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"Somebody will say something like "I can't help myself" but let me tell you something. Listen, the devil can't make a Child of God do anything. He cannot make you. He will lead you, he will guide you, he'll entice you, tempt you but he can't make you." - Dr. Charles Stanley.

Once you have surrendered yourself to Christ, once you have been born again, and once you're gifted with the Holy Spirit, you are a Child of God and therefore you're no longer a slave to the world. You're no longer a slave to the spiritual principalities that rule this word (Ephesians 2:2, Proverbs 1:10).

As a Child of God we are called and expected to walk in step with the Holy Spirit on a "moment by moment" basis. Meaning we don't seek him once a day, once a week, once a month, only when we're in trouble and distress, but on a moment to moment basis. Seeking him every moment of everyday.

We do this because everyday we wake up we face three enemies:

The world

The flesh

The devil

This is why we seek the Spirit on a moment by moment basis. We seek his council, his wisdom, his strength. We seek him when we are inevitably confronted by one of these three enemies and they can come at any moment.

Moment by moment we should be listening to the Holy Spirit. Why? Because he is our guide. He is our gift from the Father above.

Trust me, I know how hard it can be to struggle with sin, to struggle with giving in. I understand just as much as anybody. But I promise you, it's possible to live life without sin, I've done it before, I can do it again. And I know you can too. Amen, may God bless you, always. 🤍

Ephesians 1:14 NLT

[14] The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.

Romans 8:4

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

one day at a time, kids. i love you and i'm rooting for you. if you have religious trauma, i'm so sorry that Christ was misrepresented. you were in a "religious" home or enviornment. not a Christian home or environment

“Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.”

— Hafiz

it’s one thing to be tempted, another to act.

I love you, my lgbt brothers and sisters. I may not condone the actions, but you all are still my brothers and sisters.

I’m sorry that both Christians and non-Christians treated you like freaks. Your feelings are valid. It’s okay to not be okay. This earth isn’t home anyway. This is the warzone. Heaven with God is the real home. Life on Earth is just the journey.

but there are ways to keep your desires at bay. Check my blog to find it. Probably one of the older posts. I’m rooting for ya and I’m on your side. You always have a place in my heart.

sincerely,

a formerly bi kid.

When you’re Cheated on in a relationship

The one who is cheated on has two options: stay AND forgive or leave AND forgive. forgiveness is mandatory. “Forgive as God forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32)

But don’t worry, Justice WILL come for all parties (the husband, the wife, the side dude/chick. (Proverbs 6:26-35, 7:5. Read proverbs 5-7. Focuses solely on cheating and marriage. Good stuff, really.)

also, watch “amazing Love.” The acting’s okay, but the lesson is that we are just like Hosea’s unfaithful wife. We’re the unfaithful wife to God. But God will ALWAYS take us back, regardless of the r@pe, murder, cheating, lies, denies of Him, etc. if we repent.

Also, I have to inform you that you CANT divorce UNLESS you get cheated on, and you CANT get remarried after divorcing someone unless your divorced spouse dies. So make it count the first time. (Matt 5:28-32, Rom 7:1-3)

freeze all your credit cards and money. Make sure all assets that he or she has access to are revoked.

then, (I don’t mean to force anything on anyone) but ask God to bestow His grace on you to forgive him or her, then ask God to bestow His grace on her to forgive him or herself.

Grieve. Take time to know that you may never get back together again. Distract yourself. Get to know the single you again. Find your strengths, weaknesses, and turn them into strengths. Pray to God to help you heal.

I’m gonna tell you what I tell the others. Hear me out.

ultimately, (I don’t mean to force anything on you,) but ask God to send the right friends in your life and to remove the wrong ones for you. Same goes for your future wife or husband. Just pray, and wait. keep God first, as Billy Graham said.

Look around you. People did things their way and now people commend cheating (emotionally and physically), open relationships, and open marriages.

Unfortunately these people (both non-Christians AND SOME Christians) encourage cheating (both emotional and physical) and open relationships and open marriages (more emotional cheating) are crossing the lines of {Lev 18-20, Ex 20:26, Num 5:18-31, Prov 5–7, Mal 2:13-15, Matt 5:28-32, Matt 7:12-23, Matt 25:11-12, Lk 13:27, Heb 13:4}

The real one that God has for you won’t cheat on you emotionally or physically and won’t want open relationships and open marriages. It’ll be magical—-your wife/husband will only want you and no one else. He/she will only want to be with you and know you while serving God with you. How cool is that?

