AWESOME!!!!!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
It's a C.S. Lewis kind of day
“Of course God knew what would happen if they used their freedom the wrong way: apparently He thought it worth the risk. Perhaps we are inclined to disagree with Him. But there is a difficulty about disagreeing with God. He is the source from which all your reasoning power comes: you could not be right and He wrong any more than a stream can rise higher than its own source. When you are arguing against Him you are arguing against the very power that makes you able to argue at all: it is like cutting off the branch you are sitting on.”
"Now God designed the human machine to run on Himself. He Himself is the fuel our spirits were designed to feed on. There is not other. That is why it is just no good asking God to make us happy in our own way without bothering about religion. God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.”
“That is why the Christian is in a different position from other people who are trying to be good. They hope, by being good, to please God if there is one; or- if they think there is not- at least they hope to deserve approval from good men. But the Christian thinks any good he does comes from the Christ-life inside him. He does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us; just as the roof of a greenhouse does not attract the sun because it is bright, but becomes bright because the sun shines on it.”
“For Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, or contentment, or even common sense.”
“According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride… it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind.”
“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.”
“He shows much more of Himself to some people than to others - not because He has favorites, but because it is impossible for Him to show Himself to a man whose whole mind and character are in the wrong condition. Just as sunlight, though it has no favorites, cannot be reflected in a dusty mirror as clearly as in a clean one.”
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”
"Now God designed the human machine to run on Himself. He Himself is the fuel our spirits were designed to feed on. There is not other. That is why it is just no good asking God to make us happy in our own way without bothering about religion. God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.”
“That is why the Christian is in a different position from other people who are trying to be good. They hope, by being good, to please God if there is one; or- if they think there is not- at least they hope to deserve approval from good men. But the Christian thinks any good he does comes from the Christ-life inside him. He does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us; just as the roof of a greenhouse does not attract the sun because it is bright, but becomes bright because the sun shines on it.”
“For Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, or contentment, or even common sense.”
“According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride… it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind.”
“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.”
“He shows much more of Himself to some people than to others - not because He has favorites, but because it is impossible for Him to show Himself to a man whose whole mind and character are in the wrong condition. Just as sunlight, though it has no favorites, cannot be reflected in a dusty mirror as clearly as in a clean one.”
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”
Superheroes
I'm convinced that Christians are like superheroes and here's why:
1. Superheroes make an impact where ever they are, as Christians we are called to impact the World for Christ, making disciples of ALL nations, including our own! (Matthew 28:19).
2. All superheroes get their 'superhero power' from something supernatural or unusual. I think we can all agree that God is supernatural and that before people meet Christ they think everything about following him in unusual. (John 15:18-19).
3. All superheroes have a kryptonite. Even though we are in Christ we still struggle with sin and we'll continue to have to fight sin until we meet Jesus. (Romans 7:15-20)
4. All superheroes display the same 3 qualities: Compassion, Mercy and Love for people. I find it really hard to believe that you can be a Christian and not possess any one of these qualities! It should break our hearts to know that most of the people we see in a day don't know Christ. That means they will never experience real love, grace or truth! We don't deserve it but someone loved us enough to share Christ with us...we should be doing the same!!!(John 15:12-13; 1 John 4:20; Proverbs 10:12).
5. Superheroes put other people before themselves, they aren't selfish. They may have selfish moments but over all they have a very selfless character. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT US!!!(Romans 12:10).
That's all I got right now :)
1. Superheroes make an impact where ever they are, as Christians we are called to impact the World for Christ, making disciples of ALL nations, including our own! (Matthew 28:19).
2. All superheroes get their 'superhero power' from something supernatural or unusual. I think we can all agree that God is supernatural and that before people meet Christ they think everything about following him in unusual. (John 15:18-19).
3. All superheroes have a kryptonite. Even though we are in Christ we still struggle with sin and we'll continue to have to fight sin until we meet Jesus. (Romans 7:15-20)
4. All superheroes display the same 3 qualities: Compassion, Mercy and Love for people. I find it really hard to believe that you can be a Christian and not possess any one of these qualities! It should break our hearts to know that most of the people we see in a day don't know Christ. That means they will never experience real love, grace or truth! We don't deserve it but someone loved us enough to share Christ with us...we should be doing the same!!!(John 15:12-13; 1 John 4:20; Proverbs 10:12).
