My quest to live like Jesus often boggles me. I want to live out what I so desperatley know to be true, but in my wickedness and confusion I seem to say and do the exact opposite. I know that I am at the mercy of Gods love and am only accountable to the revelation in which I've received. So why is it so hard to love others how we want to be loved. Unconditional is defined as:
Without conditions or limitations; absolute: demanded unconditional surrender.Or: not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else.
Rich Mullins says this about Gods love
"If you've ever known the love of God, you know it's nothing but reckless and it's nothing but raging. Sometimes it hurts to be loved, and if it doesn't hurt it's probably not love, may be infatuation. I think a lot of American people are infatuated with God, but we don't really love Him, and they don't really let Him love them. Being loved by God is one of the most painful things in the world, it's also the only thing that can bring us salvation and it's like everything else that is really wonderful, there's a little bit of pain in it, little bit of hurt."
Suffering? Ahh O.k. makes sense now right.....for you maybe....not me. You see, I long to join in the suffering of my great King. I do, because to join in this type of suffering means I get to experience life like Jesus, and in return I grow closer to loving like Him. Which is by far the one thing I need revelation of. Not only do I want to love like Him, I want to live like Him. Hang out with whom He hung with and also fight against what He fought against. This is by far my most relenting quest to date. It just might consume me. Jesus is the vision. Jesus is my cure.
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The persecution and condemnation, the belittling and the critical judgement, standing in the midst of the masses deciding who they think you are and then punishing you for it....just a twinki tiny little pinkie full of that feels like literal death......It is humbling and horrific.
Mert
so...you have a Xanga site so you could post comments on peoples sites...yet you never do. :-( Very sad that makes me. :-) Love ya man, BETSY
Thank you! I've been pondering on what I wrote...and WHATEVER God calls me to is...HIS CALLING ON MY LIFE! :-) I think too much sometimes. I like that outlook on it too...about hands being cut off. It's so true! Do I worship Him with the way I live or just with the way I sing and play??? Jesus, may it be my LIFE!!! Thanks Eric, it was great to see you today. I've missed you and Erin. I think I'm singing tomorrow...hopefully cuz I'll be there at 9! :-)
hey eric. what's up man? so yesterday was my birthday. i just want to let you know...that i watched the school of rock yesterday and i also got a call from a spiritual older bro in england!!!! he called just to wish me happy birthday..on my birthday!!!!
blessings, bekah
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