Companionship...

Recently I was thinking about the movie, Facing the Giants. I always think back to the part in the movie when the couple is in the field talking, and enduring struggles in the marriage, trying to have a baby, as well as the coach trying to keep his job... The question they present to us; "Will you still love Him(God)?"

I continued with that thought, I as a Christian know that God will always love me and i will always love Him, but i wondered what would be something that could happen to me that I would be that angry with God because of my suffering. To rephrase that, (watch your toes cause ima steppin')...What do i hold more dear to my life? What do i long for more than an intimate relationship with my creator?

I searched my heart, to the deepest part...I realized something, but i didn't know what it meant quite yet. 

So what do i think would be my will you still love him moment? 

If, and when, i get married to the girl of my dreams, to have her taken from me. To have the one thing that i desire most, that companionship and share that love with a person that i've waited so long for, and to lose that.

A day or so later i finally realized why God placed all of this on my mind and heart. I need to put God above that desire. I need to desire that companionship and intimacy with God before anything and everything else, my desire for a mate in life was the one thing that i held closer to God.

So what's your "will you still love him"? What do you hold closer to your heart than your Father God? It could be money, if you couldn't afford to feed yourself you would be mad at God...It could be a mate like mine, a job, a car, whatever the case,...If all that was taken away, Would you still love Him?

I challenge you, if you struggle with this especially, to read the book of Job. Job lost everything he had. His family, his fame, fortune, health. His life was by all means broken. But he never turned from God. He still loved God through it all..

Moreover, I challenge you to make that your prayer, "God break me. Fill me with your love and compassion. Wrap me in your arms so that i may find rest and renewal in your awesome majesty. God, break me, make me all that you are asking. God, BREAK ME!

How He Loves

Im sure you have heard the new song, "How He Loves" by John Mark McMimllan if you haven't, stop reading, go to iTunes and buy it!!! This song has become my favorite as of lately. The words are so blunt and true. To not give anything away and to force those of us who know it to go listen to it again im only gonna talk about a little part of it. However, though this may be a small part of the song, its a huge part of life.

"How He loves us, Oh how He loves us..."

I know I have said this before, but let that sink in ...


The God of the universe loves you, he loves me, he loves us...


Now think about all the times you have lied....


Think about all the times you did the wrong thing even thought you knew it was wrong.....


Think about that time you stole that thing, and never told anybody....


Think about all the times you have turned your back on God....


Now repeat these words.....


"How He loves us, Oh how He loves us!"

Thats all i really need to say, but ill finish with this, I love you too...please email me if you ever need to talk about anything....Im praying for all who read this...that you may come to know God's love in a real and deep way, for those of us that know that beautiful love already, that you may know it more, that you will wrap the outstreached arms of the Lord around your weary soul and find yourself lost in the unfailing love he has lavished on us....


-Blessings

Do we realize?

I write this as a result of something that has happened in my life over that past few days.

Do we even realize, what our purpose is on this earth? To Glorify God in everything.

But what does that mean? One thing that i have been challenged with in the past few days is telling other's about Him. I'm sure we've all heard a sermon where the infamous, if you don't tell them about Jesus they're going to hell line. While this may be a little harsh considering the salvation of others doesn't hinge on you, because lets remember, "God doesn't need you to complete his works, but he wants you.", have you every really thought about the fact that people you know could burn in hell for all eternity? Take a minute and really just think that over. Maybe a friend that you are too afraid of what they may say or do if you ask them a simple question, are you really willing to sacrifice the chance that you may have had a chance to share God's love and his grace and mercy with them, but you missed it. All for the sake of your meaningless reputation in the eyes of eternity?

I challenge you to step out of your box over the next few days and to take that extra step to share God's love, to change a life, and to live for God.

A suggestion:

Find a friend on Facebook, at school, at work, or even church. Just simply send them a message and tell them you are praying for them, or just walk up, say I'm praying for ya', and walk away.

Trust me, to the meek and shy, you don't have to say anything else. Those words will make them ask why. And that will be your foot in the door.

What is Love.Change.Live. ?

To be honest, i wish i knew myself…

Love. Change. Live. is a ministry that God has placed on my heart in a big way over the past week. What kind, where, how…those are all question im waitng on an answer for myself. All i know is that its gonna  be big, cause its God’s. 

The name, 

Love. God calls us to love our neighbor, so many people are turned away from the church today because christians aren’t interested in loving everyone, only the people who look like them or act like them. I believe that loving and caring for people is the first step to showing the God’s love and ushering them into his glory.

Change. Ghandi once said be the change you want to see(loosely quoted). That is the purppose of LCL. To challenge Christians to stop complaining about the world and start doing something to make a difference and see the change actuall take place in the lives of our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Live. Live is simple. we have to live out God’s word. And if we do then others will see Christ in our lives and if we truly live for God they will want some of what I, what we, have.

 

Love.Change.Live is about reaching people for Jesus Christ. About showing them the Love that we have found to be ours, therefore changing lives, and living out the Word of God.

 

-Blessings

The first

It has occured to me over the past few days that i need to start a blog. A way to express myself and to maybe inspire others with my ideas. Please take what you read with a grain of salt for it is just my opinion, and the words i have recieved from God. They are not for everyone but for those who choose to read, consider that they may have meaning for your life as well, so i intend to share. 

-Blessings