tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504937085133014529.post8926137511732913942..comments2014-10-10T15:30:14.078-07:00Comments on The Faith Dare: FAITHdare #7: Walking DeadAbigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562044773061891423noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504937085133014529.post-8858213395899831632010-04-14T19:04:33.858-07:002010-04-14T19:04:33.858-07:00This is exactly along the lines of what we were ta...This is exactly along the lines of what we were talking about in Bible Study Fellowship today. What cross am I bearing? A woman also talked about how often she feels like she hears God's voice and then says, "hold on a minute." I know I do that too. Great post. Thanks! JulieJulie Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07855730087369031376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504937085133014529.post-68999506547893924202010-04-13T11:19:04.216-07:002010-04-13T11:19:04.216-07:00Dead Men Walking...oh yes, that is it! I remember...Dead Men Walking...oh yes, that is it! I remember reading in Brother Yun's book, that dead people don't care what other people think of them. That really struck me. Of course if I'm dead, then I really don't give a hoot what anyone thinks of me! And I am supposed to be dead--dead to the world and alive to Christ. Just when I think I might not care what other people think of me, God has unique ways of showing me how much I do care. It is an ongoing process of dying to myself, crucifying my flesh.<br /><br />I, too, am an ambitious person by nature. I love to dream and do. I did have my life all planned out, all dreamed out, I guess I should say. But God has had other plans and other dreams. Through last week's post and this week's post, I've been made aware of yet another dream that lies on the table. It's not a selfish dream--it's one that will feed His children. But I think what I've had to come to grips with is this: I don't get to make the plans. I don't get to determine how He feeds His children. He may have another way. So, I'm putting the dream on the altar. If He moves it forward, great. If not, I will probably cry because of the death of a dream, but I don't want to go anywhere that He is not.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589698549708645809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504937085133014529.post-9701355897520628872010-04-12T09:15:56.227-07:002010-04-12T09:15:56.227-07:00Please if you have the time, look at this in YouTu...Please if you have the time, look at this in YouTube, just type: John Piper - Radical Christian Sacrifice - Sermon Jam <br />Stephen in the books of Acts had Radical Christianity! His face glowed like the angels when he claimed the glorious gospel of our Lord. <br />Oh my prayer is for us to look unto Him, for Him to be everything and everything else to be nothing. But how do we get there. How do we see Him as everything? Is he precious to you? to me? Is His word precious to you, to me? Do you long to be with Him? Does your face glow like the angels when you talk about your Lord and Saviour? OH the glorious gospel of Christ!Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879100737071858200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504937085133014529.post-16616510557170462972010-04-12T04:54:08.505-07:002010-04-12T04:54:08.505-07:00"He who is rich toward God--is the truly weal..."He who is rich toward God--is the truly wealthy man."J.R. Miller<br />The other day I was talking to my friends, and I was telling her and laughing (by this point) that my day had gone nothing how I wanted it to be. I had started it with plan A and by ten in the morning I was in plan W. Was this really me or was God reminding me that if I am going to live my life for the Lord, He also deserves my moment by moment living? I remember looking back at my life, thinking of where I should of ended up, living in Chicago with my husband in the city, that was our ambitions and dreams, but God had something different for us, and I am so glad He did. <br />We all have dreams and ambitions, if you are a parent, you also have them for your kids, its hard not to. We tend to forget that the God that created us already knows these plans and has them all figured out for us. I am going to say something that most people don't say, and I hope people don't take this the wrong way. But we have often tell our children that God doesn't really care where they go to school or where they find a job, or who they get married to (as long as they are equally yolked). The only thing that God cares about is if you go to that school, or that job is that you glorify Him where you are at. Are you representing Christ with your life? Are you joyful with what you are doing? are you honoring your teacher, your boss? Are you being a good embassador of the Lord, a good servant. God cares very much for us, but he cares more about our characters than for our happiness. I find my joyfulness in Him, not in things or in people, and that is hard to do unless God woks that in me.<br />I am looking forward to this weeks scripture, and finding out more about my ambitions, I know that I have not let go of many, and I still have some for my children. But God is gracious and faithful and He will finish the good work He started in me, in all of us.<br />MonicaJustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879100737071858200noreply@blogger.com