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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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TODAY....TOMORROW...EVERYDAY
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Nov 13, 2008 1:23 am
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My Princess......
GIVE ME YOUR PLANS
I know you have an idea in your head on how everything should unfold in your life. Even today you have an agenda. Because I love you, I need you to give Me back all your plans for today and for all your tomorrows. If you let Me have your day, I can then intervene with something special. My intervention will give you more joy on your journey than your good intentions. I know all that your heart longs for, and I want to do more for you than you could ever do for yourself. So give Me a chance to change your agenda from ordinary to extraordinary, because that's the kind of life I've destined you to live, My beloved.
Love,
Your King and your Planner
From the Book, His Princess, Love Letters from your King
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Prov 16:3 NIV
Reading this today was so timely for me, coz this is something God has been trying to cement in my heart lately.
It's so easy to become discouraged about the tomorrows, especially when everything just seems impossible, looking at it from the "today" perspective.
God has been taking me back to the time when I handed my life over to Him. He's been showing me all that I was, and how impossible my tomorrows seemed then. He promised to lead me into spacious places, and uphold me with His righteous right hand.....and Blessed God that He is.....He has. I am in spacious places.....He made dreams come true...I got to sing and act...got to visit the USA.....my relationship with Him has grown incredibly.....so much has changed in me, in my life....I have gone from strength to strength!
And yet there's more He has for me....this journey is far from over. And it's the same for you! All He asks is that we take His outstretched hand, and follow Him....it's really that simple.
There are more spacious places, for me, for you, but we have to give up our agenda, give up our plans and allow Him to be the Architect of our lives.
Father, I pray for each person reading this, and for myself too, that You will help us to have the strength and the trust...to hand over our today, our tomorrows, the rest of our lives, into Your hands. Our wilful hearts cause us to take up our own agenda, and the result is needless pain in our lives. Give us the wisdom to walk the path that You have set for us, and help us to be worthy to carry Your banner as we journey together. Amen
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APOLOGY TO RUGGEDNTENDER FROM A BAD GIRL
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Nov 12, 2008 12:37 pm
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Ever do something on impulse....and then later whack your head in true Homer Simpson style coz you know you have been kind of out of line?
I am so impulsive....and my impulsiveness gets me into a whole heap of trouble. You'd think I'd have learned by now....but nope I still stuff up. I don't deserve a piece of duct tape....I deserve the whole blinkin roll!
As most of you are painfully aware, I've been hurting for a long time now, and when the pain gets really intense, I deal with it by laughing. You know what they say, "pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile smile smile". So that's what I do....and laughter gives you good happy endorphins and that's how I cope.
But laughter at someone else's expense is not very nice, and I am feeling really bad now coz I think I may have hurt the feelings of a really nice man.
Dunky and I have known each other two years now and we feed off each other with our silliness. We are good buddies even out of BC and Dunk and I have always maintained that if we stopped picking on each other, we might both feel unloved!
The same goes with Jeffy....wow he's like my older brother (and I accentuate the OLDER) LOL! We are friends outside of BC too and I adore him so much!
As for Gary....I haven't known him all that long but we love to banter with each other. If you look back on some of my posts you'll see that we just volley back and forth in the silliest way...usually about his volvo LOL but we just have so much fun with it.
I guess I got a bit carried away as far as Ruggedntender goes coz he seems like such a funny guy. I just had this feeling that he would be a lot of fun to play with, just like the other guys.
When I talked about my "womanly wisdom" it was tongue in cheek coz I'm not a very wise woman at all! In fact, I have made so many mistakes as a woman...well you guys know all about that one LOL!
But I forgot something very important. Rugged hasn't been here long enough to know me and so it's understandable that he read my post and thought I was ridiculing him.
Rugged......my heartfelt apology to you. I truly love your posts and I meant every word I said in them. I pray God will show you that truth. As whacko as this might sound to you, picking on you is a compliment...coz I think you're a fun guy who can take my silliness and roll with it. But I also have to understand that not everyone understands my offbeat humour...especially someone who doesn't know me. So I ask your forgiveness and I am hoping and hoping that my stupidity hasn't done damage. I'm truly sorry if I hurt you.....coz that wasn't my intention.....please forgive me?
