Asking God to Teach me to be Humble

Lately i have been praying in my car and at home for God to teach me to be humble.

I could never understand why i was never getting humble

And one day it struck me.

It struck me hard and fast, like a car smashing into a brick wall.

I was asking God to make me humble, and bad things where happening to, people in working where getting sour and nasty to me. Wee small things that get my nerves all flared up and that get me all ratty and angry.

God was trying to teach me something...that is the SIN inside of me, the demon side of me looking to rip open my chest and show its ugly and evil self.

But God wanted me to learn from that, he wants me to destroy that Ugly part of me

He wants me to Humble my heart

He wants me to Humble my Emotions

He wants me to Humble my Mind from the crap around me and to Focus on the bigger picture

If i want to become like Jesus and to Serve his Kingdom as a Child of God.

I need to first put behind me the evil desires of my heart and fill my heart, mind, spirt and body with the Word of God (the bible)....

I need to put him First

IT wont be easy

God didnt say it would be

Jesus never got it easy.....NEVER

so now when i pray and ask God to humble me....i need to look at those bad situations and remember its about Representing Gods bigger pitcure of the Kingdom.

Please teach me Lord to be Humble

Thought  this would be funny

What is Purpose to a Life Seeking Purpose and what is Purpose without Love?

I have been fighting lately with myself

I have been wondering where my life is meant to be going

I wonder where and what God is planning for my life

I wonder if i will live up to what God wants me to be?

I work in a job i hate, i work in a trade i just find a endless place off hopelessness for my life

I dont know where i am meant to go in it, and i pray that soon i will be where God wants me to be

Dont get me wrong, money is good, i have had a couple of cars, built my own Computer, owns tons of dvds and books and CDs

I have had a couple of girlfriends, and none of them were what i call "wife material" or "God lovers".

But to me they are a empty meaningless mess for my life

I just keep coming back to the same spot, full circle, chasing my tail, getting nowhere.

What is the purpose of my life? Is there a Purpose for my life? How do i seek Purpose?

Seek God
Serve God
Love God
Read his Word

Work for His Kingdom
Witness to the Lost
Love Enemies Love Neighbours
Feed his Sheep
Love Love Love

Life is a Journey
A Journey to become like Christ
To become like Christ first we have to Seek Christ, Seek For Forgiveness, We then search his Word, for Food to Fill us with his wisdom to become a better servant, we apply his word into our lives, we live we breath we eat his word.

We live to become better, better humans, the way God intended it to be, but we will never be perfect, because we are inperfect, because we are sinful, to not be sinful, to need to repent off our sinful lives so we can become sinless, Christ died on the cross, took our sins so we can be free...

Free now that is intresting...Christ had a purpose....his purpose was to die!

Harsh

But True

Blood sweat tears

Screams

But why?

Because he loved us

Loved Me

His Purpose

To set us free from the chains off death and sin and HELL

Purpose

Purpose to Serve

Purpose to Love

Purpose to Forgive

Purpose to Save

Purpose to Lead

Purpose to Worship

Purpose to Feed the Sheep

Purpose to Hunger his Word

Purpose to Cry

Purpose to die without Vain

Christ is our Purpose

The kingdom is our Purpose

Salvation is His and Our and Her and Everyones Purpose

But Some will not Get it

Some will perish without Purpose!

A Journey Of A Emergent Heart Part 5

GODS LOVE DOES NOT STAND FOR THIS!!

I read today about a bill in Uganda about capturing Homosexual people, putting them in prison or worse death!

Where as humans do we get the right to judge people on their sexual ID and put them to death over it?

Did Jesus not come to stop those sort of ideas?

Where as Christians should we stand on this?

I know in the bible homosexual practice is classed as a sin...and there is alot of other sins in the bible that we straight people do and nothing is ever said to us.

Yes i agree it is wrong....but Joh 3:16  says - For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.

Joh 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its savior.

Joh 3:18 Those who believe in the Son are not judged; but those who do not believe have already been judged, because they have not believed in God's only Son.
 
