Going on a Christmas Vacation
Posted 3 years agoI'm going to go leave on a cruise ship for Christmas. I'm heading out of town tomorrow, then going to said ship on Wednesday. So I won't be here for a couple of days. But I'll schedule a Merry Christmas post on Twitter!
Prayer's Needed
Posted 3 years agoSo I just read a journal from Joe, aka
, about his health, and it's currently not looking so good. So I'm asking for you guys to lift him up in prayer. I hope for the best for him.
If you want to read more about what's going on with him, here's his journal entry.
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10408816/
, about his health, and it's currently not looking so good. So I'm asking for you guys to lift him up in prayer. I hope for the best for him.If you want to read more about what's going on with him, here's his journal entry.
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10408816/
Happy Thanksgiving
Posted 3 years agoHappy Thanksgiving to all of my friends!
Heartfelt Apology...
Posted 3 years agoHey guys. So, I just had a Bible study today that really spoke to me, and reminded me that I'm not really living like a Christian should be. A while back, probably like a year ago, I told you guys that I was struggling with the sin of lust. And I've continued to do so to this day. And that even extends to a lot of RPs I've done with some of you guys. And I just wanted to say... I'm sorry.
Yes... I'm sorry that I was letting my lustful thoughts and desires be my drive for the RPs I've done with some of you. And I'm sorry that I was leading you guys down the road of destruction. If I claim to be a Christian, then my life should reflect that. And some of the RPs I did can attest that I'm not a real Christian.
And these desires have also gone towards the art I've gotten. I have said before that I wanna focus more on getting more pure and simple art. But I need to work on that some more.
So... I ask for all of your forgiveness. If you guys think I did nothing wrong, then I have to be straightforward. You're wrong for thinking that. I knew in my heart what I was doing isn't pleasing to God. But I put that aside to satisfy my flesh. I've even wished that I didn't exist so that I wouldn't have put you guys through this. But I'm here now, and I still have a chance to make things right. So can you all forgive me?
Yes... I'm sorry that I was letting my lustful thoughts and desires be my drive for the RPs I've done with some of you. And I'm sorry that I was leading you guys down the road of destruction. If I claim to be a Christian, then my life should reflect that. And some of the RPs I did can attest that I'm not a real Christian.
And these desires have also gone towards the art I've gotten. I have said before that I wanna focus more on getting more pure and simple art. But I need to work on that some more.
So... I ask for all of your forgiveness. If you guys think I did nothing wrong, then I have to be straightforward. You're wrong for thinking that. I knew in my heart what I was doing isn't pleasing to God. But I put that aside to satisfy my flesh. I've even wished that I didn't exist so that I wouldn't have put you guys through this. But I'm here now, and I still have a chance to make things right. So can you all forgive me?
Back to School
Posted 3 years agoWelp, I'm going back to school starting tomorrow. Bye summer break! It was nice knowing you. *sniffle*
Okay, I'm kidding about that last part. Though I AM going to miss my summer vacation. But yeah, I'm gonna be going back to school tomorrow, so pray for the best of me!
Okay, I'm kidding about that last part. Though I AM going to miss my summer vacation. But yeah, I'm gonna be going back to school tomorrow, so pray for the best of me!
Independence Day Vacation!
Posted 3 years agoI meant to tell you guys that I'm taking a vacation for Independence Day! So far, I'm having a food time!
I hope you guys are having a good one! ^^
Happy Independence Day!!
God loves you all~
I hope you guys are having a good one! ^^
Happy Independence Day!!
God loves you all~
Jeremiah 17:9-10 (New International Version)
Posted 3 years agoThe heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”
a. The heart is deceitful above all things: Trusting the heart is just another way of trusting in man. To this point, the Prophet Jeremiah has given some reason to be cautious about the inclinations and direction of the heart. He noted how the evil heart of the people of Judah had led them astray.
· Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone followed the dictates of his evil heart. (Jeremiah 11:8)
· They prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart. (Jeremiah 14:14)
· Each one follows the dictates of his own evil heart, so that no one listens to Me. (Jeremiah 16:12)
b. The heart is deceitful above all things: Our hearts often deceive us, presenting heart-fulfillment as the key to happiness. What we desire is often not what we need. The advice “be true to your heart” fails when the heart is deceitful above all things.
i. “In the OT usage the heart signifies the total inner being and includes reason. From the heart come action and will.” (Feinberg)
ii. “The pravity and perversity of the man’s heart, full of harlotry and creature confidence, deceiving and being deceived, is here plainly and plentifully described; and oh that it were duly and deeply considered.” (Trapp)
c. And desperately wicked: The heart is not only deceitful, but also wicked – and desperately so. Many have been led to rebellion, disobedience, and great sorrow by following their heart, without challenging their heart and judging it by the measure of God’s truth. “Follow your heart” is poor advice when the heart is desperately wicked.
i. The sense of the Hebrew for desperately wicked seems to have sickness more than depravity in mind. “Unregenerate human nature is in a desperate condition without divine grace, described by the term gravely ill in verse 9 (RSV desperately corrupt, NEB desperately sick).” (Harrison)
ii. For the believer under the New Covenant, we have a new heart (Ezekiel 36:26), are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), and a new man patterned after Jesus (Ephesians 4:24, Colossians 3:10). Still, there is an element of sin and flesh that remains in the believer. Since Jeremiah used the term heart in a general sense, we can say that our identity is not deceitful and desperately wicked; yet we still have to deal with an element of inward deceit and wickedness.
d. Who can know it: The heart’s deceit and wickedness are advanced enough that even the individual may not know or understand their own heart, and outsiders have even more difficulty in discerning the heart of others.
e. I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind: Though knowing the heart of one’s self or others is difficult and sometimes impossible, God searches, tests, and knows the heart and mind. It is wise to trust what God says about us more than what we think or feel about ourselves.
i. I test the mind: “A second word is here set in parallel to heart, literally, ‘kidneys’, hidden depths. These, Yahweh assays or ‘tests’…the two terms ‘heart’ and ‘kidneys’ cover the range of hidden elements in man’s character and personality. Nothing is hidden from Yahweh.” (Thomspon)
ii. “The Lord is called by his apostles, Acts 1:24, kardiognōstēs, the Knower of the heart. To him alone can this epithet be applied; and it is from him alone that we can derive that instruction by which we can in any measure know ourselves.” (Clarke)
f. Even to give to every man according to his ways: Because God perfectly knows the heart and mind of man, His judgment is true. God knows to what extent the heart either justifies or condemns the doings of a man or woman.
a. The heart is deceitful above all things: Trusting the heart is just another way of trusting in man. To this point, the Prophet Jeremiah has given some reason to be cautious about the inclinations and direction of the heart. He noted how the evil heart of the people of Judah had led them astray.
· Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone followed the dictates of his evil heart. (Jeremiah 11:8)
· They prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart. (Jeremiah 14:14)
· Each one follows the dictates of his own evil heart, so that no one listens to Me. (Jeremiah 16:12)
b. The heart is deceitful above all things: Our hearts often deceive us, presenting heart-fulfillment as the key to happiness. What we desire is often not what we need. The advice “be true to your heart” fails when the heart is deceitful above all things.
i. “In the OT usage the heart signifies the total inner being and includes reason. From the heart come action and will.” (Feinberg)
ii. “The pravity and perversity of the man’s heart, full of harlotry and creature confidence, deceiving and being deceived, is here plainly and plentifully described; and oh that it were duly and deeply considered.” (Trapp)
c. And desperately wicked: The heart is not only deceitful, but also wicked – and desperately so. Many have been led to rebellion, disobedience, and great sorrow by following their heart, without challenging their heart and judging it by the measure of God’s truth. “Follow your heart” is poor advice when the heart is desperately wicked.
i. The sense of the Hebrew for desperately wicked seems to have sickness more than depravity in mind. “Unregenerate human nature is in a desperate condition without divine grace, described by the term gravely ill in verse 9 (RSV desperately corrupt, NEB desperately sick).” (Harrison)
ii. For the believer under the New Covenant, we have a new heart (Ezekiel 36:26), are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), and a new man patterned after Jesus (Ephesians 4:24, Colossians 3:10). Still, there is an element of sin and flesh that remains in the believer. Since Jeremiah used the term heart in a general sense, we can say that our identity is not deceitful and desperately wicked; yet we still have to deal with an element of inward deceit and wickedness.
d. Who can know it: The heart’s deceit and wickedness are advanced enough that even the individual may not know or understand their own heart, and outsiders have even more difficulty in discerning the heart of others.
