THRIV3::{discipline.love.passion}

Your worth does not come from your body, your mind, your work, what you produce, what you put out. How much money you make. Your worth does not come from whether you have a man. Your worth does not come from whether or not men notice you. You have inestimable worth that comes from your Creator.

You will continue to be tempted in a thousand different ways not to believe this. The temptation will be to go on searching for your worth and validity from places other than your Creator; especially from men.

You are worth dying for…

pg 124 “Sex. God.”, Rob Bell

we love because He first loved us.
1 john 4:19

husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her.
ephesians 5:25

greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
john 15:13

Why in the world did you come after me?
Thank you, thank you
Words aren’t enough, but for now I can say
Thank you, thank you
…
I can’t understand a love of this kind

“Thank You,” Sanctus Real

these words took on new depth in my life recently. father, may i learn to love, as you love me. to know my love is inadequate, and that i can only love from the overflow of your love for me.

Love is Patient
Love is Kind
Love does not Envy
Love does not Delight in Evil
Love is not Arrogant
Love is not Proud
Love is not Rude
Love is not Self Seeking
Love is not Easily Angered
Love always Protects
Love always Trusts
Love always Hopes
Love always Perseveres
Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs
Love Rejoices with the Truth

LOVE
1 Corinthians 13:4-7

i’ve been re-reading Josh Harris’s book “boy meets girl” today, and God weighted heavy these words on my heart, and tears fell as I read them…

“Ladies, despite what you may have experienced at the hands of your earthly father, know that this is the heart of your heavenly Father for you. You were never meant to be unprotected. I’m sorry that many of you have never had a Christian father like this to care for you. I’m sorry that negligence on the part of men has left you vulnerable to mistreatment and abuse. I’m sorry that you’ve had to assume masculine traits necessary to fight for yourself and be your own protector.

That isn’t God’s plan - it’s the consequence of our sin and disobedience. Jesus came to reverse the effects of sin. Part of the reason He’s given us the local church is to give fathers to the fatherless. God has given us the local church to be the spiritual family that can fill in where our natural family is lacking.”
(page 132)

will we be the men God has called us to be?