And if there is any way I can make it up to you....crikey I will even write a mooshy poem....just don't ask me to give you my chocolate...that would totally crush me LOL!
So please please please don't stay mad at me ok?
ps and I'll try not to do any silly posts....for at least one day! 
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THE HEART OF A CHILD
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Nov 12, 2008 3:19 am
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The heart of a child is the most precious of God's creation. Never break it. At all costs, never break it. -- Joseph L. Whitten
Children are a very precious and valuable commodity. In fact, God places such a high value on children, that He asks us to become as children.
Children see the world through hearts that are fresh and innocent. They tell it like it is, they see things so much clearer than us grownups do. In fact I was reading a post of Marilyn's...things seen through the perspective of a child. It just filled my heart...this raw innocence and childlike wonder.
But when you break the heart of a child, unless that heart is healed, this heartbroken child will grow up into a heartbroken adult. And heartbroken adults can become destroyers.....not only to themselves but to others.
Most of us carry scars from our childhood. It's horrible to feel childlike pain even as an adult. I still bear the scars of my childhood, and slowly God is teaching me how to combat my fears and to grow as an adult.
There is no easy fix. Growing is painful, facing your fears, your giants are painful things....but they can be done. If we draw near to God, He will equip us and teach us.
But before any of this can happen, we have to reach a point where we accept that there is a problem within us that needs His healing touch. And then, most importantly, we have to be open to whatever it is He requires us to do. There is no point saying to yourself, "I have pain from my childhood", if you are not prepared to allow God to fix it.
Where to begin? Pray! Ask God to reveal the cracks that need mending....then listen for His still small voice. If you allow Him....He will lead you out of the mire and into spacious places. And He will uphold you with His righteous right hand...count on it!
Crikey I just had a thought...I hope my bullying doesn't damage Dunky, Jeffy, Gary and the new kid! 
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Nov 12, 2008 12:25 am
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I don't see myself as a bully. I mean look at me....do I look like a bully to you? I'm only 5'2" tall.....is that the profile of a bully???? 
Yet I have this perverse pleasure in tormenting some men....take Dunk for example. Why do I pick on this poor harmless man so much???? 
Guess you don't have to look too hard to figure that one out!!  The guy admits to wearing a pink tutu and stiletto heels. He walks around with half an eyebrow. And the piece de resistance? HE CAN'T SPELL!!! And being a very good speller myself.....wellllll......
Then there's Jeffy.....what did this poor sweetie do to incite my torment????  He's so sweeeeeeet!  So why do I plant myself in his dreams...turning them into nightmares??? Why??? Jeffy doesn't do any of those things that Dunky does....and he can spell!! I don't have the answer unfortunately....I think it's just coz he was born!
And what about Gary? You know the one that's short of a rib? Ok that one is easy......the guy drives a blinkin Volvo!! That makes him easy pickins for a bored warrior thingy who is looking for fun! But you may have noticed, Gary kind of hightailed it and moved further away....I think he moved to Siberia or something...but what he doesn't know is....I have Google Earth!!
So ok, I have three men that I torment on a fairly regular basis. You'd think I'd have quenched my lust for tormenting....right????  Wrong!!
Have you noticed a new kid on the block? Goes by the name of Ruggedntender......hmmmmmm.....rugged....a man with grunt ....tender ....means I could probably reduce him to tears! So why would I want to pick on him? He seems unassuming enough.....he writes these posts that are packed with manly wisdom......aha!! EUREKA!!  That's it!!! I want to give his manly wisdom a run for the money!!
The funniest thing of all, is that he probably has NO IDEA that he is a marked man.....no idea that this post is circulating the blogland.....the guy is easy pickins!! I've been lulling him into a false sense of security....visiting his blog....leaving some womanly wisdom for him to chew on....and let me tell you he chews good!! So let's see how this pans out ok? Let's see how I can mess with his mind!!