e. I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind: Though knowing the heart of one’s self or others is difficult and sometimes impossible, God searches, tests, and knows the heart and mind. It is wise to trust what God says about us more than what we think or feel about ourselves.
i. I test the mind: “A second word is here set in parallel to heart, literally, ‘kidneys’, hidden depths. These, Yahweh assays or ‘tests’…the two terms ‘heart’ and ‘kidneys’ cover the range of hidden elements in man’s character and personality. Nothing is hidden from Yahweh.” (Thomspon)
ii. “The Lord is called by his apostles, Acts 1:24, kardiognōstēs, the Knower of the heart. To him alone can this epithet be applied; and it is from him alone that we can derive that instruction by which we can in any measure know ourselves.” (Clarke)
f. Even to give to every man according to his ways: Because God perfectly knows the heart and mind of man, His judgment is true. God knows to what extent the heart either justifies or condemns the doings of a man or woman.
Romans 12:3 (New International Version)
Posted 3 years agoFor by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
2 Peter 3:9 (New International Version)
Posted 3 years agoThe Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Matthew 16:25 (New International Version)
Posted 3 years agoFor whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.
Art Incoming!
Posted 3 years agoGod treasures me above all else.
I'm about ready to post some art that I've had for a while. The last of the bunch, however, I got recently.
This art isn't mine, but rather art I've gotten from others. I think now is a good time to post them!
Never forget, He loves you!
I'm about ready to post some art that I've had for a while. The last of the bunch, however, I got recently.
This art isn't mine, but rather art I've gotten from others. I think now is a good time to post them!
Never forget, He loves you!
Love
Posted 3 years agoSo for the past few days, I've been struggling with a lot of things in my life: schoolwork, my relationship with God, making sure I don't lead you guys astray, thinking about my mental disabilities, etc. And I was just thinking to myself, "Why would God allow all this pain?"
It really hurt me to think that such a loving God would allow all of this stuff to happen. And it's not just the things we go through today. It's also what happened in the past, and what could happen in the future. I was wondering to myself, "If God is all-knowing, then why would He allow all of this to happen?
Going onto a biblical topic, he could have prevented Adam from eating the forbidden fruit and prevented the curse of sin from being released into this world. He could have prevented the tragic reality that people who don't repent will go to Hell and suffer eternal torment and punishment. My heart cried out to those who won't repent in the future because I know not everyone is going to Heaven when they die. I was in so much anguish, I wanted to kill myself over these thoughts. I was THAT broken internally.
So then, I asked my mom why God would allow these serious events to happen if He knew they were going to happen in the first place. And she gave me a very valid answer. God didn't want this world to end up like it is, but we made the mistake. It all started when Adam bit the forbidden fruit. The curse of sin isn't God's fault. It's ours.
But why did God allow that to happen? He loves us. He loves us enough to give us a choice to choose between Him and our selfish ways. It can be hard to see, but God was showing His loving nature by not forcing Adam to make the right choice. He let Adam make his choices, and because Adam made the wrong choice, we all can do the same thing. But, you know how amazing God's love is?
Amazing can't even describe it! He sacrificed his own son to take our rightful punishment for our sins, just so that we can have a chance at redemption. God's love is so great, that He chose to redeem us rather than start over. We may go through pain in this world, but know, if you trust in God, want to turn from your sins, and live a life according to His purpose, then everything you have gone through in this life will be more than worth it.
God loves you guys. Be sure to show Him the love He rightfully deserves.
It really hurt me to think that such a loving God would allow all of this stuff to happen. And it's not just the things we go through today. It's also what happened in the past, and what could happen in the future. I was wondering to myself, "If God is all-knowing, then why would He allow all of this to happen?
Going onto a biblical topic, he could have prevented Adam from eating the forbidden fruit and prevented the curse of sin from being released into this world. He could have prevented the tragic reality that people who don't repent will go to Hell and suffer eternal torment and punishment. My heart cried out to those who won't repent in the future because I know not everyone is going to Heaven when they die. I was in so much anguish, I wanted to kill myself over these thoughts. I was THAT broken internally.
So then, I asked my mom why God would allow these serious events to happen if He knew they were going to happen in the first place. And she gave me a very valid answer. God didn't want this world to end up like it is, but we made the mistake. It all started when Adam bit the forbidden fruit. The curse of sin isn't God's fault. It's ours.
