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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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WHO AM I Oct 5, 2008 1:34 am
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This is a re-post of when I was the other thingy. I thought it was really appropriate for now.

I am earth. You take a rib, then You form me out of the dust. I am clay. You mould me, You shape me into the form You desire me to be. I am unrefined gold. You heat me, You temper me, until I resemble a near perfect work of art.

I am woman. I am Your bride. I am Your queen. I am Your friend. I am Your personal witness. I am Your servant. I am Your sister. I am Your temple. I am Your living stone. I am Your chosen. I am Your desire. I am Your lover. I am Your daughter. I am Your child.

There is nowhere I can run from You. You see me everywhere. You find me in the darkness and You shine Your light on me. No matter how much I run from You, turn from You, You pursue me. You are relentless.

You strip me bare of my pride. You expose the ugliness in me. You see me for what I am, then You make me see what I am, then You show me what I am to You.

You love me. You comfort me. You tenderly hold me. You hide me under the cover of Your wing. You whisper words of love to me. You caress my very soul.

I ask You....why? why me? Sometimes I get so angry coz this road to You is so painful and long. Why does it have to hurt so much? Why do You pick on me so! Why do You lead me to this place? Why do You lead me to that place? What is Your purpose? What is Your plan? Just once, can't I have an easy path? just once? Why do You tell me to turn the other cheek? It hurts to turn the other cheek. Why do You tell me to love those who do me wrong? Why do You allow people to hurt Your child? Why do You give me riches and then take them away? Why do You bless me and then curse me? Why do You abandon me when I need You most? Why do You take me into the desert? Why do You lead me through the valley of the shadow? Why do You beat me? Why do You put me in the furnace?

And God says.......BECAUSE I LOVE YOU. BECAUSE I CHOSE YOU. BECAUSE I BOUGHT YOU AT A PRICE. THE PRICE WAS MY BODY, MY BLOOD. I OWN YOU. YOU ARE MINE.

And so I follow You. Because I know there is no other way for me. Because even when life is at its worst, You are there, holding me, comforting me. Because I am weak. I can't walk this life without You. I would be hopelessly lost. Because I don't trust myself....but I trust You. Because I have nothing else to put my hope in. You are my hope. Without You I have no joy. Without You I have no purpose. Because You are my King, my Lord, my Saviour, my God, my Redeemer, my Lord, my Everything, my All. Because You are my Beautiful Jesus.

I will worship You. I will praise You. I will exalt Your name where ever I go. I will bow down before You. I will lay my life down for You. I will sacrifice everything...my hopes, my dreams, my ambtions. Take my selfishness, take my pride, take my ugliness...Your will Lord, not mine. This life is not my own....it belongs to You.

I AM YOURS
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