Not sure what to even name this blog...

25 things you still struggle with as you turn 25 years old?
25 reasons you are not married.. haha totally kidding.
25 Baby steps?
25 Reasons Jesus loves me and is committed to saving me from myself?
25 ways God is kicking my ass

...Probably a little extreme...

This is me collecting A LOT of thoughts,from various places,which have a huge impact on my life, in the last month. (missions conference,blogs, sermons, and the Word)

1)The peace of God is more than a flimsy feeling of peace. It is a knowing, a settled confidence in the sovereign goodness of God that will guard against all anxious feelings. c.mahaney

2)Do you live like God has forgotten about you?

3)There is no grace for our imagination. That’s why our fearful imaginings produce bad fruit: anxiety, lack of joy, futile attempts to control. There is no grace for our imagination. But God does promise sufficient, abundant grace for every real moment of our lives. That’s why the Proverbs 31 woman can “laugh at the future in contrast with being worried or fearful about it” (ESV Study Bible note on Pr. 31:25)

4)It is not our gifts that win the day, it is Christ love." -Skip Ryan



5)"Not only will He never leave you--that's the negative side of the promise--but He cares for you. He is not just there with you. He cares for you. His care is constant--not occasional or sporadic. His care is total--even the very hairs of your head are numbered. His care is sovereign--nothing can touch you that He does not allow. His care is infinitely wise and good so that again in the words of John Newton, 'If it were possible for me to alter any part of his plan, I could only spoil it.'"--Jerry Bridges, Trusting God, p.199.

6)Operate out of love, not fear.

7)Am I enjoying my life, my family, the good gifts He has given me or am I spending all my time worrying about achieving, measuring up, controlling...

8)Do you feel fine doing it all on your own?

9)"try to go on your own strength and then ask yourself the question, how's that workin for ya?"-Skip Ryans

10) picture Jesus with you right now

11) What is a ruling desire in your life?

12)"I no longer care what people think about me, it's what i think people are thinking of me that will eventually kill me." -Skip Ryan

13) is your cross big enough for me?

14) Do you really believe God is the true source of hope. He is completely trustworthy in his control?

15) Do you think God is serious about your sin?

16)He is a savior do you live like you need that everyday?

 17)Do you think the best thing for you is to “die to yourself”?

18)"don't hide your wounds, Jesus didn't. When we see him one day we will see him with his wounds. i'm called not to be a pca minister, im called to be a man with scares and out of that who knows what the Lord will do." -Skip Ryan

19) what does it look like for me to live out of my scares, my weaknesses rather than my achievements and gifts?


20) DO you reduce God to measurable terms?

21) Repentance leads to Life

22) Jesus loves me and is committed to saving me from myself

23)I So often feel like God is waiting for the future Me, and until then "I could do better".. when really he loves me for who and what i am now.

24) " I can only be a free person when I am not operating on the slavery of your expectations of who I am." -Skip Ryan
 
25) "Maybe the lord will send you to bunka bunka land. I would rather be in bunka bunka land living in the love of Jesus than in Grenville,SC living out of my own ability to run my life, with a little Jesus on top."

Praying for this mindset..James 1:2-4
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. "

Perseverance..The theme of this year "it's a process"