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For a year, Johnny lived the new, brutal truth that he was on his own. But that's the way it was. What had been concrete one day proved sand the next; strength was illusion; faith meant shit. So what? So his once-bright world had devolved to cold, wet fog. That was life, the new order. Johnny had nothing to trust but himself, so that's the way he rolled - his path, his choices, and no looking back. ↗

— John Hart

#facing-reality #jaded #faith

Are you perhaps one of those who worries about having committed the unpardonable sin? If so, you should face squarely what the Bible says on this subject, not what you may have heard from others. The unpardonable sin is rejecting the truth about Christ. It is rejecting, completely and finally, the witness of the Holy Spirit, which declares that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who alone can save us from our sins. Have you rejected Christ in your own life, and said in your heart that what the Bible teaches about Him is a lie? Then I tell you as solemnly and as sincerely as I know how that you are in a very dangerous position. I urge you without delay to accept the truth about Christ, and to come to humble confession and repentance and faith. It would be tragic for you to persist in your unbelief, and eventually go into eternity without hope and without God. ↗

— Billy Graham

#faith

إن العبد حين يستشعر معنى اسم الله "الوكيل"، يفوّض أمره إلى ربه، ويقنع بقضائه، ويلتمس فضله، وبفعل السبب مع التوكل على الله يكون قد أدّى عبادة من أعظم العبادات. ↗

— سلمان العودة

#inspirational #religious #faith

When I stand strong in you I can look beyond the clouds With your words The sun will rise again ↗

— April Nichole

#poetry #religious #faith

God can turn your biggest flaws into your biggest cause. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#cause #destiny #discovering-your-calling #faith-in-god #flaws

The war could kill the faith in him, too, if he was not strong or careful enough. He could feel it fluttering within him sometimes, a bird in a cage of knives. Its own blood on its face and wings. ↗

— Brian Francis Slattery

#faith

حينما لا تملك القدرة على المكوث بزمن الجهل والإنحطاط ! وحينما يصعب عليك أن تقف في مسرح الحياة كالشيطان الأخرس العاجز عن التفوه بكلمة الحق ، وحينما تختلف بمبادئك عنهم ! وحينما يغفو الضمير بداخلهم .. بل قد يكون في سبات عميق أبداً لا يفيق بينما ضميرك أنت ! حي أينما كنت .. بينما ضميرك يعجز أن يأخذ قيلولته بعيداً عن عقلك ، بعيداً عن نفسك ، بعيداً عن نبضك ! عندها تكون ياعزيزي أقرب إلى الجنون ، ↗

— نجلاء حسن

#faith #heart #love #reading #success

What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love. The Brothers Karamazov Book VI - The Russian Monk, Chapter 3 - Conversations and Exhortations of Father Zosima ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#father-zosima #hell #holiness #piety #religion

By telling stories, Jesus isn’t somehow putting sugar in a spoon to make the medicine go down a bit easier. These stories are the medicine. These stories are an extension and explanation of Jesus’ revolutionary ministry. These stories show us that things are not as they appear. Our tidy, well-packaged ideas about spirituality, faith, and reality shatter when confronted by Christ and the God he represents. ↗

— Ronnie McBrayer

#parables #storytelling #faith

When “doctrinal integrity” (a term usually defined by those using it) trumps kindness and grace, faith has wandered out of bounds. Anything claiming to be truth that does not lead to compassion for our neighbors cannot rightfully be called the truth. ↗

— Ronnie McBrayer

#grace #religion #faith