. A natural perspective — What is most important

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A natural perspective — What is most important is the life visible to others: appearance, reputation, online persona, ministry work.

A Kingdom perspective — Prioritize the life only seen by God: the heart behind the appearance, reputation, online persona, ministry work.
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Life is not only defined by the life others can see. Right? A special sweetness and stretching and depth of life is cultivated in the places we are seen and known by the Lord only.

“One of the challenges in risky responsiveness t

“One of the challenges in risky responsiveness to God is our attachment to particular outcomes... What would it look like for me to let go of my preconceived opinion and attachment to a particular outcome in a situation? What might happen if, instead, I re-orient my heart so that God’s glory becomes my end goal and destination, regardless of outcome?” Jill Weber

One of her favorite things to do is turn book page

One of her favorite things to do is turn book pages. Last night before bed, she was going so fast I could barely get out the first few words on each page. She looks intently at something AS she turns to the next page.
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I immediately thought, I. Do. The. Same. Thing.
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Mostly with content about God or spiritual life. I want to know so much so badly it’s really hard for me to go slow, to soak in it, to let it roll around in my mind for longer than a day or a week. I’m trying to encounter God in the truth I’m reading while already looking for the next thing to learn.
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The desire and enthusiasm are gifts, for sure. But I’m beginning to wonder if I’m missing the chance to be more deeply immersed in a truth by enjoying it for a second and zooming past.
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Maybe there is more value in the absorption and practice of what I learn as opposed to the amount. Like I heard recently, “We need to live slowly enough to think about God.” To sit with Him in the not-yet-figured out. To linger longer in a simple piece of new knowledge. To give Him the space to work it in deeper and wider.
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Don’t mind me as I externally process aloud on the internet. 😄

When *not* God, what I desire MOST results in me d

When *not* God, what I desire MOST results in me demanding life go the way I want which reveals an idol of my heart which results in cloudy vision of Christ and heavy yokes. 🤯
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“The one thing I want from God, the thing I seek most of all, is the privilege of meditating in his Temple, living in his presence every day of my life, delighting in his incomparable perfections and glory. There I’ll be when troubles come. He will hide me. He will set me on a high rock out of reach of all my enemies.” Psalm 27:4-6
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“A few accept the invitation to come to God to find in Him everything their hearts desire, and then to live their lives in this world as He directs and enables, with no stronger wish than to hold His name high.” Dr. Larry Crabb
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What a time to be God’s people. May we wear the identity joyfully, bravely and humbly.

You know by the time Anna is 5 she’ll have all t

You know by the time Anna is 5 she’ll have all the neighborly animals named.

“Before we venture this day to shop, seeking thi

“Before we venture this day to shop, seeking things necessary for the care of body and soul, center our hearts again in the knowledge of who you are, and of who we are in you, that we might engage in our commerce, not as unquestioning consumers, but as conscious curators of your blessings...”
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An #EveryMomentHoly liturgy for shopping... even for skincare. 🤓

What Anna needs is for me to be the best mom I can

What Anna needs is for me to be the best mom I can be for her. What John needs is for me to be a great wife. What my friends need is for me to be helpful, to listen, to offer counsel when asked. What my social media followers need is for me to write insightful and encouraging things to help inspire their relationship with God. What the world needs is for me to be kind, to give generously, to steward my possessions well, to work hard, etc.
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Not entirely false. But lacking a lot.
.
What my people need is for me to be personally falling in love Christ more every day. What the world, online and off, needs is for me trust, know and obey God, and allow His life to flow through mine.
.
Let’s be careful of getting stuck in the quicksand of complex expectations and worldly measures of goodness. To gain Christ and be found in Him. Our love for others energized by His for us. Kingdom life is different. Not easy, but simple, and very doable with the Holy Spirit.
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.
“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me... You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. This is my command: Love each other.” John‬ ‭15:4‬, 16-17
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#preachingtomyself

These were my shoes. @klb418 probably bought them

These were my shoes. @klb418 probably bought them in 1992. 😆 Anna doesn’t care for them... yet.

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. A natural perspective — What is most important

.
A natural perspective — What is most important is the life visible to others: appearance, reputation, online persona, ministry work.

