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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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A Lullaby for Dunky......... Oct 13, 2008 5:32 pm
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There was a redback on the toilet seat,
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.
I jumped up high into the air,
And when I hit the ground.
That crafty redback spider,
Wasn't nowhere to be found.

I rushed into the mrs,
Told her just where I'd been bit.
And she grabbed my cutthroat razor,
And I nearly took a fit.
I said 'Forget what's on your mind,
And call a doctor please.
For I've got a feeling that your cure,
Is worse than the disease.'

There was a redback on the toilet seat,
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.
And now I'm here in hospital,
A sad and sorry plight.
And I curse the redback spider,
On the toilet seat last night.

I can't lie down, I cant' sit up I don't know what to do.
The nurses think it's funny but that's not my point of view.
I tell you it's embarrasing and that's to say the least,
For I'm too sick to eat a bite,
While the spider had a feast.

And when I get back home again, I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll make that Redback suffer for the pain I'm going through.
I've had so many needles, I'm looking like a sieve
I promise you that redback hasn't very long to live.

There was a redback on the toilet seat,
When I was there last night.
I didn't see him in the dark,
But boy I felt his bite.
And now I'm here in hospital,
A sad and sorry plight.
And I curse the redback spider,
On the toilet seat last night.

Don't forget the bug spray, Dunk!!
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DISCERNMENT & DECISIVENESS Oct 13, 2008 3:55 pm
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You know you've heard a good sermon, when even a week later you are still chewing on it!

I don't want to extol Will Graham just coz he is Billy's grandson but his sermon was good.....thought provoking in it's simplicity.

He preached about the indecisive nature of Pontius Pilate. Here was a man who came eye to eye with the creator of the universe...though granted, he did not see that! He had the choice to either believe that Jesus was who He said He was....or not. He didn't choose either, but instead chose to wash his hands of the whole affair.....he refused to take responsibility for his decision....yup an indecisive man.

Something stood out for me in this sermon......the discernment of Pilate's wife. She had a dream, and she warned her husband not to be involved in the death of this man, Jesus.

But unfortunately, there are some men who don't seem to think a woman has the discerning capability to hear what the Holy Spirit is saying.

I wonder if his wife's words niggled at him, or did he just fob off her words as foolish nonsense...being a mere woman and all!

As it turns out, perhaps he should have heeded his wife's warning. Now I don't know what their marital relationship was like...perhaps she loved her husband immensely...yet I wonder if her respect in him diminished somewhat after this incident? I wonder if he humbled himself enough to admit to her that he was wrong, or did he shirk his responsibility here as well....did he wash his hands of the decision to not heed his wife's warning?

LOL when I started writing my post, this was not the direction I intended to take it...the words have kind of flowed so I'm going to keep it as it is and save my other thoughts for another post!

Anyways, it kind of bears thinking about, huh?

I'm a Spirit-filled woman of God. Sometimes I hear something, and I'm not totally sure it's God speaking, but there are other times when I have no doubt in my mind that I heard a word from God.

There have been times when I have been fobbed off...

You reap what you sow, right?

I wonder what Pilate reaped from his indecisive action?
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The Blessing of Friendship Oct 13, 2008 3:38 am
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Well I can honestly say this isn't a meaningless post coz there is nothing meaningless about my best friend Lorraine!

We had our usual get together today and it was like walking into a sunny room! She does that to me! I keep thinking, Lord how blessed am I, that you gave me this awesome woman to be my best friend!

We just have a connection, you know? You get that with some people, just a something that kind of draws you together and it's like God just showers you with blessings through that friendship.

She is so like me, it's scary!! She's a total nutter, gets me into all kinds of trouble....and as you know, I am easily persuaded!!

Today we talked about anything and everything, as we always do. She's the only friend I have right now that I can talk God stuff with coz she is just as passionate about God as I am! I need that, I come alive when I talk about God...or when we unpack something we read in the Bible. We also share the same daily devotional so we often share about that. I just wish I could see her more often...we can only get together every second Monday coz I work and she is busy with stuff too.

She always helps me to put things into perspective. Especially now where my vision is kind of clouded over...she gives me stuff to chew over, and I often get revelations from God through our conversations. It's a definite God connection!

I guess I'm super blessed coz I have a large network of friends. It's like each one is different, yet they each have a little bit of me in them...yup scary huh!! Do you find that with your friendships too? I don't just mean girl to girl or guy to guy..sometimes it's girl to guy as well.

Well that's all I gotta say about that...as Forest Gump would say!! I'm feeling kind of mooshy and sentimental tonight
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