Monday, April 23, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Good
Something from the chapter this week really resonated with me. John says that Jesus' hunger validates ours... that we don't have to be ashamed or try to minimize our hunger, or deep desires. He goes on to say that because our hearts have been ransomed and bought over by Christ, our true hearts are good... in our core, where the Spirit of God lives, we are indescribably good because our Father is.
That is so freeing and challenging to me! Freeing because I can admit that I want more and I don't have to feel guilty about it. Also, freeing because I know that the bad desires are not my true self... the old man has died! It is challenging, though, because often, the manifestations of my hunger aren't good... but they can be!
I don't know, those thoughts just makes me so happy! :)
That is so freeing and challenging to me! Freeing because I can admit that I want more and I don't have to feel guilty about it. Also, freeing because I know that the bad desires are not my true self... the old man has died! It is challenging, though, because often, the manifestations of my hunger aren't good... but they can be!
I don't know, those thoughts just makes me so happy! :)
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
No more Monday blues
Monday night was just what I needed. I came in feeling frustrated & defeated and left feeling encouraged and hopeful. Thanks for a great discussion and time of prayer!
Monday, April 09, 2007
Happy Easter, dear friends!
Yesterday, I woke up with lines from the old hymn playing over and over in my head "Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia" I could only remember bits and pieces of the whole song, but I kept repeating over and over "Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!"
Something in my spirit was just so joyful over those two phrases and I knew it was something beyond Jesus' resurrection (I know how blasphemous that sounds, that there might be something else to excite me beyond salvation. Hang on, I can explain...)
When Christ died on the cross, he took away the permanence of death. Those God-birthed dreams, passions, hopes, aspirations, opportunities, and relationships that look as though they might be dead and buried... those that the enemy has rolled a stone over and proclaimed gone don't have to be. As the believing beneficiaries of the power of resurrection that our Lord bought for us, we can proclaim LIFE (abundant life) and vitality into any situation! Death is temporary... if God can raise Christ-- He can surely resurrect His purposes over our lives, no matter how dead they feel inside us... no matter how lifelessly we feel we are pursuing those things.
Christ our Lord is risen; the hard part's been done... we can claim and operate in that power! Hallelujah!
Yesterday, I woke up with lines from the old hymn playing over and over in my head "Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia" I could only remember bits and pieces of the whole song, but I kept repeating over and over "Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!"
Something in my spirit was just so joyful over those two phrases and I knew it was something beyond Jesus' resurrection (I know how blasphemous that sounds, that there might be something else to excite me beyond salvation. Hang on, I can explain...)
When Christ died on the cross, he took away the permanence of death. Those God-birthed dreams, passions, hopes, aspirations, opportunities, and relationships that look as though they might be dead and buried... those that the enemy has rolled a stone over and proclaimed gone don't have to be. As the believing beneficiaries of the power of resurrection that our Lord bought for us, we can proclaim LIFE (abundant life) and vitality into any situation! Death is temporary... if God can raise Christ-- He can surely resurrect His purposes over our lives, no matter how dead they feel inside us... no matter how lifelessly we feel we are pursuing those things.
Christ our Lord is risen; the hard part's been done... we can claim and operate in that power! Hallelujah!
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