 
I find it sad that people are being put to death over this....
 
http://www.loveisanorientation.com/2009/nov-17-world-day-of-prayer-for-uganda/
 
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=198541255168&ref=mf
 
 
Please pray for the bill to be overthrown..and please for the homosexual Community in Uganda to see Christ as their Friend, Saviour....
 
Jesus is a God of peace, love, forgivness......
 
Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.


Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
 

A Journey Of A Emergent Heart Part 4

I find this a very inspiring song by Casting Crowns




"What This World Needs"



What this world needs is not another one hit wonder with an axe to grind

Another two bit politician peddling lies

Another three ring circus society

What this world needs is not another sign waving super saint that's better than you

Another ear pleasing candy man afraid of the truth

Another prophet in an Armani suit



What this world needs is a Savior who will rescue

A Spirit who will lead

A Father who will love them in their time of need

A Savior who will rescue

A Spirit who will lead

A Father who will love

That's what this world needs



What this world needs is for us to care more about the inside than the outside

Have we become so blind that we can't see

God's gotta change her heart before He changes her shirt

What this world needs is for us to stop hiding behind our relevance

Blending in so well that people can't see the difference

And it's the difference that sets the world free



Jesus is our Savior, that's what this world needs

Father's arms around you, that's what this world needs

That's what this world needs
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StF1r0GysEE

A Journey Of A Emergent Heart Part 3

PREDESTINATION VRS FREEWILL

As a follower of God, i have been trying to grasp this idea that God has already predestined my life, i have been trying to work about in my small mind how God would choose some to become Christian and others to be destined for hell. For me it sounded extremely Wrong and twisted, that God would choose anyone for hell! It really hits me as favourtism....

I always believed that we had the choice to follow God, that God loves the whole world. When Jesus came to the earth his mission was very clear, he was here to set the whole free from their sins, he even give people the free will to choose him our choose sin...like the rich man who wanted to follow him but he wouldnt give up his money and follow Jesus.

Our the two crooks on the cross next to Jesus, one says if your truly the son of God get off the cross, the other one turns and says that Jesus is innoccent, and they are guilty, he asks Jesus to remember him in paradise, and Jesus says today you will be in Paradise with me.

There is alot of storys for free will....Adam and Eve in the garden, they have the choice to not eat of the fruit or to eat of it, as the storys goes Eve eats and then gives it ot adam, he could have said NO but he said YES i will eat...and well the rest is history....

Jonah....God asks him to go to Nineveh, but as we know he doesnt do what God asks and he ends up in the belly of the Whale, then he ends up in Nineveh after all...

Now that one is intresting....We could say he used his Free-will and choose not to go to Nineveh to share the Gospel, he disobeyed God, God punished him...when Jonah was Repentive in the whale, we could say God took pity or we could say God already knew what was going to happen, you could say God Predestined Jonahs Future...We could Say God Predestined Nineveh to receive the Gospel...Jonah needed to be Humbled!

Rom 8:30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.

A wise friend once said to me.....That there is both "FREE-WILL and PREDESTINATION"

Eph 1:11 In Christ we were also chosen when we were predestined according to the purpose of the one who does everything according to the intention of his will,

We have the Will to Choose God and Salvation

But God has already Written our Storys.....We just got to Choose the path....

I will have to pray about this more and seek advice on this one...i am really intrested in this idea...

Peace

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination

Welcome to the Cross Roads

A Journey Of A Emergent Heart Part 2

This week has been really intresting

I went to Mens Meeting and we where learning about "How to Read the Bible"

We Read through "Psalm 119:103 - How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"

We learned that the Bible is the sweet satisfying word of God, but we also learned that it doesnt always feel this way. (I am taking this straight from the introduction of what we where learning that night)

We also listened as Dc talked about the many Christians that Occcasionally, Once or twice a week our everyday read the bible.

Then we discussed What is the bible with these verses and how they are connected -


Exo 19:1 In the third month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.



Exo 19:2 And when they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mount.


Exo 19:3 And Moses went up unto God, and Jehovah called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:


Exo 19:4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.


Exo 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine:


Exo 19:6 and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.


Exo 19:7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which Jehovah commanded him.


