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Jan 22, 2012
Reflections
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matt 6:33
Too often, we drift to seeking “all these things [that] will be given to you as well.” It’s as if after seeking his Kingdom and his righteousness for a while, we expect to see “all the things that should be given to us”. But what we don’t realize, is that the moment we expect to receive these things because of our supposedly devoted and pious lifestyle, we’ve stopped seeking the Kingdom and started seeking the world.
Never stop seeking his Kingdom, never stop seeking his righteousness, for that in itself is the first and foremost reward you receive.
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“Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.” Proverbs 29:5
Conviction. In my effort to “love” I fall into the temptation to just be “nice.” I like making people feel good about themselves and knowing that I did that for them. Though godly encouragement is necessary, I more often find myself stroking people’s pride and ego.
Lord give me godly discernment to know when to speak, what to speak, and how to speak it. Let my words be few, but glorious to you.
“Do not be quick with your mouth,
do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before God.
God is in heaven
and you are on earth,
so let your words be few.”
- Ecclesiastes 5:2
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But what was the most important thing I learned this past week? With Christ, it’s never bad to go back to square one: Love. My mind will always try to wrap itself around theology, the origin of evil, sin, predestination, the God head, sanctity, holiness, all those things. But if I don’t step back and realize that all this knowledge is only worth knowing if I apply it to love others, then it is worth nothing at all.
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
Exercising love to the point where it stretches you, that is never a bad place to be, just an easy path to avoid.
Jan 15, 2012
I LAV GO GO POWER RANGERES
Jan 9, 2012
Infographic Of The Day: America’s Strange Attitudes Toward Food
BY CLIFF KUANG, fastcodesign.comAmericans actually don’t eat that many more calories than other Western countries. But we pay a lot less for our food.
Your average American eats more calories per day than people in any other country in the world. No surprise there! But…
Interesting perspective on Americas obesity rates.
Jan 6, 2012
Change was never made doing things the way they were always done before. Do something different even if it means sacrificing what is comfortable and safe.
Jan 5, 2012
New Years Resolution: Book of Proverbs
Starting with: “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.” (Proverbs 3:27 ESV)
If I can just do this one thing well this year, it will be a good year. God knows how hard this actually is.
Jan 4, 2012
Who is the best poised to bring innovation to the developing world? Big corporations that are already rich? Or people living in the countries themselves? Do big corporations bring better standards of living, or simply sugared water and useless doodads?
Do Designers Actually Exploit The Poor While Trying To Do Good?
Jan 3, 2012
“Godspeed,” photographs of fireflies by Katrien Vermeire. No words to describe how amazing this is.
Jan 1, 2012
Food in Taiwan #7: eggplant, bittermelon and salted egg, clams with basil, (real) Kung Pao chicken, pork with some vegetable I forgot.
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