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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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Anyone hungry? Oct 11, 2008 12:44 am
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Well dinner's ready so come on over!!

Tonight I'm doing Pan-Fried Chicken with Tomato Bacon Sauce! I'm serving it on a bed of rice, with carrots and brocolli on the side! yum yum!!

ok here's the recipe...coz I KNOW Deena will want it!!!

2 bacon rashers, chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
410g can tomatoes (14oz)
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1/4 teaspoon sugar
15g butter (1oz)
1 tablespoon oil
4 chicken thigh fillets (though I use breast)
1 tablespoon parsley

1. Add bacon, onion and garlic to frying pan, stir constantly over medium heat for 3 minutes or until onion is soft.

2. Add undrained tomatoes, water, tomato paste, dried herbs and sugar. Crush tomatoes with potato masher or fork. Bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, for about 10 minutes or until sauce is thick; stir occasionally during cooking time.

3. While sauce is cooking, heat butter and oil in frying pan, add chicken, cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, or until lightly browned and tender; turn several times during cooking. Be careful not to over-cook or chicken will be dry and tough.

4. Add parsley to tomato mixture, serve over chicken with rice or pasta.

Serves 2

My son is actually home for dinner tonight....can hardly believe it!!

Well you better hurry coz it wont last!!
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BOTHERED Oct 10, 2008 4:32 pm
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I guess the best way to describe what I'm feeling today, is "bothered". I went to bed listening to Ezekiel.....oh wow God sure was angry with His people! And what's with this eating dung?? Dung cakes??? oh yuck!!

Then I had a bad dream which kind of left me feeling even more unsettled than I was yesterday......got some praying to do on this one!

This morning I went for my walk and it was so beautiful out there. It was kind of misty...not foggy...just misty. It reminded me of a North Carolina Spring morning...cold...but you know it's going to be a beautiful day. I got so nostalgic...oh I would love to visit there again

After my walk I went and did my grocery shopping. It was so nice doing it early coz there are hardly any people in the store and I can take my time on the self serve checkout!!

On my way to the car, I bumped into my sister. Apparently she is wanting to build some broken bridges with me, yet today it sure didn't feel like it...feels like a few pylons just fell into the river

So right now I'm feeling "bothered". I'm so tired of game players and people who just aren't "real". I'm tired of walking around on eggshells in some kind of arena of intrigue. I want to be free to trust, and to be worthy of someone's trust. I want to accept people for who they are, and to be accepted for who I am in return. I want to be free to be me, without fear of condemnation or judgement. I want friendships that don't have "conditions" attached. I don't want to be misunderstood and having things I said taken out of context. I'm real, I'm me...I have too many flaws to name but I also have lots of good points that are too many to name. I'm just me....Penelope. I guess if I am a risk, then all I can say is......let me get out of the arena coz I don't want to play silly games.

So yup......today I'm feeling "bothered"
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Black Friday Oct 10, 2008 12:59 am
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That's what they are calling today.....black Friday.

The stock market crashed here today. Though no doubt it will affect me in one way or another, I'm kind of glad that I'm just an average Aussie battler. I don't have stocks and shares or investments.......I just have Jesus and He always gets me through.

I've had times of financial freedom and times of poverty....seen both ends of the spectrum. These days I just kind of coast along, thankful for everything that God gives me, never taking anything for granted!

I used to be the ultimate material girl...when I think of it now, I feel kind of sick. "Things" were so important, I was frivolous and stupid.

It took a jump into reality to turn things around! In fact it was during the "leanest time" that I gave my life to Christ. Funny how when you are all out of chips, you suddenly realise what really matters, huh! I remember, it was just before Christmas and I was so broke I couldn't afford to buy my son any gifts. I was in the depths of despair, and one night I called out to God and asked "is it that you don't like me, or are you trying to teach me something?" The next morning in the shower, He answered me (LOL I have a lot of revelations in the shower!) He reminded me of all the things I did have, and He reminded me that I had Him.....I folded like a pack of cards then....and begged Him to take over my life. And He did! I had the most special Christmas that year, and yes, my son did get some very nice gifts!

So whatever is happening to the global economy, I guess I am just one of millions who will go with the flow and trust in God to see me through.

Needless to say, I wont be visiting the US just yet...the Aussie dollar has hit an all time low of 65c US. Earlier this year it was nearly 90c. Now's a good time for you Americans to take a holiday downunder...you'll get great value for your dollar!

But there is another reason why this is Black Friday in my opinion. A bill is about to be passed either tonight or tomorrow......legalizing abortion up to 24 weeks with the approval of two doctors.

People are wailing over losing money......but yelling for freedom to kill their unborn babies. Yes it certainly is Black Friday in Australia.

