Authority and anointing in a believer's life are the fruit of purity and authenticity before God ... none of which can be bought, manufactured, or faked. Psalm 105:4 exhorts us to "Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!" ... an encouragement to live in emotional proximity to God. 

† other referenced scriptures †

• 1 Thessalonians 3:11-18
• 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18
• Isaiah 2:22
• Isaiah 5:12 " Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?"
• Galatians 1:10
• 2 Corinthians 2:17 "For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ."
• Ephesians 1:1-14

~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~

Life is not a burden, but a gift. Time is so much less about the sequence of events or living through things in alignment with our whims or cultural convention, but that we experience the things at all. Our lives are a collection of interconnected moments, and more like rain or water drops; we are colored like paint on the canvas of God's creation.

Referenced Scriptures ~

John 3:30 « He must increase, but I must decrease.
Mark 1
John chapters 1-3
Luke 1
Hebrews 11
Matthew chapters 11, 14, 25
Ecclesiastes 3 {really, the whole book}

Ecclesiastes 5:19-20, YLT « Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God. For he doth not much remember the days of his life, for God is answering through the joy of his heart.

Bothered « click here to hear the song I wrote about Jesus' cousin, John.

~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~

ok, so I was actually overcorrecting the episode count, ha.
welcome to episode 60 of Color & Emotion ... a contemporary application of a timeless parable, and an encouragement for us to be more engaged with God than we are with "content".

Matthew chapter 25
Acts chapters 14, 17

Bible Translations I mentioned :: 
English Standard Version (ESV)
New Living Translation (NLT)
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
King James Version (KJV)
New King James Version (NKJV)
Amplified Bible (AMP)

~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~

« Philippians 2:5-8 "Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." 

« Acts 2:24 " God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it." 

Referenced Scriptures :: 
Mark 11
Psalm 34
Genesis 35:5
Ezekiel 33:18-20
Hebrews 6
Hebrews 10
Isaiah 58
Proverbs 11:25

~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~

I often think of the 'point' of something as singular and efficient. Learning to ask about purpose acknowledges the vast expanse of things, and is a helpful tool in evaluating heart posture; a practical way to soften when you're tempted to be critical. In every season there is a network of reasons, and it spreads like nerves and roots. 

Ecclesiastes 8:17 "...then I saw all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. However much man may toil in seeking, he will not find it out. Even though a wise man claims to know, he cannot find it out." 

~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~

We're often unaware of our own true progress because our perspective is limited by the fact that we are in process. Focusing on the Face of our Caretaker gives us the confidence we need to keep walking when we don't know where we're going. 

~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~

some thoughts on harmony, patient enemies, and the histories of surfing 

Scripture References :: 

Acts 17:24-31

Acts 14:14-18

2 corinthians 10:3-6

2 Timothy 2:22-26

Luke 17

Jeremiah 17:5-8

Joshua 9

~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~

. . . more thoughts on ministry and relating to God. We have the capacity to fulfill a desire of God's heart by returning to Him in wholehearted devotion. To hear the unreleased songs, tune in via Youtube. 

Matthew 20 

All of Hosea 

~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~

. . .  some thoughts on what it is to be effective in Christian leadership and ministry. 

"Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do His work and build up the church, the body of Christ." - Ephesians 4:11-12, New Living Translation

note: "sin in the camp" story is actually in Joshua, not during David's life. 

~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~

some thoughts about the God of all comfort and consumption . . . 

Scriptures :: 

• 1 John 5:1-3
• 1 John 2:15-17
• Colossians 3:1-17
• Ephesians 6:11-18
• Ephesians 5:26
• Genesis 3:14-15
• Matthew ch 22
• 2 Corinthians 1:1-4, 9 
• 2 Corinthians 3:18
• Romans ch 6
• Romans 13:14
• Romans 15:29,32
• Philemon v. 7 
• Hebrews ch 12
• Isaiah 43:2
• Exodus 33:13

Alleluia, Elohim • Rebekkah The Band

~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~