Sometimes People Lie

Sometimes people lie

Like the time the lady asked me to call her ASAP to discuss job opportunities then when I called she told her assistant to tell me to call back in three (3) weeks because she was too busy to talk right now…

Or the time when he told me that he slept with ex girlfriend because she asked him to, and that he would respect my decision not to sleep with him…

Or the time he told me that I was THE one for him and that he would love me forever…

Or when they said ’till death do them part…

Sometimes I lie

Like the time I said that I had given my all to Jesus…

Or the time I said it was a pleasure seeing you again…

Or when I said I love you sis…I love you bro…

Or the time he said he knew I was busy because I had so many exams, but I failed to tell him that I no longer had any more exams…

I’M SO GLAD JESUS NEVER LIES– what He says He means, and what He means He says…

If He ever said He loves me…He loves me forever! (John 3:16, Jeremiah 31:3)

If He ever said He will never leave me or forsake me, He meant it forever! (Hebrews 13:5)

If He ever said He forgave all my sins, He forgave me forever! (John 3:16)

How about you? What kinds of things have you lied about?

Thank you God!

The First Thing That Came Along

“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything“- Alex Hamilton

“Are you him?”

“Who?”

“Him”

“Well I am a ‘him'”

“Then you must be ‘him.’ Come along then”

I had waited long for him. I had walked slowly, hoping he would catch up, but I finally stopped and waited. I paced and paced hoping that he would come soon and he would see me. All my friends had gone along doing their own thing…but I had stopped and waited.

What was he supposed to be like? I did not know. Would I know him if I saw him? was he kind, generous, peaceful, patient, did he love Jesus? It didn’t seem to matter. I had waited way too long, I thought to myself, and all I got was silence…

So when he came along I knew this was my opportunity, no questions asked, no time wasted trying to make sure he was the right one, I just went straight to the point…

“Are you him?”

“Who?”

“him”

“Well I am a ‘him!'”

“Then you must be him, come on then, I have waited way too long for you.”

Yeah he was the first thing that came along. Yeah I probably could have tried to be selective. Yeah I would probably regret it…but I was tired of waiting…

…Wait on the Lord, trust him and he will satisfy the desires of your heart. All other things add sorrow to it, but God’s way adds no sorrow to it. (Psalm 37:4, Psalm 37:6, Proverbs 10:22)

I'm No Longer Desperate. Are you?

I was speaking with one of my sisters in Christ a while back, and I was explaining to her how some of the songs I used to sing at my old Church were not Biblical…and although my intention was not to introduce disunity it eventually led  to us talking about our current church and how some of the words were not so Biblical either…

One of the songs that always got me was the song that talked about “I’m desperate for you”…while it is a beautiful song…and I appreciate the hearts of the writers, the song is not Biblical…How can we be desperate for someone who is with us all the time…It’s almost like me saying that I am desperate for my shadow, or for any other part of my body…As long as I have it with me at all times, there ought to be no desperation (lack of hope). Yes! we should desire to be more sensitive…but there should be no desperation…

I read a blog recently that reminded me of this conversation – Here is an excerpt:

[They] changed the chorus of [the] Vineyard song Breathe from:

And I, I’m desperate for You
And I, I’m lost without You

to

And I, I’m living from You
And I, I’m resting in You

[…….]

The problem with the church is that by and large we have tended to focus on the the progressive aspects of sanctification to the neglect of understanding the Christian’s definitive sanctification – that we’re all already perfectly holy and righteous in Christ.

Http://stillhaventfound.org

I Often Wonder…

I often wonder what life would be like if…

  1. Adam and Eve had never sinned
  2. Things never deteriorated
  3. We had actually gotten married
  4. I had said YES instead of NO, or said NO instead of YES
  5. I listened to and trusted God 100% of the time
  6. People I love never died
  7. I never gave my life to Christ
  8. I always forgave as easily as Christ forgave me
  9. I had four sisters instead of four brothers
  10. I had never fallen in love with him…or had never gotten over him…

How about you? What sort of things do you often wonder about?

Book Review: Radical & The Radical Question

Author: David Platt

These books* are “Radical!” Literally!

They take you out of your comfort zone to a place where you stop thinking about yourself and your comforts to a place where you start thinking about the selflessness that ought to be exemplified by disciples of Jesus Christ.

It’s not about getting a bigger car, or a bigger house, or a bigger church, or getting more people to attend your church, but it is about dying to self. Literal and figurative death!

With chapter titles like “There is no plan B” and “Living when dying is gain” the author is not ashamed to tell us to endure hardness for the gospel. Radical:Taking back your faith from the American Dream is a good read, it will get you motivated to do something different, useful and meaningful. The Radical Question is a short read- pretty much all you have to answer is- is God worth it to you…And the answer ought to be yes…because as the author says eloquently: the cost of discipleship is great, but the cost of non-discipleship is greater!

Good read, good book!

My Concerns

  1. Just because many are called to third world countries does not mean that all are called to third world countries, there are people who need salvation that live in America and have “great lives.” As long as people do not ignore the “mission fields” are not in their neighborhood.
  2. P.8 it talks about Christ saying He had no place to lay his head, meant that Christ was homeless- Christ was not homeless, there are many places in the Bible where it talks about “the house” where Christ and his followers resided- and that people would hear that He was in “the house”…there is a lot more to say about that, but Christ was not poor…even though it may make us feel better to think so…

*WaterBrook Multnomah provided me with free copies to review

Get a free download of The Radical Question Here. (Available until May 9th 2010)

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I Guess you Enjoy Insanity

Albert Einstein once defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

…And unfortunately this is what we do often…

The way you live, the decisions you make, the attitude you have …

What has it gotten you so far?

What has it done for you so far?

Are you HAPPY with the results?

If you are not happy with it, why don’t you at least take a vacation from insanity today…

Do something different…

Learn about the love of God: When I Fell in Love.

Learn about the goodness of God: The Good Guy Parable.

Learn that God wants you Well: God wants you well.

So what new thing are you deciding to learn today?

Book Review: Divanomics

Author: Michelle McKinney Hammond
List Price: 12.99
ISBN: 978-1-4143-3382-3
Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Binding: Softcover
Release: April 2010

How to still be fabulous when you’re broke
This book* is so cute and timely. There is so much that is good about this book, I’m not sure where to start. First of all, I am sure you know Ms. Hammond…her books on relationships are sooooo down to earth and enjoyable, if you are not familiar with her book, might I suggest (in addition to this one) “Men are like buses”…

Now back to this book review- this book is a quick read – I was already halfway through the book in probably an hour or so. It is easy to read and easy to understand. Her honesty was very refreshing! Let’s just say she had to learn the budgeting lesson the HARD way!!!

With chapter titles like “how to say no and still look beautiful,” and “Walmart, Tarjay and other exotic places” you can’t help but learn to budget and spend wisely, while having fun.

I particularly enjoyed the chapter entitled “Damsels and Knights” Ms. Hammond talks about letting men take care of women…not to take advantage of their desire to help, but to see it as a way to bless them by letting them know that they are valued.

I have some minor critiques
  1. She uses a  LOT of cliches, proverbs and sayings (as in every other sentence)- this can be a little distracting when you really just want her to get to what she is really trying to say.
  2. She has a chapter on tithing where she talks about how tithing helps God to keep away the devourer- this is just not true. Yes it is good to tithe (give and you will receive), but the devourer is an old testament concept- we are no longer to give out of obligation (2 Corinthians 9:7) but to give cheerfully we have decided to give, in appreciation of what God has done for us…(can read more on this in blog post “Is God a Mobster“)

* Tyndale Press provided me with a free copy to review.
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