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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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APOLOGY TO RUGGEDNTENDER FROM A BAD GIRL Nov 12, 2008 12:37 pm
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Ever do something on impulse....and then later whack your head in true Homer Simpson style coz you know you have been kind of out of line?

I am so impulsive....and my impulsiveness gets me into a whole heap of trouble. You'd think I'd have learned by now....but nope I still stuff up. I don't deserve a piece of duct tape....I deserve the whole blinkin roll!

As most of you are painfully aware, I've been hurting for a long time now, and when the pain gets really intense, I deal with it by laughing. You know what they say, "pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile smile smile". So that's what I do....and laughter gives you good happy endorphins and that's how I cope.

But laughter at someone else's expense is not very nice, and I am feeling really bad now coz I think I may have hurt the feelings of a really nice man.

Dunky and I have known each other two years now and we feed off each other with our silliness. We are good buddies even out of BC and Dunk and I have always maintained that if we stopped picking on each other, we might both feel unloved!

The same goes with Jeffy....wow he's like my older brother (and I accentuate the OLDER) LOL! We are friends outside of BC too and I adore him so much!

As for Gary....I haven't known him all that long but we love to banter with each other. If you look back on some of my posts you'll see that we just volley back and forth in the silliest way...usually about his volvo LOL but we just have so much fun with it.

I guess I got a bit carried away as far as Ruggedntender goes coz he seems like such a funny guy. I just had this feeling that he would be a lot of fun to play with, just like the other guys.

When I talked about my "womanly wisdom" it was tongue in cheek coz I'm not a very wise woman at all! In fact, I have made so many mistakes as a woman...well you guys know all about that one LOL!

But I forgot something very important. Rugged hasn't been here long enough to know me and so it's understandable that he read my post and thought I was ridiculing him.

Rugged......my heartfelt apology to you. I truly love your posts and I meant every word I said in them. I pray God will show you that truth. As whacko as this might sound to you, picking on you is a compliment...coz I think you're a fun guy who can take my silliness and roll with it. But I also have to understand that not everyone understands my offbeat humour...especially someone who doesn't know me. So I ask your forgiveness and I am hoping and hoping that my stupidity hasn't done damage. I'm truly sorry if I hurt you.....coz that wasn't my intention.....please forgive me?

And if there is any way I can make it up to you....crikey I will even write a mooshy poem....just don't ask me to give you my chocolate...that would totally crush me LOL!

So please please please don't stay mad at me ok?




ps and I'll try not to do any silly posts....for at least one day!
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THE HEART OF A CHILD Nov 12, 2008 3:19 am
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The heart of a child is the most precious of God's creation. Never break it. At all costs, never break it. -- Joseph L. Whitten

Children are a very precious and valuable commodity. In fact, God places such a high value on children, that He asks us to become as children.

Children see the world through hearts that are fresh and innocent. They tell it like it is, they see things so much clearer than us grownups do. In fact I was reading a post of Marilyn's...things seen through the perspective of a child. It just filled my heart...this raw innocence and childlike wonder.

But when you break the heart of a child, unless that heart is healed, this heartbroken child will grow up into a heartbroken adult. And heartbroken adults can become destroyers.....not only to themselves but to others.

Most of us carry scars from our childhood. It's horrible to feel childlike pain even as an adult. I still bear the scars of my childhood, and slowly God is teaching me how to combat my fears and to grow as an adult.

There is no easy fix. Growing is painful, facing your fears, your giants are painful things....but they can be done. If we draw near to God, He will equip us and teach us.

But before any of this can happen, we have to reach a point where we accept that there is a problem within us that needs His healing touch. And then, most importantly, we have to be open to whatever it is He requires us to do. There is no point saying to yourself, "I have pain from my childhood", if you are not prepared to allow God to fix it.

Where to begin? Pray! Ask God to reveal the cracks that need mending....then listen for His still small voice. If you allow Him....He will lead you out of the mire and into spacious places. And He will uphold you with His righteous right hand...count on it!

Crikey I just had a thought...I hope my bullying doesn't damage Dunky, Jeffy, Gary and the new kid!
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I Nov 12, 2008 12:25 am
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I don't see myself as a bully. I mean look at me....do I look like a bully to you? I'm only 5'2" tall.....is that the profile of a bully????

Yet I have this perverse pleasure in tormenting some men....take Dunk for example. Why do I pick on this poor harmless man so much????

Guess you don't have to look too hard to figure that one out!! The guy admits to wearing a pink tutu and stiletto heels. He walks around with half an eyebrow. And the piece de resistance? HE CAN'T SPELL!!! And being a very good speller myself.....wellllll......

Then there's Jeffy.....what did this poor sweetie do to incite my torment???? He's so sweeeeeeet! So why do I plant myself in his dreams...turning them into nightmares??? Why??? Jeffy doesn't do any of those things that Dunky does....and he can spell!! I don't have the answer unfortunately....I think it's just coz he was born!

And what about Gary? You know the one that's short of a rib? Ok that one is easy......the guy drives a blinkin Volvo!! That makes him easy pickins for a bored warrior thingy who is looking for fun! But you may have noticed, Gary kind of hightailed it and moved further away....I think he moved to Siberia or something...but what he doesn't know is....I have Google Earth!!

So ok, I have three men that I torment on a fairly regular basis. You'd think I'd have quenched my lust for tormenting....right???? Wrong!!

Have you noticed a new kid on the block? Goes by the name of Ruggedntender......hmmmmmm.....rugged....a man with grunt ....tender ....means I could probably reduce him to tears! So why would I want to pick on him? He seems unassuming enough.....he writes these posts that are packed with manly wisdom......aha!! EUREKA!! That's it!!! I want to give his manly wisdom a run for the money!!

The funniest thing of all, is that he probably has NO IDEA that he is a marked man.....no idea that this post is circulating the blogland.....the guy is easy pickins!! I've been lulling him into a false sense of security....visiting his blog....leaving some womanly wisdom for him to chew on....and let me tell you he chews good!! So let's see how this pans out ok? Let's see how I can mess with his mind!!

And if ANYONE blabs to him about my intentions....just keep in mind....I have been known to write fairy tales....and I'm NEVER short of a villain!!! Remember what happened to Dunk? He became a frog......after he became the wicked step mother, Dunkerina.

So be good boys and girls....and let the warriorthingy have her fun....kapeesh?

So am I a bully???? YES YES YES!!!

And that's all I have to say about that!
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