5. Superheroes put other people before themselves, they aren't selfish. They may have selfish moments but over all they have a very selfless character. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT US!!!(Romans 12:10).
That's all I got right now :)
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Pretty excited about this!
I hope you can wrap your mind around what I'm about to write because if you do it will blow your mind...well it blew mine at least.
So I'm studying Romans 8 right now and this morning I got this thought: "Grace leads to conviction then repentance; guilt leads to condemnation". I thought it was pretty sweet but I felt like it had more meaning to it, I just didn't know what it was. So about an hour ago I was thinking about and the Lord absolutely blew my mind...I was so excited I almost peed myself!
Romans 8 says "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." so when we feel condemned or guilty it's not real...it's a figment of our imaginations...it's all smoke and mirrors!!! As a Christian, when we feel condemned we are being held captive by an idea that ISN'T EVEN REAL and can never be real because in Christ there is NO condemnation!!! This really did blow my mind! I hope it blows your too!
To God be the Glory!
So I'm studying Romans 8 right now and this morning I got this thought: "Grace leads to conviction then repentance; guilt leads to condemnation". I thought it was pretty sweet but I felt like it had more meaning to it, I just didn't know what it was. So about an hour ago I was thinking about and the Lord absolutely blew my mind...I was so excited I almost peed myself!
Romans 8 says "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." so when we feel condemned or guilty it's not real...it's a figment of our imaginations...it's all smoke and mirrors!!! As a Christian, when we feel condemned we are being held captive by an idea that ISN'T EVEN REAL and can never be real because in Christ there is NO condemnation!!! This really did blow my mind! I hope it blows your too!
To God be the Glory!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Fun Quotes
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.”-C.S. Lewis
“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world”-C.S. Lewis
"What we fear is what we're subject to; our fears define our master."-The Barbarian Way
"I am saying that we need to find the courage & freedom to be ourselves. We need to let ourselves become the unique individuals that God created us to be. We need to stop trying to be what everyone else wants us to be, and stop worrying about what everyone else thinks. Barbarians live as if they are naked before God, and naked before men. They have nothing to hide; they don't waste their time or energy pretending to be something they're not."-The Barbarian Way
"Having a domesticated faith is like having a tiger trapped in a cage. You are not intended to be a spiritual zoo where people can look at God in you from a safe distance."-The Barbarian Way
“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world”-C.S. Lewis
"What we fear is what we're subject to; our fears define our master."-The Barbarian Way
"I am saying that we need to find the courage & freedom to be ourselves. We need to let ourselves become the unique individuals that God created us to be. We need to stop trying to be what everyone else wants us to be, and stop worrying about what everyone else thinks. Barbarians live as if they are naked before God, and naked before men. They have nothing to hide; they don't waste their time or energy pretending to be something they're not."-The Barbarian Way
"Having a domesticated faith is like having a tiger trapped in a cage. You are not intended to be a spiritual zoo where people can look at God in you from a safe distance."-The Barbarian Way
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Things I'm learning
1. At some point my faith became tame and civilized. I'm not ok with this and I know the Lord isn't ok with this either! No one can step into the identity God has for them if they live with a tamed faith.
2. I'm not patient.
3. I have a tendency to overlook the small things the Lord does everyday.
4. I'm learning what it means to hear from God and obey what he is saying to me.
5. God has given me the Spirit of truth and I SHOULD listen to him.
6. I'm a daughter of the most High King.
7. God makes himself clear, if we can't see him then we are focused on something other than the Lord.
8. God isn't finished with me!
Read Acts 17...I pray you'll be encouraged!
To God be the Glory!
2. I'm not patient.
3. I have a tendency to overlook the small things the Lord does everyday.
4. I'm learning what it means to hear from God and obey what he is saying to me.
5. God has given me the Spirit of truth and I SHOULD listen to him.
6. I'm a daughter of the most High King.
7. God makes himself clear, if we can't see him then we are focused on something other than the Lord.
8. God isn't finished with me!
Read Acts 17...I pray you'll be encouraged!
To God be the Glory!
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