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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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NOT BACK NOT BACK NOT BACK LOL Dec 5, 2008 7:29 pm
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo I'm not back!

I just got a nasty surprise on my bank statement this morning. BC had slugged me for $25 AUD. I'm convinced I turned my auto renewal to the OFF position......but maybe I didn't.....or maybe I did.......I don't know which, but it wasn't a good thing to happen at this time of year when I'm b-r-o-k-e!

So I had to log in and turn it off. And I thought I'd better warn those of you who do use that service.....if you turn it off, then you better keep checking that it stays off!

I guess the sure fire way to stop getting slugged again would be to turn off my profile but as you know I don't want to do that coz of the meeeemmmmmmmmorieeeees (sung in a Streisand kind of way LO but I also don't want to have to keep checking in each month coz then I would get tempted to get back into the blogging thing....and that's a no-no! Not that it's a bad thing...but it impedes what God is doing in my life. I need more than ever to focus on Him and hear His still small voice.

I hope you are all doing ok? I'm doing ok too...still have my pigswill days but hey, at least they keep me grounded and closer to Jesus! Gotta love that pigswill!!

I have a burning in my heart to encourage other Christians to draw nearer to God. I've had this yearning since the beginning of the year and it's growing! Soooooo I've got some ideas in the pipeline and now just waiting on God to open some doors.

Remember at the start of the year I said this was going to be the year of the unexpected? It was!! And I guess there are still a few weeks left of this year....with God all things are possible so I'm just letting Him call the shots...where He leads, I will follow!

Oh and in case you forgot.........I turn 30 again in January!! Everyone laughs at me.....but just you wait and see.....I will turn 30 in January!!!

I was just reading through some comments Rhonda made to me in her blog, and she said she had a vision of me in a wedding dress! Maybe I ought to dust off my Etta James CD, the one I have always wanted played at my wedding...."At laaaaaaaaast my love has come along....." Buuuuuuut I dunno, I haven't been really lucky when it comes to love. Still, I do take Rhonda's words seriously...... Guess I'll just wait for my fighter pilot after all (that's a secret God and I share).

I hope all you Americans have seen the movie, "Australia"? Well want some juicy inside info? Hugh Jackman has a place less than 10 minutes from where I live!! I also happen to know the gym he frequents!! Sooooooooo girls.....sleepover at my house??? BRING THE BLINKIN CHOCOLATE and I'll supply the wine! Oh and bring a BIG lasso...that guy has got a lot of yummy muscles and it might take a bit of work to keep him restrained!! Plus, Deborah Lee might put up a fight.....someone bring duct tape!!

Ok enough of me gabbling on.....Have a very blessed Christmas, everyone. I do pray for all of you, and I know there are people who pray for me.....thank you!

A lot of you think that I will be back......I guess I've learned never to say never but for now it is kind of permanent....ok so I'm here today ....but it was something out of my control....ok so I didn't have to write this post ...but I couldn't help myself! See how dangerous it is for me? Right now I want to read blogs.......but I daren't....so I'm going to have an afternoon nap instead!

Bye Bye!


ps......here is my proof that my auto renewal is now set to OFF.

January 5, 2009
Extend Now! Auto Renew is OFF Set to ON
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