*In CHRIST Jesusβ name I pray! *Amen!β π«ππππππ«
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πππππππ*DEAR Heavenly Father!*thank You SO VERY MUCH for the mercies You shower on me each day!*& for making me a part of Your chosen race IN the Christian Church!*In CHRIST Jesusβ name I pray! *Amen!β π«ππππππ«
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πππππππ*DEAR Heavenly Father!*thank You SO VERY MUCH for the mercies You shower on me each day!*& for making me a part of Your chosen race IN the Christian Church!*In CHRIST Jesusβ name I pray! *Amen!β π«ππππππ«
#Unity #Prayer #World #Father #God #Creatures #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Guide #Teacher #Angels #Christian #Heaven #Eternity #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Righteousness #Love #One #Another #Praise #Sing #Pure #Hearts #Souls
πππππππ*DEAR Heavenly Father!*thank You SO VERY MUCH for the mercies You shower on me each day!*& for making me a part of Your chosen race IN the Christian Church!*In CHRIST Jesusβ name I pray! *Amen!β π«ππππππ«
#Unity #Prayer #World #Father #God #Creatures #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Guide #Teacher #Angels #Christian #Heaven #Eternity #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Righteousness #Love #One #Another #Praise #Sing #Pure #Hearts #Souls
πππππππ*DEAR Heavenly Father!*thank You SO VERY MUCH for the mercies You shower on me each day!*& for making me a part of Your chosen race IN the Christian Church!*In CHRIST Jesusβ name I pray! *Amen!β π«ππππππ«
#Unity #Prayer #World #Father #God #Creatures #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Guide #Teacher #Angels #Christian #Heaven #Eternity #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Righteousness #Love #One #Another #Praise #Sing #Pure #Hearts #Souls
πππππππ*DEAR Heavenly Father!*thank You SO VERY MUCH for the mercies You shower on me each day!*& for making me a part of Your chosen race IN the Christian Church!*In CHRIST Jesusβ name I pray! *Amen!β π«ππππππ«
#Unity #Prayer #World #Father #God #Creatures #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Guide #Teacher #Angels #Christian #Heaven #Eternity #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Righteousness #Love #One #Another #Praise #Sing #Pure #Hearts #Souls
πππππππ*DEAR Heavenly Father!*thank You SO VERY MUCH for the mercies You shower on me each day!*& for making me a part of Your chosen race IN the Christian Church!*In CHRIST Jesusβ name I pray! *Amen!β π«ππππππ«
#Unity #Prayer #World #Father #God #Creatures #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Guide #Teacher #Angels #Christian #Heaven #Eternity #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Righteousness #Love #One #Another #Praise #Sing #Pure #Hearts #Souls
πππππππ*DEAR Heavenly Father!*thank You SO VERY MUCH for the mercies You shower on me each day!*& for making me a part of Your chosen race IN the Christian Church!*In CHRIST Jesusβ name I pray! *Amen!β π«ππππππ«
#Unity #Prayer #World #Father #God #Creatures #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Guide #Teacher #Angels #Christian #Heaven #Eternity #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Righteousness #Love #One #Another #Praise #Sing #Pure #Hearts #Souls
πππππππ*DEAR Heavenly Father!*thank You SO VERY MUCH for the mercies You shower on me each day!*& for making me a part of Your chosen race IN the Christian Church!*In CHRIST Jesusβ name I pray! *Amen!β π«ππππππ«
#Unity #Prayer #World #Father #God #Creatures #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Guide #Teacher #Angels #Christian #Heaven #Eternity #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Righteousness #Love #One #Another #Praise #Sing #Pure #Hearts #Souls
πππππππ*DEAR Heavenly Father!*thank You SO VERY MUCH for the mercies You shower on me each day!*& for making me a part of Your chosen race IN the Christian Church!*In CHRIST Jesusβ name I pray! *Amen!β π«ππππππ«
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