the christian life is revolutionary. it is radical. based on revelation of truth, we should be living lives that are completely different from the world's standards, and completely based on standards of Christ. sometimes it hits me how much i worry about other opinions. how much we as christians even tell each other that "this is far enough". we only need to love our neighbours - but don't tell them if their car is driving down a road that ends off a cliff. i'm not saying that loving our neighbours is pointless or useless - it's integral! but we need to be willing to stand up as disciples of Christ in places we don't, places we should. we need to be willing to say we will obey him, no matter the cost. even if it's against the law. and for me the biggest thing is even if it will be noticed by other people, and maybe called weird. we need to love, but love radically. we need to express that love beyond being polite and nice. the more time i spend with God, the more i'm challenged, the more questions i have and the fewer answers i have. or at least the answers i thought i had get torn apart. good things, but hard. good, but radical.
now to go and live my life with all this in mind....
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Right on Marce!
"GOD, do whatever!"
Translation: "Not my will but yours be done! AMEN."
There is most deffinately a difference between having "fire insurance" and making Jesus the LORD of your life; and in doing that (making Him LORD) we need to understand that we give up our rights to Him. So often we claim ownership of areas of our lives when in actuality not some, not a majority, but ALL has been forfited to Him and for Him; so that He may better use us now.
You might say, "So you're saying that those who who believed and are saved or in otherwards accepted the life given but have not yet given their own in return; have more rights then I do?" If you've given your life to Him I would most deffinately say Yes!
One who is inlove is not concerned about the oppinions of others, but only wants to please the one he/she loves - so also our relationship with Him should be. And in marraige the bible says two have now become one, so also we have now become one with Christ; sharing the inheiratence of every good thing! Wooooooo!!
I deffinately can understand what it is to want to please people and find my self guilty of it still from time to time. But oh how it must please the Lord when we make Him our very breathe and forget there are any other oppinions but His! I often get rediculed for looking rediculous when I worship passionately, my response is "It's not for you it's for Him and He see's my heart not neccisarely what you see."
Jeepers, this is Marcia's journal not Joel's! Just wanted to say thanks for keeping such an encouraging journal Marce.
GOD IS RADICAL!
Joel
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