#backsliding

[thewordfortheday]

THE WORD FOR 16/6

For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it. Hebrews 2:1

For most of us, the threat of life is not so much that we should plunge into disaster, but that we should drift into sin. There are few people who deliberately and in a moment turn their backs on God; there are many who day by day drift farther and farther away from Him. There are not many who in one moment of time commit some disastrous sin; there are many who almost imperceptibly involve themselves in some situation and suddenly awake to find that they have ruined life for themselves and broken someone else's heart. We must continually be on the alert against the peril of the drifting life.

The Lord will never drift from us. The danger is our drifting from Him. The harbour of salvation is absolutely secure. It is Jesus Christ, Who never moves, never changes, and is always available to anyone who wants the protection and security of His righteousness.

#bible verse #daily devotional #christian quotes #bible quotes #inspiration #daily devotion #christian quote #christian life #scripture #bible #backsliding

[kingoftheu]

Me when the Main Character has learned the lesson of the Episode but it's not quite half over.

#moon girl and devil dinosaur #moon girl #amphibia #the owl house #owl house #avatar the last airbender #teenage mutant ninja turtles #buffy the vampire slayer #gravity falls #sesame street #telly #jurassic world #jurassic world camp cretaceous #star trek #backsliding #relapse #they are about to relapse so fucking hard #help

[howifeltabouthim]

. . . the sight of a man I perceived to be him was enough to instantly throw me back into the raptures of love.

Anna Biller, from Bluebeard's Castle

#not over you #hung up on you #haunted #love #backsliding #quotes #lit #words #excerpts #quote #literature #anna biller #bluebeard's castle

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

Every Wise Woman Builds Her House

1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understandeth.

7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favor.

10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

12 There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end of it are the ways of death.

13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20 The poor is hated even by his own neighbor: but the rich hath many friends.

21 He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

23 In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

28 In the multitude of people is the king’s honor: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor.

32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

35 The king’s favor is towards a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. — Proverbs 14 | Webster’s Bible Translation (WBT) The Holy Bible; Webster’s Bible Translation by Noah Webster, a revision of the King James Bible, Published in 1833 is in the public domain. Cross References: Leviticus 5:7; Ruth 4:11; 1 Samuel 2:36; 2 Samuel 19:7; Job 8:15; Job 21:25; Job 28:28; Psalm 16:11; Psalm 36:4; Psalm 41:1; Psalm 109:17; Psalm 144:14; Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 2:15; Proverbs 10:22; Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 12:6; Proverbs 17:4; Proverbs 19:4; Proverbs 19:23; Proverbs 23:9; Proverbs 29:11; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Isaiah 33:6; Habakkuk 3:16; Matthew 24:45; Matthew 25:40; Romans 6:21; 1 Corinthians 3:19; James 1:19; James 4:9; Revelation 1:5

#wisdom #folly #sin #consequences #righteousness #woman #faithful witness #laughter #sorrow #backsliding #Proverbs 14 #Book of Proverbs #Old Testament #WBT #Webster's Bible Translation

[screaming--agony]

Dear Diary,

Is it real or a distraction?

#dear diary #depression #heart vs mind #anxiety #struggling #alone #overwhelmed #hollow #is it real #is it a distraction #late night thoughts #one step forward ten steps back #racing thoughts #dark thoughts #darkness has a hold on me #i can’t breathe #empty #under my skin #backsliding #i can’t think straight #i need this to stop #i want this to be real #my heart aches #sick of being sick #fool me once #at a loss for words

[kermit-the-hag]

i liked stancy season 1, but i swear to god i will riot if my boy steve backslides! i will not tolerate any backsliding in his storyline!

#steve harrington #stranger things #backsliding #new girl

[carrie-underwoods]

— Backsliding by Carrie Underwood

#carrie underwood #cunderwoodedit #carrieunderwoodedit #lyrics #lyricsedit #backsliding #cry pretty album #2018 #mine #edits

[whatareyoureallyafraidof]

#unpopular opinion #opinion #unpopular #McRib #McDonalds #toxic #boyfriend #backsliding #Washington Post #WaPo #The Mad Sonneteer #Bud Koenemund

[christ-our-glory]

We are unable to see God's truth until He opens our eyes. You cannot will yourself into true salvific faith. We cannot make someone believe. We cannot transform a heart of stone into a heart of flesh. Only God can. We may scatter the seeds, but God provides the growth that will endure throughout one's life. Some people will reject the gospel right away, others will embrace the gospel for a while before walking away, and only a few will bear good fruits until the end (Matthew 13:3-8; Matthew 13:18-23). It's hard not knowing who will remain faithful until the end or not. It's hard knowing so many people will reject Him. And it is because we don't know whose hearts will be transformed or not, we must evangelize to all. As Charles Spurgeon said, "Rowland Hill, when he was asked to preach only to the elect, said that he would do so if somebody would chalk them on the back." Do keep in mind that not all who walk away will remain lost forever. As Martyn Lloyd-Jones said, "What is backsliding? A child of God being disobedient... He may do it to such an extent that if you just look at him at that point you'd say this man is not a Christian... How do you know if they are Christian? A backslider always comes back [to Christ]." Although we don't know who will or will not be saved, we must share His Word with everyone (Romans 10:14). In the end, whether people are used for “honor [or] dishonor” (Romans 9:21), may His name be glorified through it all.

