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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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he loves me, he loves me not....... Oct 7, 2008 4:05 am
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I've been doing a lot of reflecting lately......and I wonder why some of us women choose to keep loving a man who clearly does not reciprocate that love. I've been doing a lot of questioning. Is it that we feel unworthy to be loved better? Is it our self-esteem, to accept any kind of love than no love at all? Are we so needy that we will put up with anything, just to get a little bit of validation from this man we love? Is it hope that maybe tomorrow he will love us?

I guess it could be any or all of those reasons. And then again....it could just be that we LOVE him, for no other reason than that.....we love him.

I love my son, I love my friends, I love my family, I love God. I don't question my love for them, so why the need to question my love for a man, regardless of how he reciprocates that love? I don't have a perfect relationship with my sisters but somehow I can't stop loving them. Sometimes my son does things that displease me, but it doesn't stop me loving him. Sometimes I have disagreements with my friends, but it doesn't stop me loving them. Sometimes I don't understand God, but it doesn't stop me loving Him.

So in my own situation, why did I keep loving a man who didn't think I was worth the risk of loving?

Quite simply......I loved him.

I don't want to have a bitter heart, I don't want to become cynical and suspicious of every man who enters my life, and as Deena mentions in her post, I don't want to build walls where love can't enter.

I think the best way to turn the tables on the negatives, is to focus on the positives.

So I want to thank God for the relationship itself, and what I learned through it. I want to thank God that He gave me the capacity to love this man, the grace to see beyond his flaws and weaknesses, the ability to focus on his strengths, the humility to forgive, and the courage to walk away because I deserve to be loved totally and not just partly.

I wrote this post last night, and I was about to delete it...but I think I have to post it. Sometimes the only way to break through the pain is to face it head on. Accept that this is something that is hurting me and that by confronting every facet of this pain....healing will come.

By doing this, I have come crashing down....reality has hit hard. But it had to happen sooner or later, and I can't move forward unless I deal with it now. It hurts.

There's more to write on this subject.......but not right now
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I AM WOMAN, HEAR ME......squeak??? Oct 7, 2008 12:39 am
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I'm a slow learner when it comes to the fact that you just can't second guess God!

Several years ago, when God invited me through a "new door", I was convinced it was to do with my music ministry. Little did I know that I was entering the total "make-over factory"!!

In the last few years God has been teaching me my worth as a person, as a child of God. I have been on the wheel, in the fire, on the anvil...yup I've come a looooong way from the person I was!

You'll remember a few weeks ago, I took flight from the safety of my buoy...convinced there was ministry ahead. Wrong again!! Granted, there is the possibility that God is priming me for ministry, but before that....it's back to the make-over factory!

So what is God showing me lately? He wants me to recognize my worth as a woman! And here was I thinking I was woman enough!! Guess not!!

It's not about learning femininity....but rather the character of a woman...His woman!

One of the things God is revealing to me....don't settle for the half measure. He is showing me, that if I want to settle for the half measure...that's all I will get. He wants me to realise my worth as a woman. I've been content with the scraps thrown at me for too long........this isn't God's desire for me. He wants me at the banquet table. He wants me to taste the best He has prepared for me.

Letting go of the familiar is hard. Letting go of the thinking I'm used to...changing my mindset is hard. I have to start believing in my worth as a woman...that's hard!

But I will do it. I have been on the most wonderful adventure of my life and there is so much more ahead of me.

No matter how much I am hurting right now, I thank Him for it. Every teardrop that falls from my eyes becomes a diamond that He holds in His hand.

I pray for every woman that reads this post......this isn't just about me, but for you too. If God wants me to realise my worth as a woman....then I know without a doubt that He is wanting the same for you. I invite you to journey with me...we can share our tears and our joys along the way.....I guess it's time to celebrate being a woman!

ps I think I'm going to be writing some posts about us women...our struggles, our fears, our triumphs...I think I am...LOL!
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