Dear God,
I want to meet these people. I am seriously looking forward to heaven. Like a lot. I'll be content with little tastes now and again here, but heaven is going to be amazing.
Lord, help me become a strong Christian. Do what it takes. I know I will be a weak, complaining, terrible Christian, but you will help me. Help me trust you! I can't do it myself.
Love,
Me
II Corinthians 6-8
This whole idea of a strong Christian is so up-side-down. They are enduring some of the worst things a human can endure physically, and yet they are growing more and more like Christ. I complain about the littlest things, and it's so not like anything they have to deal with. It just shows how young of a Christian I am.
Do not be yoked with unbelievers. I believe that means don't even date one. The whole purpose of dating is to be yoked, someday. Every time I think of this passage, I think of Erwin, "I've got the yoke, baby!"
Godly sorrow is a good thing. :-) And I put a smiley face on the end of that sentence. *shakes head* Godly sorrow produces godly results: repentance, earnestness, zeal, determination to do the right thing, etc. Worldly sorrow produces worldly results: depression, anger, fear, suicidal thoughts, apathy, weariness, etc.
It's so weird to think of the Corinthians receiving Titus with fear and trembling. What exactly did he mean by that??
How am I being generous, when I'm a poor college student trying desperately not to get into debt?
One thing I like about God is that it is all according to how much one is able and willing to give, not "You must give such and such amount."
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