But why did God allow that to happen? He loves us. He loves us enough to give us a choice to choose between Him and our selfish ways. It can be hard to see, but God was showing His loving nature by not forcing Adam to make the right choice. He let Adam make his choices, and because Adam made the wrong choice, we all can do the same thing. But, you know how amazing God's love is?
Amazing can't even describe it! He sacrificed his own son to take our rightful punishment for our sins, just so that we can have a chance at redemption. God's love is so great, that He chose to redeem us rather than start over. We may go through pain in this world, but know, if you trust in God, want to turn from your sins, and live a life according to His purpose, then everything you have gone through in this life will be more than worth it.
God loves you guys. Be sure to show Him the love He rightfully deserves.
Busy Life
Posted 3 years agoHey guys!
I just wanted to update you on my life status. I haven't really told you guys, but I'm currently in an online school. That, and I've got other things in life that I'd be doing such as chores or attending family outings and stuff.
And so that is why I haven't been as active as of late. But I'm still alive! Without a doubt!
(Evidenced by yesterday's journal. XD)
So yeah. I've been having to put my attention on other things for most days of the week. But overall, I'm doing fine. ^^
I just wanted to update you on my life status. I haven't really told you guys, but I'm currently in an online school. That, and I've got other things in life that I'd be doing such as chores or attending family outings and stuff.
And so that is why I haven't been as active as of late. But I'm still alive! Without a doubt!
(Evidenced by yesterday's journal. XD)
So yeah. I've been having to put my attention on other things for most days of the week. But overall, I'm doing fine. ^^
Happy Resurrection Day!!
Posted 3 years agoHappy Resurrection Day everybody! I hope you guys have a good one! 😄😄😄
1 Corinthians 1:18 (New International Version)
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18 (New International Version)
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Peter 2:24 (New International Version)
Posted 3 years ago“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
Isaiah 53:5-6 (New International Version)
Posted 3 years agoBut he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Tammy's Birthday!!
Posted 3 years ago3 years ago, I created my adorable little husky girl! And she has grown to gain a good amount of friends!
Thank you all for your love and support of my character. She's my pride of this account, and I love her dearly.
🎈🎈😄😁🎂Happy birthday to Tammy!🎂😁😄🎈🎈
Thank you all for your love and support of my character. She's my pride of this account, and I love her dearly.
🎈🎈😄😁🎂Happy birthday to Tammy!🎂😁😄🎈🎈
Coincidence, Eh?
Posted 3 years agoSomeday, I should get a picture of my bunny OC, Mimi, and this bunny character.
https://shimajiro.fandom.com/wiki/Mimi-Lynne
It's funny how they're both bunnies, and they have the same name. XD
https://shimajiro.fandom.com/wiki/Mimi-Lynne
It's funny how they're both bunnies, and they have the same name. XD
Rissa's Winter Games YCH!
Posted 3 years ago💕 ❤️ Happy Valentine's Day everyone! ❤️ 💕
Posted 3 years agoThis day shouldn't be the only day to express God's love to one another. It should serve as a reminder to do so. ^^
Birthday!!
Posted 4 years agoI have officially turned 21 today!! Whoop! Whoop!
😄 🎈🎈🎂 🎈🎈😄
And no, I don't feel old yet. Lol
😄 🎈🎈🎂 🎈🎈😄
And no, I don't feel old yet. Lol
My Birthday's Coming!
Posted 4 years agoMy birthday is tomorrow! I just celebrated it today with some friends that came over to play games. I had fun, ate some cake, had some laughs, and enjoyed my day today!
Jack the Dalmatian = Last OC?
Posted 4 years agoRemember when I said Jack would be my last OC?
Well, I feel like making two more, again. XP But I may actually keep these. I'll see about making them sometime soon.
Well, I feel like making two more, again. XP But I may actually keep these. I'll see about making them sometime soon.
I'm Back!
Posted 4 years agoHey guys! I'm back from the fast! It was great. Learned a few more things spiritually, like how to be a proper man. And got some schoolwork done!
Upcoming Fast
Posted 4 years agoJust a heads up. I'll be doing a media fast; starting 6:00 AM of Monday up until 6:00 PM of Friday. So I won't be on any social media from that point onward.
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