A Kingdom perspective — Prioritize the life only seen by God: the heart behind the appearance, reputation, online persona, ministry work.
.
.
Life is not only defined by the life others can see. Right? A special sweetness and stretching and depth of life is cultivated in the places we are seen and known by the Lord only.

“One of the challenges in risky responsiveness t

“One of the challenges in risky responsiveness to God is our attachment to particular outcomes... What would it look like for me to let go of my preconceived opinion and attachment to a particular outcome in a situation? What might happen if, instead, I re-orient my heart so that God’s glory becomes my end goal and destination, regardless of outcome?” Jill Weber

One of her favorite things to do is turn book page

One of her favorite things to do is turn book pages. Last night before bed, she was going so fast I could barely get out the first few words on each page. She looks intently at something AS she turns to the next page.
.
I immediately thought, I. Do. The. Same. Thing.
.
Mostly with content about God or spiritual life. I want to know so much so badly it’s really hard for me to go slow, to soak in it, to let it roll around in my mind for longer than a day or a week. I’m trying to encounter God in the truth I’m reading while already looking for the next thing to learn.
.
The desire and enthusiasm are gifts, for sure. But I’m beginning to wonder if I’m missing the chance to be more deeply immersed in a truth by enjoying it for a second and zooming past.
.
Maybe there is more value in the absorption and practice of what I learn as opposed to the amount. Like I heard recently, “We need to live slowly enough to think about God.” To sit with Him in the not-yet-figured out. To linger longer in a simple piece of new knowledge. To give Him the space to work it in deeper and wider.
.
.
.
.
Don’t mind me as I externally process aloud on the internet. 😄

When *not* God, what I desire MOST results in me d

When *not* God, what I desire MOST results in me demanding life go the way I want which reveals an idol of my heart which results in cloudy vision of Christ and heavy yokes. 🤯
.
.
“The one thing I want from God, the thing I seek most of all, is the privilege of meditating in his Temple, living in his presence every day of my life, delighting in his incomparable perfections and glory. There I’ll be when troubles come. He will hide me. He will set me on a high rock out of reach of all my enemies.” Psalm 27:4-6
.
.
“A few accept the invitation to come to God to find in Him everything their hearts desire, and then to live their lives in this world as He directs and enables, with no stronger wish than to hold His name high.” Dr. Larry Crabb
.
.
What a time to be God’s people. May we wear the identity joyfully, bravely and humbly.

You know by the time Anna is 5 she’ll have all t

You know by the time Anna is 5 she’ll have all the neighborly animals named.

“Before we venture this day to shop, seeking thi

“Before we venture this day to shop, seeking things necessary for the care of body and soul, center our hearts again in the knowledge of who you are, and of who we are in you, that we might engage in our commerce, not as unquestioning consumers, but as conscious curators of your blessings...”
.
.
.
An #EveryMomentHoly liturgy for shopping... even for skincare. 🤓

What Anna needs is for me to be the best mom I can

What Anna needs is for me to be the best mom I can be for her. What John needs is for me to be a great wife. What my friends need is for me to be helpful, to listen, to offer counsel when asked. What my social media followers need is for me to write insightful and encouraging things to help inspire their relationship with God. What the world needs is for me to be kind, to give generously, to steward my possessions well, to work hard, etc.
.
Not entirely false. But lacking a lot.
.
What my people need is for me to be personally falling in love Christ more every day. What the world, online and off, needs is for me trust, know and obey God, and allow His life to flow through mine.
.
Let’s be careful of getting stuck in the quicksand of complex expectations and worldly measures of goodness. To gain Christ and be found in Him. Our love for others energized by His for us. Kingdom life is different. Not easy, but simple, and very doable with the Holy Spirit.
.
.
“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me... You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. This is my command: Love each other.” John‬ ‭15:4‬, 16-17
.
.
.
.
#preachingtomyself

These were my shoes. @klb418 probably bought them

These were my shoes. @klb418 probably bought them in 1992. 😆 Anna doesn’t care for them... yet.

“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to

“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” John‬ ‭14:18-21‬
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Martin Luther said to repeat the gospel to ourselves every day because we forget it every day. For me, this needs repeating also: Christ is in me and I am in Him.
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The hope. The love. The mercy. The peace. The joy. The gratitude.

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