May 2012
39 posts
Dan,
You are overly-ambitious and just a bit selfish. You need to learn to play your role, even if it may not be the biggest one. The role you play might not be the one you want, but it will be the most crucial and perfect one exclusive to you. God knows what He’s doing. Accept it.
Heart of Worship
Father.. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. There is so much garbage in my heart right now. I’ve compromised Your grace and I’ve called it freedom. But each day I was compromising Your grace, I was only tightening the shackles on my wrists and ankles. I’ve piled things on top of You in my heart, to the point where I couldn’t even hear You shouting my name.
But these...
Fake Love, Fake War: Why So Many Men Are Addicted... →
blakebaggott:
Wow. So eye opening and spot on. Definitely take the time to read this.
Needed this.
17 years old.
I feel like a man.
HAHA.
Praise be to God who has nurtured me and led me these past 17 years. I only pray for more fruitful and blessed years to come.
Quick Thought on Humility
In all situations, point the finger at yourself. Think, “What can I do for this situation?”
Grilling the actions of others, Christian or Non-Christian, inevitably breeds pride. You can’t control what they do. But you can control what you do.
“Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.” - Hebrews 12:14
On Walking in Love
I think this is a topic that needs to be confronted within the Church.
Have we been doing it all wrong?
Brothers and sisters, where has the empathy gone? The compassion? Are we so consumed with ourselves, that we’ve lost sight of those bearing their crosses right next to us?
With hearts set on a mutual goal, we run this Christian race. But we don’t run alone. We run with each other....
Anonymous asked: You are going to make a girl very happy someday(:
samuelychoi:
God, You could love me more in a moment, than all the lovers could in a lifetime…
I’m just torturing myself.
Dependence on God means denial of self.
C’mon Dan.
Glorious
It is absolutely beautiful outside. I look up into the sky and I just stand in awe. Despite any low points in my day, seeing the beauty all around really grounds me. I am loved by the King of the Universe. The Creator of the Earth and all its inhabitants. My problems seem a lot less smaller now.
You are glorious, Father.
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims...
Dear Future Wife,
I sweat a lot. Like, a lot. All the time. HOPE YOU CAN COME TO LOVE MY PERSPIRATION. But seriously. When we meet, you will see just how much I sweat. Then you will come to realization that you are stuck with me FOREVER. PUHAHA.
:]
Contention
As the days go by, I learn more and more about what it means to be a disciple of Christ.
Our flesh is in constant contention with the Spirit.
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing...
Anonymous asked: haha thanks for caring. hopefully what you told me will somehow affect me and help me in the future. God's lucky to have someone like you serving Him. :P and i sincerely mean that.
I'm not rebellious.
But I sure as heck will speak up and argue for what is right. And I would consider myself a downright coward if I had the power to right a wrong, yet chose not to.
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung...”
– C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
Anonymous asked: hey, i have a question, if you dont mind. what do you think Jesus would want me to do when i gave a big part of my heart to a guy, and now its completely broken? i cant to control myself anymore and im numb. i cant reach God anymore.. through prayer, my pastor, my friends.. i feel like im going insane cuz i know He's there waiting for me. i dont wanna be drowning in painful thoughts daily...
Many believers want their church to be cozy and...
Anonymous asked: hey! i was wondering what is dawn service (that you referred to a while back)?
Anonymous asked: Dan i feel so broken and everyday i'm losing more faith in God. I want to trust Him but its so hard when everything seems hopeless
HIATUS
IN OTHER NEWS..
Taking a week-long tumblr break due to APs and many other things.
If you have questions, prayer requests, or just want to talk, e-mail me at DHSoccer7@gmail.com.
Blessings.
Perfection
Sunday afternoon nap. Beautiful dream. Absolute perfection. Realizing the dream was simply a dream, And waking up with a tinge of sorrow. Moop.
Silence isn’t a bad thing. Whether we’re walking or sitting down, please don’t feel the need to constantly be talking. If you have something to say, by all means, say it. I love to hear you speak. I love to listen. But don’t force conversation that doesn’t feel natural, just to create some atmosphere of comfort. It’s only awkward if you perceive it to be...
