Monday, September 27, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Woke up from my nap... and this thought came to mind.
I'd rather be me then live in misery. Living to please tradition, because it's easy. Nope, that won't be me. I refuse to continue on in a life of misery.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Waters
Sprinkle my heart in the middle of the Ocean
Allow the pieces to be disbursed
Through the turning of the sea
Let them wash on the shore
The pieces will be stronger then before
Of this I'm sure
Some may still be lost
Can you lend some pieces
Of your heart
Until I'm able to find the rest of mine
I've already braced myself
That some parts will be lost forever
The pieces of hurt and pain
I pray will never return to me again
If I find a piece on the shore
I'll be sure to evaluate it
But I think only the strong pieces
Will be able to make it
So as the pieces of my heart
Float around in the vast and roaring sea
I'll walk the shore
Waiting for those stronger pieces
To make there way back to me
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
A Life of Becoming
| 2 Corinthians 4:7-18
Probably the greatest obstacle to understanding God’s purpose for brokenness is this: Most believers think of Christianity as something we do. We pray. We read the Bible. We go to church. We sing hymns. We give money. We do and do—and assume that’s the Christian life. It’s not.
Authentic Christianity is about becoming rather than doing. The life of faith that God designed involves receiving Jesus into our hearts and allowing Him to change our habits, mindset, beliefs, interests, and concerns so we become more and more like Him.
Realizing this will change our perspective on the heartache we must endure. You see, when we recognize that the Christian life is about Jesus’ persistent work of “re-creation” in our lives, then the role of brokenness makes more sense. It’s the process God uses to strip us of things that have become, or may one day become, an obstacle to our growth. The Lord also uses this tool to address issues we may have declared “off limits” to Him, such as unhealthy behaviors or relationships that we rationalize.
God doesn’t want to be Lord of most of your life; He wants to be Lord of all of your life! So He zeroes in on areas of self-will and self-sufficiency to remove everything within us that relies on “self.” He uses brokenness to remove those inclinations so that we can live moment by moment, day by day, in full dependence on Him.
Open your heart, and ask God to reveal any selfish strongholds. . Let Him break unhealthy behavior patterns.
Probably the greatest obstacle to understanding God’s purpose for brokenness is this: Most believers think of Christianity as something we do. We pray. We read the Bible. We go to church. We sing hymns. We give money. We do and do—and assume that’s the Christian life. It’s not.
Authentic Christianity is about becoming rather than doing. The life of faith that God designed involves receiving Jesus into our hearts and allowing Him to change our habits, mindset, beliefs, interests, and concerns so we become more and more like Him.
Realizing this will change our perspective on the heartache we must endure. You see, when we recognize that the Christian life is about Jesus’ persistent work of “re-creation” in our lives, then the role of brokenness makes more sense. It’s the process God uses to strip us of things that have become, or may one day become, an obstacle to our growth. The Lord also uses this tool to address issues we may have declared “off limits” to Him, such as unhealthy behaviors or relationships that we rationalize.
God doesn’t want to be Lord of most of your life; He wants to be Lord of all of your life! So He zeroes in on areas of self-will and self-sufficiency to remove everything within us that relies on “self.” He uses brokenness to remove those inclinations so that we can live moment by moment, day by day, in full dependence on Him.
Open your heart, and ask God to reveal any selfish strongholds. . Let Him break unhealthy behavior patterns.
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