With a flourish she conjures the image of a rose into her hand. As you watch the flower becomes wrapped in gold then encrusted with a myriad of gems. “This is how most people fall in love,” She explains. “They find someone to lust for, often someone who presents a challenge, then they build that one up in their mind into an effigy of perfection. Then, often when they have bound themselves to the object of their affections, they discover their folly.
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do.
If a relationship has to be secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
As long as your haunted by what others thinks, you won’t be able to find your own direction.
Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
I can do all things through Him who gives me strength. Phil 4.13.
The LORD says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.
For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.
For j many will come in my name, saying, k ‘I am he!’ and, l ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. 9And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be m terrified, for these things n must first take place, but the end will not be at once.
The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
No question about it: I have to find a single wolf to keep away the pack.
What does it mean – rape? When I said the word for the first time aloud, Friday evening in the basement, it sent shivers down my spine. Now I can think and write it with an untrembling hand, say it loud enough to get used to hearing it said. It sounds like the absolute worst, the end of everything – but it’s not.
9Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him s and let none of his words fall to the ground.
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
65And he said, “This is why I told you e that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.
Never assume anything.