Hey all!
So I'm on the popular website called Tumblr (this should be a link to my page.. we'll see) and I've found a really thriving Christian community on there which has been pretty interesting watching the Kingdom of God coming about... through the Internet. lol
Anyway, there are people using that website that deal with every problem under the sun (which is another reason why I think there is such a big amount of people using the site, people aren't afraid to reach out for help and to ask for help/prayer however hard it might be for them). From depression to self harm, from eating disorders to pornography. People are getting their prayer requests out and God is working though peoples prayers!! It's really a beautiful thing to see!
Anyway, I found out about this ministry called Beggars Daughter which helps woman who have dealt with pornography addictions. I browsed the website because though I don't deal with a pornographic addiction, I have dealt in the past with an addiction to men, which has included alot of day-dreaming. On the site they had a specific article about the renewal of our minds (Romans 12:2).
The advice given in the article was SO good, you can pretty much take out the word "pornography" and substitute it for any other sin that you're dealing with!!
The article is found here.
Blessings!
** Some of my Tumblr friend's pages:
Rachele
Jerry
Showing posts with label grace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grace. Show all posts
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
G R A C E
I can at times be harsh
And condemning
Yes, we need to keep each other accountable as brothers and sisters in Christ. "...let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins." James 5:20
However, "But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: 'God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.' Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:6-7
And especially, "Mercy triumphs over judgment." James 2:13
A very small glimpse of the HUGE MASSIVE grace of God was shown to me this morning. Yesterday when I woke up, when I would lay flat on my back my eyes acted like I had just gotten off of a roller coaster or a merry-go-round. Then I would turn to my side and be fine. I was doing exercises I normally don't do the night before, and I broke my tailbone a couple months ago so I thought I should probably call a chiropractor. The one in town is a man who goes to my church whose wife I sing with on worship team occasionally. So I called and made an appointment for this morning. Well, later in the day yesterday I noticed that the nausea was gone (PRAISE GOD!) so I called him back to cancel my appointment but I just got the answering machine so I left a message. I felt like this morning I should probably call again just in case he didn't get the message. I was feeling kind of guilty because I made a kinda early appointment so I was hoping that he didn't got into work early just for me. When I called he said he hadn't checked the messages yet, so I told him I had to cancel and I was very sorry. Instead of the sound of annoyance coming from his reply, there was total grace. "That's totally fine!" he said in a cheery sort of way.
However little and insignificant that story might seem, I think God wants us to look for signs of His grace everywhere and too not only recognize His grace, but to receive it HUMBLY. So in the future when I want to act all high-and-mighty with someone, I will remember that there is only ONE Perfect One and He has given me MUCH grace so I must give MUCH grace.
We serve such a good God who is so patient with us!
Also just letting you know from the last entry, the big decision has been decided:
I'm going to Mission Year next year :)
And condemning
Yes, we need to keep each other accountable as brothers and sisters in Christ. "...let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins." James 5:20
However, "But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: 'God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.' Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:6-7
And especially, "Mercy triumphs over judgment." James 2:13
(*you can guess what book I read this morning*)
A very small glimpse of the HUGE MASSIVE grace of God was shown to me this morning. Yesterday when I woke up, when I would lay flat on my back my eyes acted like I had just gotten off of a roller coaster or a merry-go-round. Then I would turn to my side and be fine. I was doing exercises I normally don't do the night before, and I broke my tailbone a couple months ago so I thought I should probably call a chiropractor. The one in town is a man who goes to my church whose wife I sing with on worship team occasionally. So I called and made an appointment for this morning. Well, later in the day yesterday I noticed that the nausea was gone (PRAISE GOD!) so I called him back to cancel my appointment but I just got the answering machine so I left a message. I felt like this morning I should probably call again just in case he didn't get the message. I was feeling kind of guilty because I made a kinda early appointment so I was hoping that he didn't got into work early just for me. When I called he said he hadn't checked the messages yet, so I told him I had to cancel and I was very sorry. Instead of the sound of annoyance coming from his reply, there was total grace. "That's totally fine!" he said in a cheery sort of way.
However little and insignificant that story might seem, I think God wants us to look for signs of His grace everywhere and too not only recognize His grace, but to receive it HUMBLY. So in the future when I want to act all high-and-mighty with someone, I will remember that there is only ONE Perfect One and He has given me MUCH grace so I must give MUCH grace.
We serve such a good God who is so patient with us!
