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Nobody worries about Christ as long as he can be kept shut up in
churches. He is quite safe inside. But there is always trouble
if you try and let him out.
-- G. A. Studdert Kennedy
A Christian……..a follower of Christ……how do you follow Christ? How do you love Christ? Whose will………His will? How do you hear Him when He speaks? Do you hear Him? Do you listen?
Which are you…….one like the woman caught in adultery……..or the prideful scorner hurling stones?
Are you like the humble tax collector who comes before God admitting your brokenness……….or are you like the Pharisee…..better than the broken one?
Are you saved? You know the beginning…….you know the ending…….but what comes between?
What does this mean?
Luk 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
What does it mean to you?
I have to admit, there is nothing easy in being a follower of Christ. It’s easy being saved, easy reading the Bible, going to church, praying but when it comes to actually living our belief and faith……we fail miserably.
Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
I have taken these two verses to heart in a big way. Because being a follower of Christ is sometimes burdensome. Giving up your desires for His desires, asking for His will in your life as opposed to your own….this is not an easy thing. But He equips us, and gives us the strength we need to walk the walk with Him.
Psa 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
When you ask God to create in you a clean heart…….it means sometimes He has to break you down, bring you to your knees……..and it hurts! Coming face to face with God with all your brokenness has got to be one of the most painful things you will ever do….but I can tell you from the depth of my heart that it is the most spirit refreshing thing you will ever do!
The closer you draw to God, the lonlier you feel as a Christian. There is nothing sadder than talking with a fellow believer about the wonders of the Holy Spirit, the amazing grace of God, and they look at you with glazed eyes. I know this because I too once stood with glazed eyes, just “not getting it”. When I talk about listening to His Word while I sleep, or listening to His Word on my IPOD as I walk, other Christians look at me as though I am whacko!
Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
What does that verse mean to you? It means exactly what it says to me.
And if we are mocked for loving God this way……….who is being mocked……is it me………is it God’s work in me……..is it God Himself?
Mt. 11:15
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| I was supposed to go out for lunch but........... |
May 25, 2008 1:09 am
333 Views | I spent the day with God instead!
I had the choice of Chinese food......
Or Him.....
I CHOSE HIM! 
I listened to Him speak, I talked some, I cried a LOT, I smiled coz He said He loved me!
He said I was His joy!
He held my hand...
He whispered that He would never leave me
I cried! 
He told me that one day, in my tomorrows, I could come live with Him!
He told me that whenever I felt sad and needed someone....He would be the first one to be at my side!
He gave me a gift...it was a little box...and when I opened it.....it was overflowing with LOVE!
I asked Him never to leave me....
You know what He said?
I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU! | |
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| IF YOU LOVE HER.......go get her Fido! |
May 23, 2008 3:06 pm
554 Views | Women like to be pursued.....
We like to know that we are worth chasing....
So if you love her, then throw away the pride, throw away the fear of rejection and tell her you love her.
Life is short.....so don't waste it!
Coz the truth is, while you are battling with your inner man........
some other man might come and steal her away....
And then you both miss out on the best thing that ever happened to you!
IT ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE YOU KNOW!  | |
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| RELATIONSHIP |
May 23, 2008 5:37 am
377 Views | Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good. -- John Milton
RELATIONSHIP = Father, Son, Holy Spirit
God knows all about relationship because He is relationship. God knows that people need other people.
That's why the animals just weren't enough...
God knew Adam needed one just like him.......
So He created a woman..... | |
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| We Are All In This Together! |
May 23, 2008 5:00 am
500 Views | There is no way of belonging to Jesus Christ except by belonging gladly and irrevocably to the glorious ragbag of saints and fat-heads who make up the One, Holy and Universal Church! -- Bishop Geoffrey Paul
Yep, here we all are.....for better or worse.....a mixed bag......but.....
WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!
We are who we are.......and....
WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER! | |
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| KA-POW .......The Double Whammy! |
May 22, 2008 3:48 pm
380 Views | Sometime during the night, I became STONE WOMAN. I resolved to become a tough cookie, was heading back to my cocoon and NO ONE was going to touch the "me" inside.
And that is how I woke up this morning.....
A new resolve, a new determination......
My cocoon was my safe place and NO ONE could touch the deepest parts of me while I was there! I am a strong woman who has beaten the odds, and I will go back to my cocoon and fight from there.
ME AMAZON COCOON WOMAN!
Then I read my devotion for today. It was Zechariah 7. But before I even hit Zechariah, my eyes were drawn to the little memory verse on the side....
Psa 95:8 Harden not your heart
KAPOW!!!
Then, before I knew what was going on, I was at my computer, checking emails and I see Susan's devotion for today....
Looking for a Few Weak Men and Women
KAPOW!!!
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT THE???
Then God reminded me about something......I had spent my whole life wanting to be accepted for "me", and not put down for the "me" I was. I fought and fought and when that didn't work, I cocooned myself...and no one was going to get inside.....no one! Heart of stone woman, that was me....got that?