Exo 19:8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that Jehovah hath spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people unto Jehovah.


Exo 19:9 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and may also believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto Jehovah.




Heb 1:1 God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,



Heb 1:2 hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;


Heb 1:3 who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;


Heb 1:4 having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.


Also then we then discussed Why Read the bible and we used these verses and connected them with the question -

Psa 119:97 Mem. Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.



Psa 119:98 Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me.


Psa 119:99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.


Psa 119:100 I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts.


Psa 119:101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.


Psa 119:102 I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.


Psa 119:103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!


Psa 119:104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: Therefore I hate every false way.


Psa 119:105 Nun. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.


Psa 119:106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.


Psa 119:107 I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.


Psa 119:108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances.


Psa 119:109 My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.


Psa 119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts.


Psa 119:111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.


Psa 119:112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end.

2Ti 3:14 But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.



2Ti 3:15 And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.


2Ti 3:16 Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness.


2Ti 3:17 That the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

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Dc also talked about a Theology called Narrative Theology.......

In short God is Narrator, Script Writer, Director, Producer, Presenter etc
The Bible is the Script, guide for which guides us through each scene etc
Jesus is the Main Actor, Star, Hero.
Satan is the Bad guy
We are the Cast, Actors and we Follow the Directors Commands through Each scene

http://www.thirdmill.org/answers/answer.asp/file/99702.qna/category/th/page/questions/site/iiim

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Saturday i went to Belfast for coffee with friends and it was blessing, drinking coffee then later on that we actually had a deep deep deep deep talk about Purpose or No-Purpose....What is Purpose? Is there a Purpose for us? Is Love and Purpose connected?

I love to get my mate Matt to actually put his thoughts up here.....

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I have been reading a really cool book which has given me a Good Holy Boot to the Arse!!

http://64.13.216.130/stop_dating_the_church.php

Chapter 4 is awesome its called "Join the Club - What passion in action looks like."

It talks about this guy called Robert who buys a Jeep, joins the club and gives his life over to this club....he attends church but does nothing for it...his life is the club......long story cut short.....he comes to understand that he Should be in the God club and turn his life over to serving God and the Church....

So my Journey through this Forest with the Old man from the Shack has turned into something amazing, the path is still rought but i have to relize that my Church family needs me....so i am praying that God will teach me to Love my Family and Work with them and not against them.

I have made friends with a Intern from Church called Andrew Dillion he has become really inspiring and i hope our meetings on a tuesday night for coffee keeps going.....

God Bless you when you read this


Peace

  

A Journey Of A Emergent Heart Part 1

I have decided to start on a new fresh idea, and that is to take you on a journey. This journey is the walk i have been on these past couple of years, and this walk is about me getting to know Jesus.

I hope whoever reads this will be inspired by the words.

Jesus came into my life as a child

But i never really understood why?

I went to Church

I went to Sunday School

I went to Camps

I went to Christian Rocks Concerts

I read the bible

I even said a prayer are two

But i never understood these rituals

To me i thought there has to be more to Jesus

So here is a wee story, im going to try and do these now again in my post, i hope it works out ok.

For me life is like a very uneven path, and this path is taking you through this forest, and in the middle of this forest there is a cabin, and in this cabin there is a fire and this fire is burning logs, and above these logs there is a pot hanging with water boiling in it. Now there is a man sitting beside the fire, on a well worn rocking chair. He asks if you want to stay for a hot mug of coffee. This man is a middle age dude, with a big grey beard and dressed in jeans and a checked shirt. He says for you to sit and rest, he asks for your name. You tell him.

He then asks you another question ,what are you doing out in the forest?

You say "i am on a Journey..."

He then says a Journey to where?

He pause........I dont really know.....you then answer with this.....i believe im on a Journey to become like Jesus and to better understand who Jesus is actually was and to learn what his mission was about.

The man looks at you again, he hands you a coffee.....he says "drink up we have to start walking".

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ummm

intresting story

for me to understand Jesus, we gotta to walk as Jesus walked.....

we gotta to walk the stony path

we gotta to find those places of rest

we gotta to stop and chat to those we meet on our Journey

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