Come Lord Jesus.........
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Can anyone help me with colours? Oct 9, 2008 3:42 pm
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You know me, a girl who loves her colours.....or as you Americans call it......colors!! Whichever way you spell it, I still love the "c" word!!

So, can anyone tell me if I can use other colours/colors apart from the standard ones, when posting comments or writing posts? and how do I blinkin do it?????

And what about fonts? can I choose anything other than standard or italic????

I need some excitement in my life, and I might as well start here!!!

p.s. don't laugh at me coz I am very technically challenged!
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NO PAIN, NO GAIN Oct 9, 2008 1:58 pm
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God delights to increase the faith of his children. We ought,instead of wanting no trials before victory, no exercise for patience, to be willing to take them from God's hands as a means. Trials, obstacles, difficulties, and sometimes defeats, are the very food of faith. -- George Müller

I just got this quote from Heartlight, and I sure hope this post shows up......I don't think any of my posts are showing up due to the current BC glitches. This quote is something we really need to take to heart.

I also got this one, yesterday:


There are three stages in the work of God: Impossible; Difficult; Done. -- Hudson Taylor

God has good intent for our lives. Often we bring about our own suffering through our disobedience, and failure to heed that still small voice. But He is so faithful, He loves us so much, He takes a bad situation that we may have caused.......and He uses it to make us better people.

I love what He's doing in me. He is giving me an awareness about me, moulding me into what I'm supposed to be. I want to be brave like Esther, and faithful like Ruth. And just as David was known as a man after God's own heart, I want to be a woman after God's own heart.

p.s. If God places it in your heart, could you pray for me today? Last night I was attacked by satan as I slept. The dream itself makes no sense, but I had a strong smell of something sickly sweet, kind of like an incense. The word, "familiar spirit" was in my thoughts. I know I was screaming in my sleep, trying to banish the devil, yet it was like cotton wool in my mouth. I woke myself up with my yelling. I feel very unsettled this morning.
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You blokes are gonna be soooooooooo jealous!!! Oct 9, 2008 2:46 am
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........coz us girls are having a girly get together on Deena's blog!! Yup totally girly girl.......and we have FOOOOOOOD!!!!

Now I KNOW how much guys like food.....so this is where I come in....I want to help you fellas.....so you don't go hungry!

Now here's what you got to do........

Just meet me at the driveway of Deena's house....present me with a BIG FAT BOX OF CHOCKIES......then I will pass you some yummy helpings of yummmmmmmmy food through the window......

See how lovely and sweet I am?

You don't see any other women here wanting to reach out to you pooooooooor hungry fellas!

Aren't you just blessed to your cute little pinkies that I happen to be here in your time of need?

The moral of this is:

DON'T FORGET THE BLINKIN CHOCOLATES IF YOU DON'T WANT TO STARVE!!

p.s. come peep in Deena's window and see what's on the menu!

Calling all girls!

floridagal
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LOST IN HIM Oct 9, 2008 1:34 am
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This is one of my posts from the littlething days. I was just reading bits of Ps 119.....and my heart just filled with love for Him, my Saviour, my Protector.....I want to breathe Him in tonight, I want to quite literally be lost in Him! I love Him so!

I have not come to ask you for anything

Except for the privilege to glorify your name

Let my singing and my prayers to you, fill you up

Oh God, that you might be satisfied

I long to worship you, I long to worship you

To stand in your courts and tell how marvellous you are

To you I raise my hands, I want to lift you up

This is a song by Parachute Band. Isn't it wonderful to just stand in His Presence and breathe Him in!
To desire Him more than anything. Everything else takes second place. There is NOTHING that can take the place of HIM.......not your dream car....not your most sought after vacation spot...not your career aspirations......not your longing for the man/woman of your dreams......not your financial status.....not your anything! Just you and Him....what an amazing revelation, to discover you are loved by the Lord of the universe! What a priviledge! Praise Him shamelessly, worship Him endlessly not for any reason other than that you love Him. Not what you can get from Him, but what He can get from you.
Lotsa love from me to you....
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It's not fair!! It's not fair!! (throwing a tanty here) Oct 8, 2008 1:19 pm
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I have to go to work......but I don't want to!! I want to stay home and look at blogs! It's hard when I work, and at night I don't have a lot of time......it really sucks!

We have a grand total of 90 something patients expected in clinic this morning......

Well......at least I know....this one thing I do know....I don't have any doubts about this at all....the weekend is almost here and I have four days off!!!

So I'm going to go to work now....all you blinkin Americans can blog to your hearts content.....while I am working my butt off....feeling guilty yet?????

Have a great evening...love you guys!
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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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