Also just letting you know from the last entry, the big decision has been decided:
I'm going to Mission Year next year :)
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
May the Lamb that was slain receive the reward of His suffering
That is a quote I heard today from some early Moravian missionaries.
*sigh* oh the weight and GLORY of God in Jesus Christ my Lord.
More and more and more it seems everyday I'm realizing just how much I need my eyes opened by Christ. How much more there is of Him and how much everything is for, about, pointing to Him. I was reminded today in a sermon I watched... of the absolute power and sigularity of just the straight-forward GOSPEL of Jesus Christ... we have NOTHING GOOD in us. Yes, we were created for good but WE messed up and even our good works are tainted with pride. D a r k n e s s ... but O a marvelous Light! The WORD of GOD, His FIRST and ONLY Begotton!! CARRIED ALL OUR: disobedience, lust, fornication, pride, judgementalism, gossiping tongue, murdering hands, apathetic heart = S I N, carried it on His human... human body as our just desserts, the horrible wrath of PERFECT ETERNAL YHWH was poured out on Him. He. DIED.
but now He's alive!!!
So that me: prideful, gossiper, blasphemer, judgmental, hateful apathetic me... can be lavished..... do you know what that word means?
lav·ish /ˈlævɪʃ/
–adjective
1. expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
2. using or giving in great amounts; prodigal (often fol. by of ): lavish of his time; lavish of affection.
–verb (used with object)
3. to expend or give in great amounts or without limit: to lavish gifts on a person.
This love and grace and M E R C Y and power.... unspeakable. Can be LAVISHED on ME!!!??
O N L Y.... only only only... if:
1. I REPENT of my sin.... not only confess (which needs to happen to repent anyway) but repent of them... repent or metanoeō in the Greek means to change ones mind. Telling God you DONT WANT TO DO IT ANYMORE and seek to NOT do it anymore
2. BELIEVE!!! Yes!! Its that good of news!!! the power of JESUS is THAT poweful! He can make you COMPLETELY PERFECT before God! He can! He can! and He did!!! 2,000 years ago!
I read a very familiar story the other day.. but what really stood out to me in this reading was just how much of a gospel story it was... and... man..... just suprised and crushed and so so deeply moved.... by the GRACE
John 8:1-11 (English Standard Version)
1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?" 6 This they said to test him,that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." 8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" 11 She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more."
*sigh* oh the weight and GLORY of God in Jesus Christ my Lord.
More and more and more it seems everyday I'm realizing just how much I need my eyes opened by Christ. How much more there is of Him and how much everything is for, about, pointing to Him. I was reminded today in a sermon I watched... of the absolute power and sigularity of just the straight-forward GOSPEL of Jesus Christ... we have NOTHING GOOD in us. Yes, we were created for good but WE messed up and even our good works are tainted with pride. D a r k n e s s ... but O a marvelous Light! The WORD of GOD, His FIRST and ONLY Begotton!! CARRIED ALL OUR: disobedience, lust, fornication, pride, judgementalism, gossiping tongue, murdering hands, apathetic heart = S I N, carried it on His human... human body as our just desserts, the horrible wrath of PERFECT ETERNAL YHWH was poured out on Him. He. DIED.
but now He's alive!!!
So that me: prideful, gossiper, blasphemer, judgmental, hateful apathetic me... can be lavished..... do you know what that word means?
lav·ish /ˈlævɪʃ/
–adjective
1. expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
2. using or giving in great amounts; prodigal (often fol. by of ): lavish of his time; lavish of affection.
–verb (used with object)
3. to expend or give in great amounts or without limit: to lavish gifts on a person.
This love and grace and M E R C Y and power.... unspeakable. Can be LAVISHED on ME!!!??
O N L Y.... only only only... if:
1. I REPENT of my sin.... not only confess (which needs to happen to repent anyway) but repent of them... repent or metanoeō in the Greek means to change ones mind. Telling God you DONT WANT TO DO IT ANYMORE and seek to NOT do it anymore
2. BELIEVE!!! Yes!! Its that good of news!!! the power of JESUS is THAT poweful! He can make you COMPLETELY PERFECT before God! He can! He can! and He did!!! 2,000 years ago!
I read a very familiar story the other day.. but what really stood out to me in this reading was just how much of a gospel story it was... and... man..... just suprised and crushed and so so deeply moved.... by the GRACE
John 8:1-11 (English Standard Version)
1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?" 6 This they said to test him,that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." 8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" 11 She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more."
