The following was actually written Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 9:37pm
1. "How enlightened is wearing God like some do Versace?” ~Vanna Bonta
Don't wear Christianity like a proud woman boasting a high-end label, get a relationship and share it with others! We are ambassadors representing the most powerful Kingdom in the universe and sometimes I think we missed our briefing on how to conduct ourselves among and connect with the local culture and customs! You've heard it said 1000X..."We're the only Jesus the world sees!" And right now the identity we're presenting to a world in need is very duplicitous...We say He loves unconditionally and we hold back from those WE deem unworthy, we say we are ALL created in His image (the MOST powerfully masterful Creator and the Father of all invention) and then we look down our noses at the "secular" world's humble and, at times, misguided attempts to create from the depths of their searching and lost souls, we say He wants us to 'Love one another as He loved us'' and "Christians" are among the first to ostracize and judge (even their own brothers and sisters). God called us to encourage one another, share His love, and be a light in the darkness; but I keep seeing Christians walking around looking at the world with a glass-half-empty mentality and looking down from their all-so-superior place of righteousness just like the pharisees! We've all fallen short, so give a hand to a fellow brother or sister! Quit judging and start loving, quit demeaning and start encouraging, quit letting jealousy rule your heart and start rejoicing with God's children in their triumphs, and quit avoiding what challenges you and start embracing the opportunity to grow! I'm enthusiastic to embrace such a lifestyle; but, most importantly, I'm enthusiastic to embrace YOU! ;D No qualifiers and no strings!!!
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2. “While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, another is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.”~Henry C. Link
Life's messy and full of humbling moments (just read about Peter, David, Saul, etc.) but that's when you know you're doing it right! In the frequently spoken words of one of my fave men of God "Keep on keepin' on"...Don't fret over your mistakes and keep pressing forward! One great book I read said, "run with patience the race set before you." You'll get there!
"Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!" Hebrews 12: 1-3 (The Message)
Remember!!! We're not competing, we're running together!
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