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A Follower of Christ
  
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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MARRIAGE AND STUFF LIKE THAT! Jul 12, 2008 2:36 am
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A man went to his pastor for counseling. In his hands were pages of complaints against his wife. After hours of uninterrupted listening, the pastor couldn't help but ask, "If she is that bad, why did you marry her?" Immediately the man shot bac, "She wasn't like this at first!" The pastor, unable to hold back his thoughts, asked, "So are you saying that she is like this because she's been married to you?"

Funny huh! But kind of sad too. What happens in marriages that makes people change, and lose that special quality that attracted them to each other?

Am I being idealistic when I say that I would want my married life to be an exciting journey that I would share with the man I loved?

I'm curious to see what input I get from you. I personally think there has to be an open line of communication, mutual respect, a servant heart and most of all a relationship that is God centred. I don't mean just praying together or worshipping together....I mean God right smack bang in the middle of the relationship.
And not forgetting the key element.....LOVE!

As a wife, my desire would be to serve my husband, to stand by him through all things and I would want our home to be a haven for both of us. I would respect and trust him as the head of the house. Obviously I would want to make him happy. He would be my king and I would be his queen!

And as for the little wifey...me...I would want to be loved and cherished and appreciated. Coz I think us women have a need for that! And I think I would like to be romanced, even when I'm wearing my sloppy sweatshirt and have a bad hair day and look like a bag lady!

So who wants to blinkin marry me??? Don't all crowd me now....one at a time please!!! C'mon you know you want me!! Don't play blinkin hard to get you blinkin males...come and get me!!

ps I bet I only get women looking at this post....figures!!!!

Maybe I should have lured the blokes in here, telling them there was a playboy bunny in here????

But then how would I get them to propose? Shake my tail feather? ok maybe not...that could get dangerous!!

Well I can see it now....I will wind up being this bitter, twisted spinster with pursed lips, I will wear granny knickers and support hose, and twin sets....and I will hate men...and I will knit square patches....oh crikey I do cross stitch and that is worked in squares....see, I'm already half there!!

What happened to this serious post??? Where did I go wrong???

Ok maybe a glass of Baileys Irish Cream will go down well about now.....

Ok I've had my say, now I will shut up...for the moment anyhow!!

Maybe I will close it off with a serious Bible passage...yes..good idea!!

Ecc 9:9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
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