Words
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
- Eph. 4:29.
This verse is embedded into my heart as I continue to learn just how much weight my words hold.
This message is universal. It pertains to everybody. All 7 billion of us, we have the ability to make or break one...
myladymother:
“did it hurt when you fell from heaven” is the most insulting counterproductive pickup line of all time because you know who the only other person to ever fall from heaven was
L U C I F E R T H E P R I N C E O F D A R K N E S S
LOOOL
“I find myself frequently depressed - perhaps more so than any other person here....”
– -Charles H. Spurgeon (via clayhearts)
Man. Spurgeon, speaking my heart.
Anonymous asked: Powerful dream man, thank you so much for sharing that.
Anonymous asked: I look up to you so much! You're such an inspiration when it comes to religion and I always look forward to talking to you about God because you seem to know so much, thank you for being just you! :)
Anonymous asked: Hey Dan, I've really been struggling to seek God on my own. I would feel as if nothing would happen, and I was just wasting my time. I know I love God and I want what he has in store for me, but without being intimate with God I will get nowhere. And to achieve intimacy I need to seek God with all of my heart. When i tell myself to go pray I know deep down i would rather be doing something...
Tumblr was down.
And I got so much work done. LOL
Anonymous asked: Your dream is a message from God... thank you thank you THANK YOU for sharing with us. I haven't been treating sexually explicit situations as seriously as i should have. My friends tell me things that they are going to do with boys and i just laugh and say nothing. Why do i do this? I myself haven't been doing any sexual acts for a while now because i saw the error of my ways and know...
Nightmare
I had a vivid dream last night. A really bad dream.
*Warning: Small sexual implications in this post* _____________________________________________________
I was in a large bathroom. It was pretty run-down and clearly hadn’t been used for a while. However, there were people in it. A lot of people. I would say.. around 200, 300. There was much noise and chattering going on, almost like...
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I pray that the holiness you chase when you're...
April 2012
60 posts
Anonymous asked: Do you have any ideas what you'll do after high school Dan? (:
Anonymous asked: I'm struggling Dan. My faith in god has been lacking and I'm losing credit to my friends and peers and teachers because I always set morals for myself in the Christian view and then go back on them. What do I do? How do I end this cycle of going to the lord and then breaking every promise to him because of my weakness
girls..
welooktoyahweh:
your hearts are so precious. not every guy deserves it.
so please stop giving it to just any guy.
it’s so frustrating. i try intervening, but maybe it’s better i don’t. maybe in the grand scheme of things, i’m just supposed to sit back and watch you learn a life lesson. if you get hurt, i’ll be here. i won’t be bitter.
just please. save your hearts..
Posted this exactly 1...
Anonymous asked: I'm struggling Dan, and I see you posting about your mother sometimes so I figured I might see if you have any advice. I find my parents, in particular my mother, so trialling. I can't ever meet the impossibly high standards they have set for me, and though I pray and try my best to please them, it never seems to be enough. I just overheard my mother saying she's looking forward to...
Anonymous asked: What's a BG and SG? o.O
GOD first, life second. =): The strongest... →
samuelock:
The strongest testimony to Jesus Christ in your academics is to pursue excellence and integrity, to see that God has given you the ability and privilege to learn. More than that, he has called you to be a living sacrifice (Rom 12:1) and to love him with your all your heart, mind, and soul….
Academic Integrity.. Let’s go Dan.
Anonymous asked: In most of the topics, if not, all of the topics... I think the same way as you. His wonders, unconditional love and so much more, but I feel it is truly hard to see him in every situation. Every time I try to see him when things happen, I end up seeing something else :( advice?
Anonymous asked: haha dude your friend isaac lee sounds like sucha BG ;) i wish i was friends with him too.
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Word Barf
The ability to type up complex thoughts into a nicely worded text post is an admirable trait. Too many times do I find myself sitting at this computer struggling to transfer thoughts from my mind to my fingers. Sometimes it suffices, sometimes I just feel like I did my thoughts an injustice. Many times I feel like I did my thoughts an injustice. These God-given thoughts, pure and raw in essence,...