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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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AMAZING GRACE Jul 20, 2008 4:49 pm
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God's grace to me has been nothing short of amazing.....but then that is my beautiful Lord...He just overwhelms me constantly!!

Ok so I want to share something that I would not usually share but I want to do it coz God deserves the praise and all the glory!

Please, please understand I am NOT doing this to get sympathy.......coz God takes care of me in His way...and He ALWAYS takes care of me!

As you know, I've been sick a lot and so my finances have been suffering a lot. Everything has been slightly askew and some of you know the stress that happens when you have a mountain of bills and not enough funds happening to clear them. However, God always gets me through so I don't stress over stuff like this anymore.

One thing though was stressing me a LOT. My son Brayden turns 18 on the 25th of this month and I wanted very much to do something special for him...but of course...um...couldn't!

Yesterday I got a call from the mother of a friend of his from church. She asked if I had anything planned for Brayden's birthday coz a bunch of his friends wanted to have a party for him, and she hoped I wouldn't mind if they did this coz they loved him so much. Keep in mind, this lady had no idea that I could not do anything myself as far as a party goes! I was so choked up I could not even talk!!!

God is so good!! Well I am going to bake a BIG FAT chocolate cake (naturally!) and I am so blinkin excited!!

My son is the most awesome kid in the world and I have been so blessed by God. I'm a proud mama!!

God's love is an awesome thing, and the closer I draw to Him, the more I am aware of His presence and the strong arms that hold me!!
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I ate my Kit Kat too fast kind of break....figures huh!!! Jul 20, 2008 3:25 am
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Well that wasn't a long break was it! Didn't take as long as I thought it would for God to beat me into shape this time....wow I must be getting more manageable!!

As always, God has convicted me of some stuff but also affirmed stuff. Ha Ha one of the things I got a no-no about was dating again! I must have had a slight niggle about that coz on Friday before I left I did a post about whether to date or not. I took it down not long after...something didn't feel right about it.

What started it was....a phone call from a man I knew about 4 years ago. At the time I thought he was pretty yummy and hoped he would ask me out, but it never happened. Well he called and told me he had seen me in town a few weeks ago and waved but I obviously didn't see him (oops! ) so here he was finally asking me out to dinner. And what did I do? I BLINKIN FROZE!! Then I did the unthinkable...I told him I was too busy these days to date!!

When I got off the phone I decided I was one totally off the planet female and so I rang a few friends until I found one who had his number. A week later and I still hadn't got up the courage to call.

So the question went through my mind why I wanted to date in the first place. What exactly was I searching for? A sense of desirability? someone to ease my singleness? A replacement for my teddy bear? Another infatuation to heal my already broken heart?

Well this weekend God clearly showed me that a relationship right now is not what I need. If I was focussed on a man, I would never get this book written. He affirmed that He already has my future sealed, and right now I just have to allow HIM to work on the pages of my own life journey.

He gave me so much inspiration this weekend with the book, I got quite a bit written. I know I have to set aside time to do this. I have to discipline myself! I also need regular time away with God...just me and Him enjoying each other.

So all you blinkin blokes who never proposed when you visited my "marriage and stuff" post, don't you blinkin ask me out on a date now coz my Daddy says NO WAY!!


Now will someone please give me a pair of granny knickers and some knitting needles????


ps I'm out of blinkin chocolate too!
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