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by Tia on April 15, 2016

The martyrs knew that the fires they endured were nothing like the fires they deserved.

(David Platt)

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One of the most helpful things I learned from John Piper while I was a college student was the idea of preaching to myself “a sermon about the character of God” (from his 1986 Mother’s Day sermon on 1 Peter 3:1-6). . Not as dramatically as back then, but I still feel the highs and lows of emotion and anxiety tied to circumstance or the changing states of my heart, and this practice has helped anchor me over the years. Because who He is doesn’t change depending on my spiritual state or my circumstances or others’ opinions. . In God we find truths that plunge deeper than the waves of pandemic and emotion and uncertainty. “I dare not trust the sweetest frame but wholly lean on Jesus’ name.” Thank God for this gift in a shifting world. 💛 . “So women who hope in God are women who look away from the troubles and miseries and obstacles of life that seem to make the future bleak, and they focus their attention on the sovereign power and love of God who rules in heaven and does on earth whatever he pleases … What is the one thing that a woman who hopes in God fears? She fears bringing dishonor on God. She fears that she may fail to glorify God under the rod of his hard providence. And how does she quiet her heart in the midst of that fear? She preaches herself a sermon about the character of God.” (John Piper)

- Jim Elliot, missionary to Ecuador, 1927-1956. (And still true today. 💛)

If it’s possible to have a “favorite” attribute of God, this has to be one of mine. Because God could be many things, but what would any of that matter if He were subject to change like we are? . He’s the one, constant anchor through many of life’s upheavals. Even the upheavals in our own souls. . “Human nature cannot be relied upon; but God can! However unstable I may be, however fickle my friends may prove, God changes not. If He varied as we do; if He willed one thing today and another tomorrow; if He were controlled by caprice, who could confide in Him? But, all praise to His glorious name, He is ever the same. His purpose is fixed; His will is stable; His word is sure. Here then is a Rock on which we may fix our feet, while the mighty torrent is sweeping away everything around us. The permanence of God's character guarantees the fulfillment of His promises: ‘For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, says the Lord who has mercy on you’ (Isa 54:10).” . . . Reflection + excerpt from A.W. Pink’s chapter, The Immutability of God✨

#tiajoykimworkshops brush lettering guide (circa 2016 👵🏼) now available for free. Click the link in my profile ☝🏼 . Hope it’s a blessing to you as you #stayhome. 💛

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