And if ANYONE blabs to him about my intentions....just keep in mind....I have been known to write fairy tales....and I'm NEVER short of a villain!!! Remember what happened to Dunk? He became a frog......after he became the wicked step mother, Dunkerina.
So be good boys and girls....and let the warriorthingy have her fun....kapeesh?
So am I a bully???? YES YES YES!!!
And that's all I have to say about that!
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Pic of my gorgeous hunk
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Nov 11, 2008 3:07 pm
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My son would roast me alive if he heard me refer to him as my gorgeous hunk!!! He is an awesome young man.....I am so proud of him, and it just fills my heart with joy to watch him grow in his relationship with the Lord.
Anyways he has his VCE exams happening right now, and if you feel led, could I please ask you to pray for him? He has one exam today...legal studies, tomorrow it's history and friday he has geography and legal studies.....then he's done with school for the moment!
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I found an analogy from an unwitting host.....the DUNK!!!
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Nov 11, 2008 12:47 pm
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I found a great little analogy to unpack....how God's Word can get twisted and distorted!
I come from Victoria, Australia and as you know I showed a few happy snaps of the Victorian coastline.
Loki made this comment in one: The water looks so peaceful and inviting.Too bad Victorian women don't wear bathing suits.
Now being a highly intellectual individual and totally on Loki's wavelength, I knew she was talking about the Victorian Era, which all us intellectuals know, was a very prudish era where women had to set a very high standard of behaviour when it came to morals. Victorian women were only allowed to display the bare minimum whilst frolicking in the waves....eg toes and face!!
But the Dunkster, in his boyish excitable innocence  read the statement in an ENTIRELY different way!!
His response to Loki? They don't??? Really??? scuse me I'm sooooooooo outta of here and on my way to Victoria Australia
When faced with a dilemma such as this, and an enquiring mind such as the Dunk's , we all know that to solve the mystery, you go to the Source of the mystery....in this case, you just ask a Victorian!
The same is true with God's Word. There are so many arguements played out here on BC, on what God's Word says. We have heard the rapture/trib arguements, the tongues/no tongues arguements, and many many more!! 
There are some things in God's Word that He has made perfectly clear to us, and some that He hasn't. If He wanted us to have THE solution, He would have given it to us clearly and definitely. God will reveal what He wants to reveal, when He wants to reveal it.
There are many Christians who have vast knowledge of the Bible. They can quote verse after verse and tell you exactly where it can be found. They know biblical history the same way I know where things are in the supermarket aisle (well mostly LO .
Knowledge is a wonderful thing...we all need to gain knowledge. Without it, we find ourselves floundering in a helpless state. We need to have the knowledge of God's Word.
Then, there are some verses in the Bible, where someone will say it means this, and yet others don't see it in quite the same way. God's Word is alive, and often He will use a verse to teach not just one truth on a given day. Have you ever read some verses that you have read many times in the past, yet this one time, a particular verse jumps out at you...and you wonder how come you never noticed that before? It's because God's Word is alive....He speaks to us through His Word...literally!
If you want to find the answer to a biblical dilemma...the only way to find the TRUE answer, is to go to the Source! You have to ask the Holy Spirit to reveal what God is saying in this particular instance.
Look at this verse:
Act 1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
To some this verse is pretty straightforward, but to others it raises a whole lot of issues! To understand this one verse, you have to read everything about the workings of the Holy Spirit. You will not find the answer from grabbing a verse here and there.
Do you understand what I'm trying to say here? I hope so LOL! As you read God's Word, and you come up against something you don't quite understand...sure it's ok to discuss it with others...sure it's ok to ask your pastor....but don't forget to ask the Source Himself! Pray before you read...and ask Him to reveal His Truth!
So Dunky....the answer to your question?
YES, VICTORIAN WOMEN DO WEAR BATHING SUITS.....UNLESS OF COURSE THEY GO TO A NUDIST BEACH!!
