love. we all agree we need it. we all agree we should give it. how about when someone is mean to you? if some is rude, lies, or manipulates you does that give right not loving that person?
Luke 6:
If you love only the people who love you, what praise should you get? Even sinners love the people who love them.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
undeserved blessings
Who gave me this story? I don't deserve it. God's grace constantly amazes me. I would have never dreamed I could have done all that I've had opportunity to do and see... and yet God is always asking me to keep dreaming... He whispers "don't stop there - I have much more to show you!"
God gives us what we don't deserve all the time. I can't believe how lavish he is about it too. Just when you've had a wonderful day filled with friends, beauty, and Holy moments, God tops it all with real-time painting using the setting sun. I LOVE the Lord. No one is like Him. No one touches my heart like He does. No one forgives so quickly and lovingly. No one pursues my heart like He does. We serve a relentless God of love.
I've discovered a new passion. It's, well, basically... spreading passion. I love to ignite the passions of others to discover who they truely are in Christ.
And I love that my story begins and ends with God's hand at work in my life. Any tales I tell of far off lands or hearts made whole are all because of God's leading. Seriously, I couldn't have written a life story I would rather live out thus far. I'm not that creative!
My simple story is this: I was bored living my life for myself in Nashville. I took all those crazy passages seriously where Jesus says, 'don't worry about what you'll take with your or might need - follow me. Go where ever I send you.' Slowly, slowly I've let go of all the things I thought I needed to be happy and allowed God to show me true satisfaction found in him. And now... I follow Jesus. If he says 'stay.' I'll stay. If he says 'go', I'll go.
God gives us what we don't deserve all the time. I can't believe how lavish he is about it too. Just when you've had a wonderful day filled with friends, beauty, and Holy moments, God tops it all with real-time painting using the setting sun. I LOVE the Lord. No one is like Him. No one touches my heart like He does. No one forgives so quickly and lovingly. No one pursues my heart like He does. We serve a relentless God of love.
I've discovered a new passion. It's, well, basically... spreading passion. I love to ignite the passions of others to discover who they truely are in Christ.
And I love that my story begins and ends with God's hand at work in my life. Any tales I tell of far off lands or hearts made whole are all because of God's leading. Seriously, I couldn't have written a life story I would rather live out thus far. I'm not that creative!
My simple story is this: I was bored living my life for myself in Nashville. I took all those crazy passages seriously where Jesus says, 'don't worry about what you'll take with your or might need - follow me. Go where ever I send you.' Slowly, slowly I've let go of all the things I thought I needed to be happy and allowed God to show me true satisfaction found in him. And now... I follow Jesus. If he says 'stay.' I'll stay. If he says 'go', I'll go.
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