But Someone wasn't listening...Someone decided that this was not what He created me to be....so Someone dragged me out of that cocoon......
KAPOW!!!
So here I am.....STRONG WARRIORWOMAN THINGY....able to leap tall giants in a single bound...faster than a speeding Holden Monaro (little Aussie insider joke there)....more powerful than a....more than a....a....
KAPOW!!!
At this point I did what any self respecting warrior woman thingy would do.....
I took off my battle gear.....sat on my bed...and cried!
And I realised...my moment of truth....yes I am a woman of strength....but it isn't my strength at all....
I'm not really the 5'2" woman standing there with a slingshot......
You wont find this bit in the Bible....but....I am the one standing behind the little guy who is carrying the slingshot....
David was smart enough to know that he could not face the giant without God walking before him...and the warrior woman thingy should be smart enough to know that she can't do it either.
I have been pummeled and beaten to the ground from three different sources in the last few months...
I don't have to be brave warrior woman thingy all by myself....
I can be just me.....Penelope....woman...walking behind the little guy with the slingshot....covered by the shadow of THE ALMIGHTY GOD!
ps sorry about the looooooong post!! That darn Eli was a baaaaaaaaaad influence!!!  | |
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| ON THE SUBJECT OF PRAYER.......... |
May 22, 2008 2:49 am
365 Views | The prayers and supplications that Christ offered up were,joined with strong cries and tears, herein setting us example not only to pray, but to be fervent and importunate in prayer. How many dry prayers, how few wet ones, do we offer up to God! -- Matthew Henry
I've read a lot of posts about prayer recently. It has also come up in my conversations with friends, and I know God is trying to teach me something very important here.
We seem to put a lot into our relationships with people. We make sure that the people we love get the optimum of our time and attention.
Yet, how much time and attention do we truly give to God, if we are honest with ourselves. Sure, we pray, but how often do we pray fervently? I don't mean just asking for something, I mean talking to God....words of love, worship, adoration.
Have you ever been in communion with someone you love, where your heart just fills and you are moved to tears? Have you ever been in prayer and done the same thing? An overwhelming love that bubbles from the pit of your belly and overflows your heart?
Whether you are in a relationship, or alone, we all need that one on one time with God. Alone with Him, in communion with Him.
The man I will someday marry, would have to understand and agree with me that there will be times when I need to be alone with God, just as I would hope he would want to as well. Because for a relationship to be fruitful, our relationship with God must also be fruitful first.
While I've been ill, I haven't been able to spend much time with God. My thoughts have been muddled and sometimes incoherent, and I find I have missed those special times that I spend with Him.
Spending time with Him, listening for Him to speak...those should be the most precious moments of our day...... | |
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| THANK YOU! |
May 21, 2008 5:52 am
482 Views | Behind every saint stands another saint. -- Friedrich von Hügel
Thank you so much for those of you who have upheld us in prayer.
As I was falling asleep last night, I was aware that we were being prayed for. It felt like a warm blanket. It was so precious to me! | |
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| SAINTS OF GOD I NEED YOUR PRAYERS PLEASE |
May 20, 2008 6:52 am
481 Views | For those of you already praying.....I thank you.
We are not doing so well tonight. Brayden is so weak after his illness and now he has pain in his knees. He is crying in his room and I feel so helpless. I am feeling really ill myself and feel so very alone. My mum is away on vacation and I don't want to bother my friends by calling coz it's nearly midnight. I feel a heavy oppression....I have bound satan and asked God for protection from spirits that want to harm. But I need your help too coz I am really not doing well. Please pray for us. Love you  | |
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| Atishoo...ugh....Atishoo....oooh....grunt....whine...... |
May 19, 2008 6:09 pm
538 Views | I want to stay and play but......
I am feeling worse and worse..
I got the chicken soup but I'm still waiting on the chocolate and the man....
BTW please pray for me....coz I really feel ill...everything hurts...and there is a LOT of snot..
Oh will that turn off any men???
Dang....story of my life...no wonder I'm still single....I have snot.
byeeeeeee
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| Ever been attacked while you slept? |
May 19, 2008 3:26 pm
477 Views | In the middle of the night, I woke up to the sound of screaming....my own!
My son came rushing to my room to see if I was ok. The poor kid thought something horrible was happening to me.
I don't remember the dream, however I do remember that there was a curse involved.
This happened the night before last.
Last night I was feeling so ill when I went to bed, I did not even have the energy to spend my special time with God. I do recall asking, in my feverish state, for God to hold me.
When I woke up this morning and opened my BC mail, it was to find an email from an American friend, saying she was praying for me. When she wrote her email, I had already gone to bed.
It just hit me.....I couldn't pray for protection for myself as I slept...but the Holy Spirit placed it in the heart of someone else to cover me with prayer.
Satan knew my defences were down and who knows what form of attack he would have used to harm me...but that stupid worm forgot who he was dealing with..AN ALL POWERFUL GOD...MY FATHER!!
Thank you for praying, my friend!
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