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
A Cry
(WARNING: vent... read at own discretion)
I write this mainly to myself but also include any others who call yourselves "Christians"... all other people are excluded from this rant...
Oh... when God.... when will we realize.... that when in Your Word you say "POWER" and "GLORY".... that is what you mean... that you are not only a God of love but of WRATH and that you DEMAND .. You DEMAND justice!! When will we realize our pitiful folly... our course jokes... our complete blindness to the Power and Glory of Your name and Your self... You have become our trinket.... A word we use when we're angry.... our "homeboy"....
Creator and Sustainer of all things...
my homeboy??? I dont care anymore if its just a joke I dont care anymore if I'm quoting someone i dont FREAKING care how funny it really is... Lord... I'm tempted to ask you strike me where i stand when i take you lightly..... Oh Holiness... Oh Great Majesty ..............
forgive me
I cant do it! I cant live this life!!!! I CANNOT LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE!! I cant!!! There is nothing in my power to do anything for Christ!!......... Oh how i mock Him so.... oh Jesus please forgive me! All of the beautiful things You've made... Your creation: the trees the hills the animals the mountains the sky the stars the moon the sun the galaxies the atoms the angels scream Your praises! Everyday in their languages they cry:
Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come
And we.... with no problem at all..... call you homeboy? Deal with you lightly in conversation oh GOD! Have mercy on me!........................................have mercy on me..........................
Oh please... may I never... EVER again take you lightly.... EVER again
Oh... if we could see You.... we would not be taking Your Name so lightly...... we would not be taking Your personhood so lightly.... we would either be on the ground dead or on the groud out of our minds HORRIFIED at the Glory of Your Presence.. *just read Job to understand this* I RIGHTLY DESERVE EVERY EVIL THAT COMES AFTER ME! IF GOD WERE TO SEND ME TO HELL I WOULD STILL DESERVE IT AND HE WOULD STILL BE HOLY....
oh Father... I dont understand it.... thank You for Your grace... Your grace is my anchor... oh my i realize from what You are saving me from... and to NEVER again take it lightly... thank You that I can have grace on other people who do take You lightly... and may I God... because You have had the utmost grace on me... help me to learn grace.... teach me grace..... teach me grace
I write this mainly to myself but also include any others who call yourselves "Christians"... all other people are excluded from this rant...
Oh... when God.... when will we realize.... that when in Your Word you say "POWER" and "GLORY".... that is what you mean... that you are not only a God of love but of WRATH and that you DEMAND .. You DEMAND justice!! When will we realize our pitiful folly... our course jokes... our complete blindness to the Power and Glory of Your name and Your self... You have become our trinket.... A word we use when we're angry.... our "homeboy"....
Creator and Sustainer of all things...
my homeboy??? I dont care anymore if its just a joke I dont care anymore if I'm quoting someone i dont FREAKING care how funny it really is... Lord... I'm tempted to ask you strike me where i stand when i take you lightly..... Oh Holiness... Oh Great Majesty ..............
forgive me
I cant do it! I cant live this life!!!! I CANNOT LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE!! I cant!!! There is nothing in my power to do anything for Christ!!......... Oh how i mock Him so.... oh Jesus please forgive me! All of the beautiful things You've made... Your creation: the trees the hills the animals the mountains the sky the stars the moon the sun the galaxies the atoms the angels scream Your praises! Everyday in their languages they cry:
Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come
And we.... with no problem at all..... call you homeboy? Deal with you lightly in conversation oh GOD! Have mercy on me!........................................have mercy on me..........................
Oh please... may I never... EVER again take you lightly.... EVER again
Oh... if we could see You.... we would not be taking Your Name so lightly...... we would not be taking Your personhood so lightly.... we would either be on the ground dead or on the groud out of our minds HORRIFIED at the Glory of Your Presence.. *just read Job to understand this* I RIGHTLY DESERVE EVERY EVIL THAT COMES AFTER ME! IF GOD WERE TO SEND ME TO HELL I WOULD STILL DESERVE IT AND HE WOULD STILL BE HOLY....
oh Father... I dont understand it.... thank You for Your grace... Your grace is my anchor... oh my i realize from what You are saving me from... and to NEVER again take it lightly... thank You that I can have grace on other people who do take You lightly... and may I God... because You have had the utmost grace on me... help me to learn grace.... teach me grace..... teach me grace
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