#Martyn Lloyd-Jones #Charles Spurgeon #Rowland Hill #gospel #heart of flesh #heart of stone #transformed heart #evangelism #evangelize #C.H. Spurgeon #child of God #backsliding #blackslider #Reformed theology #predestination #faithfulness #Christians #Christianity #faith #religion #church #glory to God

[thewordfortheday]

For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it. Hebrews 2:1

For most of us the threat of life is not so much that we should plunge into disaster, but that we should drift into sin. There are few people who deliberately and in a moment turn their backs on God; there are many who day by day drift farther and farther away from Him. There are not many who in one moment of time commit some disastrous sin; involve themselves in some situation and suddenly awake to find that they have ruined life for themselves and broken someone else's heart. We must continually be on the alert against the peril of the drifting away from the Lord and His word.

Jesus never moved away from us. The danger is our drifting from the Lord. The harbour of salvation is absolutely secure. It is Jesus Christ, Who never moves, never changes, and is always available to anyone who wants the protection and security of His righteousness.

#bible verse #daily devotional #christian quotes #bible quotes #inspiration #christian life #scripture #bible #backsliding

[daughter-of-mary]

#Falling back into sin #Comfort #Jesus loves you #Forgivness #Backsliding #Habitual sin #St. Maximilian Kolbe

[delicatenotweak]

Amos 5:4 Backsliding Series

#BibleStudy #God #Jesus #Backsliding

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

"The Christian life is never static. One must either grow in grace, or there will be backsliding and deterioration." - Henry Allen Ironside

#Christian #life #growth #grace #backsliding #Henry Allen Ironside #Christian Quotes

[screaming--agony]

Dear Diary,

I’m done making the efforts. Why speak if I’m disregarded?

#dear diary #heart vs mind #anxiety #struggling #alone #weight of the world #sick of being sick #sad #invisible #overwhelmed #family dysfunction #friends break hearts too #backsliding #racing thoughts #i don’t have the energy #wholeheartedly tired #I care too much about others who don’t care at all #why speak if my words are disregarded #at a loss

[tabernacleheart]

[Be careful:] repentance, reform, and revival are not permanent standing conditions! [We must never become complacent in our spiritual journey, for] what is accomplished at one time can be opposed and turned back at another time. [Ultimately, though, when this happens it is] because the [person] wanted it to happen, [in that] they didn’t care about the direction of their [soul].

David Guzik

#a vital warning #spiritual growth #backsliding #pride comes before a fall #david guzik #a humbling truth #repentance #persevere

[yeslordmyking]

July, 3 (Morning) Devotion

“The ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven wellfavoured and fat kine.”

Genesis 41:4

Pharaoh’s dream has too often been my waking experience. My days of sloth have ruinously destroyed all that I had achieved in times of zealous industry; my seasons of coldness have frozen all the genial glow of my periods of fervency and enthusiasm; and my fits of worldliness have thrown me back from my advances in the divine life. I had need to beware of lean prayers, lean praises, lean duties, and lean experiences, for these will eat up the fat of my comfort and peace. If I neglect prayer for never so short a time, I lose all the spirituality to which I had attained; if I draw no fresh supplies from heaven, the old corn in my granary is soon consumed by the famine which rages in my soul. When the caterpillars of indifference, the cankerworms of worldliness, and the palmerworms of self-indulgence, lay my heart completely desolate, and make my soul to languish, all my former fruitfulness and growth in grace avails me nothing whatever. How anxious should I be to have no lean-fleshed days, no ill-favoured hours! If every day I journeyed towards the goal of my desires I should soon reach it, but backsliding leaves me still far off from the prize of my high calling, and robs me of the advances which I had so laboriously made. The only way in which all my days can be as the “fat kine,” is to feed them in the right meadow, to spend them with the Lord, in His service, in His company, in His fear, and in His way. Why should not every year be richer than the past, in love, and usefulness, and joy?—I am nearer the celestial hills, I have had more experience of my Lord, and should be more like Him. O Lord, keep far from me the curse of leanness of soul; let me not have to cry, “My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me!” but may I be well-fed and nourished in thy house, that I may praise thy name.

Daily Bible and Devotional for Women - http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=daily.bible.for.woman

#God #Jesus #christianity #faith #do not be lukewarm #do not be lenient #do not backslide #lukewarm christianity #backsliding #shame on me #nourish your soul #daily worship #on fire for God #passionate service of God #spiritual growth #no rest for Christians #no rest for God's servants #you must obey #no excuses #no tolerance for sin #no tolerance for worldliness #worldliness #forsake worldliness #fight the flesh #deny weakness of flesh #don't undo your progress #devotional #bible verse