What makes you so different from everyone else in the world?'
What is it that makes you radically stand out in the dark lul of a busy, and self absorbed society?
It goes against the flow of culture,
It stands out like the northern star.
It is the radical selfless love that says," I am not my own. I CHOOSE to LAY DOWN MY LIFE. I choose to lay down what I want, to give it up and peruse blessing others.
It is utter surrender to the hand of God, when you stop striving to make your world how you want it to look, turning away from anything that contributes to building your own kingdom.
It is a recklessly abandoned lifestyle against the desires the world pursues.
How radical can you be to show God you love him, that he is first. How far will you go?
15 miles down the road for an hour once a week?
What if, you didn't do ANYTHING UNLESS it brought him glory?
Would it be worth it?
How much more "worth it" would it be, when you consider the fact that the position you will be in for THE REST OF ETERNITY is based off of every moment of this 70 year vapor.
Bang! Like Lighting, Your dead and gone tomorrow. And now every little minute of this life is magnified equaling the result of the next 10 billion years.
What are you going to tell him? That he didn't do enough to reach your heart? That what he did wasn't enough to get your attention compared to the items on your "to do" list?
What is the love of Christ?
What does it look like to live a life worth living?
This life of love.
This laying down of yourself and forceful pursuit of getting up in the morning to LIVE FOR someone else; This is why we are here.
This is what separates you from the rest of the world. An uncompromised, fully devoted, SOLD OUT FOR THE LONG HAUL Death of your self. This is what makes you stand out, and causes the lost to flock to you like birds from the winter land.
ONLY then, will people see that light on a hill you are meant to be.
Only then will you live for love.
Only then does your life have meaning.
When all you do, is love.
Then, and only then, will you be made like Him who is LOVE.
It is the only thing that IS worth it.
Stay faithful to that cause. Persevere in it no matter what, no matter what wrong is done to you, no matter how unfair the circumstances. That DOESN'T MATTER. Only how you choose to GIVE and GIVE and GIVE of yourself.
JUSTICE WILL COME
And so will the rewards.
EVERYTHING ELSE is just going to be burned up in the fire anyway. I see no other choice. But you still have a choice,,, Which one is yours?
November 6, 2008
November 4, 2008
Give Up, Give In, Let him.
I’ve been dirtier than you’d ever want to know
The first to bring the stone. It's a fight not to condemn myself. Because I could've,,, I should've,, I would've done more, done it different, or departed even before given the option.
But I know this.
That his blood was enough.
And niether does he condemn me,
but sets me free from living under my past.
I may stumble, or even fall
But I will get back up; whether rejected by them or not, and take his blood as my righteousness and move on. As a holy child of the ALMIGHTY, ALL LOVING, CREATOR of the universe; JESUS, the one and only Man who loves me SOO much and is COMING BACK FOR ME_ Loving and obeying him by keeping to his word and trusting him intimately.
It’s okay to ball up and cry.
You are HIS baby.
Stop trying to be perfect and know it ALL. He knows we cant do it all on our own,, THAT’S WHY we have him. WE have him, we have GRACE, we have forgiveness we HAVE the WAY. He showed us with his life and how he lived it. Do you even know what a typical day of Jesus looked like? It’s adventure, it’s trust, it’s radical, it’s real, it’s right there in scripture, read it, live it, make it your reality, he did it to show us how WE TOO can do it. .
I CAN rejoice because I have his grace and he loves me and he wants to love me, that’s all it’s about. I’ve rejected him time and time again and he continues to pursue me, even though I’ve abandoned him, went my own way and tried to do what seemed right to me, resulting in defiling his perfect and detailed temple,,,
HE makes me NEW and works ALL things out for my good!
Because it brings him glory and brings me life, ALL because he loves me and I chose to recognize and respond to that love. Liveg in that love by obeying and walking in that FULLNESS so that you too can experience power over your lusts and complete fullness in him.
There is nothing to loose , but the deceiving ways of death you leave behind.
“ He who looses his life for my sake will FIND IT.!” What an awesome promise. Loose yourself in who he is and wants to be in you.
The first to bring the stone. It's a fight not to condemn myself. Because I could've,,, I should've,, I would've done more, done it different, or departed even before given the option.
But I know this.
That his blood was enough.
And niether does he condemn me,
but sets me free from living under my past.
I may stumble, or even fall
But I will get back up; whether rejected by them or not, and take his blood as my righteousness and move on. As a holy child of the ALMIGHTY, ALL LOVING, CREATOR of the universe; JESUS, the one and only Man who loves me SOO much and is COMING BACK FOR ME_ Loving and obeying him by keeping to his word and trusting him intimately.
It’s okay to ball up and cry.
You are HIS baby.
Stop trying to be perfect and know it ALL. He knows we cant do it all on our own,, THAT’S WHY we have him. WE have him, we have GRACE, we have forgiveness we HAVE the WAY. He showed us with his life and how he lived it. Do you even know what a typical day of Jesus looked like? It’s adventure, it’s trust, it’s radical, it’s real, it’s right there in scripture, read it, live it, make it your reality, he did it to show us how WE TOO can do it. .
I CAN rejoice because I have his grace and he loves me and he wants to love me, that’s all it’s about. I’ve rejected him time and time again and he continues to pursue me, even though I’ve abandoned him, went my own way and tried to do what seemed right to me, resulting in defiling his perfect and detailed temple,,,
HE makes me NEW and works ALL things out for my good!
Because it brings him glory and brings me life, ALL because he loves me and I chose to recognize and respond to that love. Liveg in that love by obeying and walking in that FULLNESS so that you too can experience power over your lusts and complete fullness in him.
There is nothing to loose , but the deceiving ways of death you leave behind.
“ He who looses his life for my sake will FIND IT.!” What an awesome promise. Loose yourself in who he is and wants to be in you.
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