April 11, 2005
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amongst this seeker-friendly Christianity, i know that the Lord is rasing up His own people. to be God’s own counter-culture. how many are willing any more to be offended for Christ and the cross? to truly take their up their cross and deny themselves? (“it is easy to learn the doctrine of personal revival and victorious living; it is quite another thing to take our cross and plod on to the dark and bitter hill of self-renunciation.” -a.w. tozer) who is willing to completely set themselves apart from this world, the religion, the doctrines, the lies and deciet. who is willing? as paul says in acts 2:40 “save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” are you saving yourself? am i? am i guarding my heart, my eyes? am i setting myself completely apart, knowing that there is the possibility of complete rejection? or am i rather going along with the world and the way it portrays Christianity? i need to be driven away, to find a place of purity, satisfaction, a lovesickness for Jesus Christ. when i think of myself and what i want in this life, it only draws me back to the luke-warm state that one does not need to be in! oh i pray…take anything that is not like Christ out of me. take it Lord. at Your feet i lay it. teach me Your way. Your will. set me apart. even if rejection comes. that i may go out and show them You. set my mind, fill me with You. that i may have Your power so that i may fufill Your word.
“You name is so alive. Your delight is my heart’s cry. as You mold my heart to Yours…oh Lord, be glorified.” -shane b.
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This is what Christians need to hear in these days. I feel that america is like the lukewarm church in Revelations. How much longer will God patiently wait before He decides to spew us?
“am i setting myself completely apart?” “take anything that is not like Christ out of me!” amen!!!! love you
Awesome …let the truth be told…
God Bless
God’s patience will end eventually thank God hE is building such a generation to show the world who he is..
“You name is so alive. Your delight is my heart’s cry. as You mold my heart to Yours…oh Lord, be glorified.” -shane b.
Love that^. Blessings to you, Arielle!
Yes that is my son.. he is 6.5 months old now
Hey thanks for the comment on my xanga. I look forward to reading your posts.
haha i said thought.. i mean comment.
AHHHHH hahahha i meant to say both times.. thanks for the comment… oh you can tell I’m trying to do too many things at once!
what in the world? everytime i say commen t it says thought? What is going on? If it shows up on this one its cause I put a space on it. Maybe I’m not loosing my mind. Here I’m gonna try it again: comment
Thank you for sharing that. I REALLY needed to hear that! I’ve been having a hard time lately cuz I haven’t been dying to myself daily. I love how God works in mysterious ways and points us to the people, places and things we need in our life. Thanks for checking out my site! God Bless you! I hope you have a great week!
Your Sister in Christ,
~Erin
wow you say it the best! What i just read up there was amazing! You will def. have an awesome life living in christ! I hope one day i can get to the level you are at with Christ! thanks so much. i needed to read that!
God Bless you Arille!!!
-katie-