Welcome to my MicroBlog. Following are my 5 most recent Instagram posts.
They are short reads, pretty much written on the fly, usually based on how God is speaking to me during my quiet times. To view the post on Instagram, simply click on the image.
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Valentine’s Day is approaching and hearts are a flutter with expectations of chocolate and special dinners. Yes, we have a dish of Dove chocolate on our sideboard. Yes, I'm planning a special dinner for the Tim-Man! While some focus on a fairy tale Valentine’s experience, others dismiss it as a “fake holiday.” Either way, focusing on true love is always a good idea. Expressing our love for others honors the God who set the example of Perfect Love. No matter what day it is. Lately I've been mulling over the differences between false love (or lust) and true love. God gives us a clear view of true love in His Word. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8) False love is impatient. It wants what it wants, when it wants it. It says, “Now!” →❤️But true love waits. It says, “Later. In God's time.”❤️← False love demands. It sets limits and conditions. →❤️True love serves without limits.❤️← False love is self-centered. →❤️True love is self-less. It says, “Your needs are more important than my needs.”❤️← False love satisfies self. →❤️True love sacrifices self.❤️← False love uses others. →❤️True love takes responsibility for others.❤️← False love runs away and gets angry when it doesn't get its way. But true loves perseveres. The actions behind both hold more resolve as the motives intensify. When lust is strong, the demand (or pressure) for satisfaction is strong. →❤️But when love runs deep, demands disappear.❤️← Instead of asking, “What do I want for Valentine’s Day?” ask these questions: ❤️ How can I serve the one I love? ❤️ How can I put their needs before my own? ❤️ What is God's best for the one I love? #DianneThorntonTX #sthdianne #LifeLoveTruth #LoveTruth #MiniBibleStudies #MiniBibleStudy #PearlandBlogger #PearlandBloggers #FaithfulFollowers #FountainOfLife #BibleStudyMoments #BibleTruth #LoveTheWord #WordOfGodSpeaks #WonderfulWordsOfLife #EverydayWithJesus #PerfectLove #1Cor13 #1Cor134to8 #1stCorinthians13 #LoveNeverFails❤️ #TrueLoveIsSelfless #TrueLoveSacrifices #TrueLoveWaits #LoveGives #LoveServes #TrueValentine #GodlyDating #DoveChocolates #MondayChallenge
I've been enjoying Jennifer Kennedy Dean's advent devotional--Pursuing the Christ: 31 Morning and Evening Prayers for Christmastime. 🎄 DAY 29 Isaiah 9:6 "He will be named ... Eternal Father." The evening portion focuses on the Father's role as the potter and how He carefully shapes us into His image. 🎄 "When You have molded some part of me so that it has the shape of You, then I am passed through the fire. Your fire sets the shape so that it is stable. Your fire does not consume; Your fire purifies and strengthens." 🎄 How encouraging to know that when we are "in the fire," God is strengthening His character in us. 🎄 #DianneThorntonTX #sthdianne #LifeLoveTruth #LoveTruth #MiniBibleStudies #MiniBibleStudy #PearlandBlogger #PearlandBloggers #EnjoyTheWord #IAmTheSaltOfTheEarth #BibleBlogger #BibleAndCoffee #ReadingThroughTheBible #ReadingTheWord #BibleQuotesOfTheDay #LoveGodsWord #InPursuitOfGod #BibleBeliever #StudyTheBible #GodsWordForToday #JenniferKennedyDean #YouAreThePotter #PursuingTheChrist #ChristmasAdventDevotional #ConformedToHisImage #WordOfGodForToday #BiblicalTruth #SheSpeaksTruth #LampToMyFeet #InTheWord
The last couple of weeks I spent some time reviewing Bible reading plans. Several are ones y'all suggested! I knew the basic ones. Straight through, Blended (OT and NT), Chronological, and Historical. But there are many more plans available! 📖 Last year I followed a "pseudo-chronological" plan and I loved it. But I'm ready for something different. I need to keep variety in my reading or I get bored. (shhh!) 📖 Check the ink in my bio to see my HUGE LIST of Bible reading plans--including the one I'm excited about for 2020! 📖 #DianneThorntonTX #sthdianne #LifeLoveTruth #MiniBibleStudies #MiniBibleStudy #PearlandBlogger #PearlandBloggers 📖 #ThroughTheBible #ThroughTheBibleInAYear #MeetWithGod #FaithFood #InTheWordofGod #ReadingMyBible #ReadingMyBibleDaily #ReadingThroughTheBible 📖 #FaithfulFollowers #LoveTheWord #OnlineBibleStudy #ThankYouGodForAnotherDay #DailyHope #BiblicalTruth #DailyBibleReading #GodsWordIsTruth #DailyDevotions #ButFirstJesus #ReadYourBible #InTheWord #LoveTheWord #EverydayWithJesus #EnjoyTheWord
Merry Christmas from the Thornton Family! If you want a peak at how we roll, you can click the link in my bio to view our Christmas video card. (I gave up on writing cards a while ago. This is my jam.) Praying that you all know the sweet joy of our Savior as you celebrate His birth! #DianneThorntonTX #sthdianne #LifeLoveTruth #MiniBibleStudy #MiniBibleStudies #PearlandBlogger #PearlandBloggers #MerryChristmasFromPearland #MerryChristmasFromMyFamilyToYours #ChristmasIsAboutJesus #ChristIsBorn #BibleBeliever #StudyTheBible #InPursuitOfGod #ReadingThroughTheBible #StrongerWithGod #LoveTheWord #BiblicalTruth #BibleWisdom #FixYourEyesOnJesus #ReadTheBibleDaily #WordOfGodSpeaks #QuietTimeWithJesus #LoveTruth #LovetheBible #BibleCommunity #LampToMyFeet #ReadTheBibleDaily #JesusChick #LoveGodsWord
Last week I finished my Bible reading plan for 2019. I think I enjoyed reading through the story of Scripture more this year than any other. I’m considering what plan to follow for next year. 📖 What do you do? 📖 Do you have a favorite translation or paraphrase for reading through the Bible? 📖 Do you like to read straight through, read chronologically, or a combination of OT and NT? 📖 Maybe you’re focusing on one or two books. Or even a topic? 📖 I don’t think it matters so much *what we do* as long as we are IN THE WORD! 📖 What are your Bible Reading Plans for 2020? 📖 #DianneThorntonTX #sthdianne #LifeLoveTruth #MiniBibleStudies #MiniBibleStudy #PearlandBlogger #PearlandBloggers 📖 #ThroughTheBible #ThroughTheBibleInAYear #MeetWithGod #FaithFood #InTheWordofGod #ReadingMyBible #ReadingMyBibleDaily #ReadingThroughTheBible 📖 #FaithfulFollowers #StrongerWithGod #InscribeTheWord #QuietTimeWithJesus #WordOfGodSpeaks #WordOfGodForToday #ScriptureTimes #ScriptureOfTheWeek #ReadTheBibleDaily #BibleVersesDaily #FountainOfLife #JesusChick #WithChrist #BibleTruth #BibleStudyMoments