Tuesday, July 10, 2012

How to Operate.

Welp, back into the blogging. It's been a while...


So I have these random thoughts a lot, and I like to think that it is just me and Jesus pondering, dreaming, and loving each other in conversation. I know that all my revelation and understanding comes from Him and from listening to His heart. All good things come straight from that heart. It is a beautiful heart FULL of love and compassion and tenderness and FULL of ways to love His children. He cares sooo stinkin much about His children that He just can't stop talking about ya, giving ideas of how to love ya. He is crazy about you!!


I know that it is talked about a lot...almost as a joke in the church... that we aren't supposed to go and love people in clubs and drunks and homosexuals and lalala because we could be too tempted in that atmosphere. We use it as one of those funny one-liners that make everyone laugh, cause we know how ridiculous is 'sounds' BUT the harsh reality is that even though we laugh when the pastor says that in reference to "dead churches," or maybe southern baptist, or whatever, we actually are just as scared to live out the reality that we actually ARE supposed to love these people. Where they are. Where they are. Why? Because that is my brother. My sister. And so if that was family, blood relatives, best friends in that place... I would run in there and desire to pull them out of that place. I think that is where the relationship kicks in. Abba, Daddy, how do I love this person...specifically...right now? That's what I love about Jesus is that it looks different for every person. They are His kids too, they just dont know it yet...


"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ. But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is effective in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer; and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are sharers of our comfort." 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 

"We don't need any more programs or multi-level growth strategies. We need to re-teach people how to operate in real life, how to love the people they pass by every day, and how to stop using phrases like "I'm just waiting for God to open a door" and start knocking on some instead." -Relevant Magazine 

“For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6

We let the fear of man stop us more times than we EVER should. We have to stop that.
Amen, Jesus it is by YOUR grace that we look to You and not to man. It is by Your Spirit, Your power.  






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