After all, “The Blessing of the Lord brings wealth. He adds no painful toil to it.” -Prov 10:22

And “He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.” - prov 18:22

And “Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.” -Prov 19:14

(I don’t mean to force anything on you,) but ask God to send the right friends in your life and to remove the wrong ones for you. 

Same goes for your future wife or husband. Just pray, and wait. keep God first, as Billy Graham said.

these men and women are your brothers and sisters.

“That man sitting next to you, that’s your brother. That woman over there, lthat’s your sister.” -Stan Lee

Treat them as such. Besides, some of these people are taken. How would you like it if someone gave your girlfriend/wife or husband/boyfriend a certain look?

My friend, don’t do this. These men and women are just trying to get by. They don’t need anyone looking at them in a certain way. They just want to be loved, Not lusted after. Not looked at and used like a s3x toy and put away when not needed. They might be low on money, they could have been traumatized, they could be su!cidal, they could be selling their bodies unwillingly so they can get cash. Please. You don’t know what theyre going through. 

Cool story—many of these women are being tr@fficked and r@ped in YOU KNOW WHAT. these pictures aren’t consensual. Imagine if this happened to your wife, girlfriend, sister, mother, cousin, friend, grandmother, aunt, etc. them begging for their life while doing terrible nasty things.

Ayo, i don’t mean to force anything on anyone, but we have various types of evidence for biblical events, if anyone is interested. I also found ways to combat lust, if anyone is interested. (I’m talking archaeological evidence, miracles caught live, arguments against evolution, divine revelation, science, cosmology, fulfilled prophecy, evidence for the Bible outside of the Bible, God’s work in people’s lives, etc.)

LGBTQ and Christianity: Can they coexist (part 2)

This is coming from a conservative-ish, 19 year old brown dude.

For the Christians who go around gay bashing and telling our LGBT brothers and sisters that they’re irredeemable—SHUT UP!

they just want to be loved and accepted as well. Yes, All sin is sin, but doesn’t mean we’re without our own faults as well.

you think that people will come to the faith like this? Through fear? You’re driving them away.

God loves all, but is He PLEASED with us all? Big difference. That applies to straight people, gay people, trans, theists and atheists alike

think of it this way: you love your friend, but your friend betrays you. You still love that friend, but you’re hurt.

He doesn’t want to let anyone go, but you hateful Christians are hurting people. Are you even trying to get them in the God Squad?

There are three ways to respond to LGBT stuff:

1) keep on sinning! The Bible is wrong!

2) you’re irredeemable. God doesn’t want you. You’re going to hell. See you never, loser!

3) hey friend, I understand you feel this way. I love you and so does God. You’re not irredeemable nor are you a devil. Let me show you a better way to live. It’s one thing to be tempted, another to act.

Just because you have an urge to punch someone doesn’t mean you did. Same thing. Just because you have these thoughts doesn’t mean you automatically are gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc.

Which one are you supposed to pick? 1, 2, or 3?

LGBTQ and Christianity: Can they coexist? (Part 1)

This is coming from a conservative-ish, brown, formerly bi person (I’m 19 M at the time I posted this. 2/26/2025)

I say this out of love, not out of hate.

you’re not a devil. You’re a child of the Most High. 

Now for the tough love. Again, I do not say this out of hate. Everyone (straight and LBGT alike) is my brother and sister and nothing less.

Don’t listen to these people who say it’s okay to be part of the LGBT community. I don’t want to come off rude, but I have to tell you bluntly and straight to the point. (If I come off derogatory, please know that wasn’t my intention. So sorry if I do). 

Simply ask and beg God to get this out of your system. If it doesn’t go away, God can help you fight it for you (I have ways to combat lust. Hit me up)

it’s one thing to be tempted, another to act on it.

you get an urge to kill someone, but you don’t do it. Does that make you a murderer? No! But resolve everything with love and peace.

“seek peace and pursue it.” -Psalm 34

Remember it was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve nor Adriana and Eve. Romans 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Timothy 1:10 even speak about this. Again, this is coming from a guy who WAS bi (kinda). it’s one thing to be tempted, another to act on it.

Many have said that God delivered them from homosexuality and they now have a wonderful family married to the wife (if a male) or husband (if a female) of their dreams. 

Research shows that conservative, heterosexual women had a happy marriage.

Research shows that lesbian couples got divorced in later stages in life.

Research shows that TRUE Christian men (not the fake ahh ones) who go to church three times a month were reported to be more gentle and respectful to their woman.

