This whole blog thing is mainly for myself. I have always wanted to be a 'journaling' kinda person, yet I start a book and never finish it. So for the time being, since I spend time sending e-mails and exploring various sites online, I figured that I would try one of these. As of yet I haven't even sent the address to anyone, so...I am literally talking to myself. When you do finally read this, friends, laugh all you want!
I am struggling with my faith at the moment. Well, maybe not my actual faith(b/c I still have it!), but living it out, being aggressive, living a no compromise life(hence the blog addy). I'm terrible with structure - so its been difficult for me to get myself back into a structured devo time (if you ever read this, pray for that). I have a book by Keith Green(fabby Christian singer/songwriter) that I like to read about once a year. Hmmm...its now been a couple years since I've read it. Its his biography, written by his wife Melody with exerpts taken from his personal journal(will my husband someday write a book from my journal?!?! lol). I picked it up to thumb through tonight and the first page I open to is from a journal entry written on my birth date in 1979. Here are a few things Keith had to say that have me thinking and re-thinking...
"The greatest argument against Christianity is Christians! The world is tired of hearing 'Praise the Lord.' People want to see it!"
"I challenge anybody who calls himself a Christian, which means 'little Christ,' to live as Jesus did. Or else sometime somebody might say, 'I never knew you.' I'm gonna get on my knees every day and say 'God, search my heart and see if there be any wicked way in me. I don't want to go astray. I want to be with you.' You can't get to heaven by being a nice guy. You might end up to be the nicest guy in hell."
"To obey is better than sacrifice
I don't need you money I want your life
And I hear you say that I'm coming back soon
But you act like I'll never return.
Well you speak of grace and my love so sweet,
How you thrive on milk but reject my meat
And I can't help weeping at how it will be
If you keep on ignoring my Word.
To obey is better than sacrifice
I want more than Sundays and Wednesday nights.
'Cause if you can't come to me everyday,
Then don't bother coming at all."
And I'm having trouble with structure...
Blessings.
2 days ago
1 comment:
Good luck with your blog. And know that, despite the fact that you haven't formally invited any of your friends to this new online journal of yours, people are indeed reading it. The NEXT BLOG link at the top of the site is a wonderful way to wander around to see what other people are writing in the Blogosphere. So, beware, even though you think you're writing "anonymously," we're out here. :)
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