Servant of everyone....

Hello guys!

Have a lot of Blessings to share, but i'm gonna do the majority of that later in the week. I'll just share one blessing today, which was a blog post I read on my brother Barney's blogspot. It challenged me quite well and while I look to applying it, I'll pass on the link so you can read for yourself.

http://barneysrandomramblings.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/servant-of-everyone.html

Blessings.

Love looks like something....

Love looks like something......

                                                                     - Heidi Baker

 

 

Sometimes people exhibit qualities which make us very mistrustful of them.

 

Sometimes people exhibit qualities which remind us of people who hurt us in the past and in subsequent interactions, we unconciously erect a invisible barrier.

 

Sometimes people exhibit qualities which make us want to have nothing to do with them.

 

Sometimes people exhibit qualities which serve as a test to the very love that we profess to have.

 

 

What is love? Is it a feeling? Is it an emotion? Is it in what we do? Can our love be shown by our actions?

 

There was once a man who asked the question, 'What do you live for'. He directed it towards his friend who answered 'For God's will to be done in my life'. Good answer.

 

The same man then asked his friend 'Imagine you had an invisible pigeon attached to you, who followed you around 24-7 for 2-3 straight months. Now imagine that pigeon could speak. At the end of that time, if he was asked to give his report, what would he say you lived for? What followed was a thoughtful and solemn silence.

 

The truth is, we all have that pigeon following us around. He can be likened to that angel you see in the movies, watching you at every turn, noting down every good and bad thing you do and bringing it to his master. You see God knows the truth about us and no matter what we profess, our actions will always justify or betray us.

 

Today, I learnt a valuable lesson. I had an issue with someone and was just about to speak to them about a few things that really were bugging me, hoping they would recieve it and change. Then I remembered something my friend had told me three days before.

 

'I felt like God just spoke to me. He showed me that sometimes someone can do or say something which can throw you or show up something not good in them. Because of that, sometimes we decide to draw back from them. But God showed me the issue is not what it highlighted in them, but the fact that I drew back. It shows my lack of love'.

 

Sobering thought. Would it have been a bigger sacrifice to go in all guns blazing in order to 'speak the truth in love' or would the bigger and better sacrifice be humbling myself and praying for what I saw as chinks or absences in their armour, so God could heal and restore things?

 

It's easy to see. I too, am lacking...  

 

Thoughts about the system.....

I wish I could

 

Write a poetical anecdote

 

To lengthily express

 

All the stuff that demand my thoughts

 

The world's pressure-

 

 

Actually calls in manner bold

 

Telling me

 

It's pleasures are manifold

 

It's hold'll grab you slow

 

 

Seeping in

 

All the media's feeding us

 

Slowly creeping in

 

Deep in your interior

 

 

Tells you sell your soul

 

To increase in material

 

Wealth that decays

 

After years of exposure

 

 

Get a great job

 

Make your face look better

 

Get your weight up

 

If you can push metal

 

 

Get the physique

 

Not to ambush breddas

 

Just to look fly

 

For the chicas a good measure

 

 

Aspire to be

 

Heroes defined by greed

 

Immorality mistook

 

As a sign of peace

 

 

See the world's structure

 

It's defined beliefs

 

Looks like you're eyeing the top

 

Whilst you're eyeing the beast

 

 

The dragon

 

Babylon has a mother tongue

 

Her actions

 

To swallow us in her government

 

 

And many fools follow her

 

With acknowledgements

 

For the 'beauty'

 

Of her intolerance to godliness

 

 

Lusts of the flesh

 

Excites those who run with her

 

'Blessed' to partake

 

In the curse of her indulgence

 

 

Never knew they'd deferred

 

From the kings golden

 

City laws through

 

Involvement with sin culture

 

 

Some lusted after her

 

With their eyes

 

But already with their minds

 

Did the deed of defiance

 

 

Defiling themselves

 

With thoughts of touching her

 

Cried for her wealth

 

Lost their life as they clutched to her 

 

 

This is temporary

 

Yes it's all temporary

 

People get proud

 

Of their lives and possessions

 

 

But it won't help us

 

When we're lined in his presence

 

With Christ

 

Recieving all his smiles and displeasures

 

 

Or at the great white throne

 

Lined where the dead are

 

Where those who don't know the Lord's

 

Lives will be measured

 

 

And judged by their works

 

Where all will be scourged

 

Cus if sin is there

 

There they'll die in his vengeance

 

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(To be continued)