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LIFE CHANGING MOMENTS
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Nov 11, 2008 2:18 am
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Sometimes, things happen in your life that impact you so profoundly, you know you will never be the same again.
No matter how hard you try to hold onto the "old you", it just can't happen. Things happen that change us, and because we have a hope in Christ, we can believe the promise that "all things work together for good, to those who love the Lord".
I think it's very important to always have an open heart to God's leading. And we just have to be teachable....God teaches us through these times. These times of change are times of growth and we have to come to a point of understanding....when we are walking the path He has set before us......nothing happens unless He allows it to happen. I have to be honest, sometimes it's very hard to understand but His ways are not as our ways. This is where trust comes in....and trusting God is an act of will.....and we have the capacity to do it....so long as we draw near to Him through these changes in our lives.
As a child of God, I have discovered, there is no standing still. And those that do....they stagnate. This is not God's desire for us. We will never reach a point where God has revealed all He has to reveal.....that final revelation will only happen when we walk through heaven's door!
You have watched me fall, get back up again, fall, get back up again...you are most likely learning an important lesson through this...LOL how NOT to do something!!! I guess it's not a bad thing, learning from someone else's mistakes....just make sure you don't make the same!!
But no matter how many times you falter, no matter how many times you fall so hard that you can't get up...Jesus is ALWAYS there...even when it doesn't feel like it. And I can guarantee He will NEVER let you stay down too long.
Well goodnight my dearly loved friends.....I am going to sit with my Lord! 
Deu 33:27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms
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COME TO ME
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Nov 11, 2008 12:37 am
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My Princess....
COME TO ME
I saw you before you were born. Even then you were on my mind, my daughter. I knew you were coming, and I did everything possible to extend my love to you and extend my invitation to you. Now that you are Mine, I want you to continue to come to Me. Come to Me when you feel strong and when you feel weary. Come to Me when you are rejoicing and when your spirit is crushed. I ask you to come not only to give you rest, but also because there is so much more I want to teach you. There is more of Me I want to reveal to you. You see, I did not create you for this fallen world. I created you for Paradise, but the curse of sin tore us apart. I've conquered sin and death for you through the death of My Son, so come to Me.....and live.
Love,
Your King who is waiting
(From the book, His Princess, Love Letters from Your King- Sheri Rose Shepherd)
"Come to Me all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you, because I am humble and gentle, and you will find rest for your soul"
Mt 11:28-29
You may recall my encounter with Jesus on Sunday night, where He held out His hand and asked me to "come".....
Today I read this in the book!!
Each time you surrender everything over to Jesus, He opens up heaven's door so you can get a glimpse. This is our hope...He reaches out to us in the middle of our circumstances, letting us know He is ever present, and with His hand reaching out, He says "come to me".
Oh yes, the storm may rage but where He is, there is Peace.
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ok now I'm showing you my photographic skills!!
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Nov 10, 2008 4:07 pm
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This pic is taken at Cape Schanck....a kind of wild and dangerous spot along the peninsula. It is so awesome sitting here and watching the waves crash on the rocks......you just can't help but be reminded of the awesome power of God as you watch His wild creation!
There's a boardwalk that goes down to that rock formation and you have to be fit to do it coz there are a lot of steps to climb! And how stupid was I not wearing my sneakers....nope this chickie was wearing her summer sandals! Ouch!
After our day out I was kind of planning to go to the gym....but instead I crashed on the couch!! Being 30 is hard!!!
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And just when you got sick of looking at happy snaps.....
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Nov 10, 2008 3:57 pm
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This is Gunnamatta beach, one of the best surfing beaches for the local boys!
I remember as a teenager, coming here with a bunch of guys and girls....we were surfie chicks....didn't surf but faithfully followed our guys and sat freezing our butts on the beach while they surfed their hearts out! It was great in the summer coz us girls would lie on the beach all day and get tanned....and talk about those hunks out on the water!! hmmmmm we had some interesting chats!!
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