If they are vibing with God like how I spoke, you can too, my friend. Hope this helps, my friend. 

Ayo, i don’t mean to force anything on anyone, but we have various types of evidence for biblical events, if anyone is interested. I also found ways to combat lust, if anyone is interested. (I’m talking archaeological evidence, miracles caught live, arguments against evolution, divine revelation, science, cosmology, fulfilled prophecy, evidence for the Bible outside of the Bible, God’s work in people’s lives, etc.)

“A wise man can always be found alone. A weak man can always be found in a crowd.” -Bruce Lee The scripture says: the weak shell inherit the earth 🌍. How to understand the quote then, has one of the words different meaning, does it prophecies it and or makes it some better than others? #religion #bible #scripture #holy #quote #brucelee #jesus #god #prophecy #meaning #pray #truth #lord #belief (at Lakewood Church) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Iya8poSok/?igshid=3auel8lsb6fk

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trust in Him - Psalm 28:7

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit…” (John 15:5)
The branch of a grapevine doesn’t have to strain to produce grapes . Just having the sap—which is the life blood of the tree—flowing through it, causes the branch to produce its fruit. But if the branch is detached, it’ll eventually die. The same holds true for every Christian who stays connected to Jesus. If we abide in Him, His life will flow through us and His Spirit will enable us to bear much fruit. We will truly be useful in His Kingdom. Will you draw near to Jesus and abide in Him?

James 1:17

Ask, and it shall be given you;

Seek, and ye shall find:

Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

-Matthew 7:7

“Forgive my hidden faults. Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer”

—

Psalm 19:12-14

Eternal Promise

Proverbs 3:6 - At times we have the habit to figure things out our own way believing our wisdom or strength will somehow work things out.

It won’t work but this will: When we Seek God’s Will by Seeking Jesus then we will know what to do and where to go; because Jesus is Light. All you need is Faith in God and He will lighten your heart with truth and direction. Amen

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Lord bless you all today

—Queen Esther

Lent 2025 personal devotion

For Lent this year, I'll read 12 pages a day for 40 days of this wonderful translation.

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This is just all wrong.

Frist, in Biblical Hebrew the ending 'im' (ימ) is MASCULINE plural. Which could be its own discussion but the Scholarship is split so I won't go into that here.

Second, the word Elohim (אלהימ) is not "the name for the creative power in Genesis" it is a noun meaning 'god' or 'gods' and can refer to either the God of the Hebrews or false gods. It appears continuously in the Old Testament not just Genesis.

Thirdly, YHWH (יהןה) IS the name of God. And it doesn't appear much later it appears in Genesis 2 (and there are some suggestions as to why these chapters use different words for God but that's a different post).

'Al Shaddai' is actually 'el Shaddai' (אל שדד) the 'el' coming from 'elohim' and it means 'God Almighty'. While it does come later it is not a name for the God of the Bible.

The origin of the word Jehovah is very long but basically Jewish people would not say YHWH out loud and so would substitute the word 'adonai' (אדני) which means 'Lord' or 'Master' and can also refer to humans. Jehovah comes from the Latin of the Hebrew word that is produced when you take the vowels of 'adonai' and place them over the Hebrew letters YHWH. It is not a "mispronunciation" it is an evolution of a reading tradition.

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Sometimes, my thoughts tangle me up, is this earth just a war between God and the gods, a battle for who claims the most souls in the end?

But then I tell myself, I’d rather be among those where Jesus is the Son, God is the Father, and the Holy Spirit walks beside me.

That is where I fight to belong.

There are no miracles

without

the sadness of life.

For in sorrow, turmoil, and hopelessness,

God reveals Himself

most to those who trust in Him. Be strong in God.

Now, if you cannot prove to me that science solely exists on its own,

please let me believe my God in peace.

For all your knowledge, inventions, discoveries might as well be duplications of what God already created in the beginning.

Tell me something new— something beyond the CHATGPT that thinks like a man, replies like a man, and relies solely on the knowledge of man, a creation of God.

So let me have my God, while you perfect your machines.

I am losing my religion Only to find God.

i am losing the preacher man's address only to find the scripture's directions.

i am losing all hope only to find my life beautifully wovened from the start to end by God.

Losing and gaining, losing and gaining.

God, the divine architect of justice and fairness.

Lies Of There gods. Am sorry !? NO, but a god that tells me to do what's real to me differs not from a marriage that encourages me into a threesome or worse a gang bang.