Throw off everything that hinders...
“So everything that doesn't fit into some stupid idea of what you think God wants, you just try to hide or fix or get rid of? I mean it's just all too much to live up to. No one fits in 100 percent of the time... Why would God make us all so different if he wanted us to be the same?”—Saved
This idea crushes my heart because I’m afraid way too many Christians view life like this. This quote is taken from a movie that mocks everything we stand for. I burst into tears when I found out they run over a statue of my Jesus in the movie. How can they? The One who redeemed. The One who was beat. The One who bled, was mocked, who hung, who suffocated. Who died for my sins. Who saved my life now and forever. How could a young Christian not only watch this, but also quote it? It makes me angry and breaks my heart.
We can know what God wants and desires of us. It’s His Word written to us. We shouldn’t hide things, but we want them exposed to the Light. We are supposed to fix and get rid of things, constantly… every day… being ever changing. All parts of our lives have to fit into what God wants. We don’t fit “100 percent” of the time, but it’s not about us anymore. It’s about Him who saved us. It’s about His Spirit living in us. It’s about His righteousness. His glory. His renown. He did make us all different. We have different looks, personalities, talents, skills, earthly dreams and goals. But we all have ONE God, and we are supposed to look the same because we are supposed to look like Him. He created us ALL in His image. Jesus made it clear to His disciples that if they would come away with Him, they must first forgo their personal life agendas, say goodbye to all that they prize and are comforted by in this life, and then and only then follow Him.
We should be willing to give up anything and everything to follow Him. We should want to live our life with our Prince that is utterly different from the world around us. We should desire to be radiant and confident. We should long to be fulfilled by Jesus, alone. We should yearn to possess a truly authentic beauty that flows from within. We should be world changers. We should want to be set apart in complete and utter devotion to our Prince. I know I want to stand out from among other young women like a lily among thorns, no matter what it means I have to “fix” or “get rid of.”
Jesus, make me a set-apart young woman who allows our passionate intimacy that I experience with You to completely transform every area of my life.
This idea crushes my heart because I’m afraid way too many Christians view life like this. This quote is taken from a movie that mocks everything we stand for. I burst into tears when I found out they run over a statue of my Jesus in the movie. How can they? The One who redeemed. The One who was beat. The One who bled, was mocked, who hung, who suffocated. Who died for my sins. Who saved my life now and forever. How could a young Christian not only watch this, but also quote it? It makes me angry and breaks my heart.
We can know what God wants and desires of us. It’s His Word written to us. We shouldn’t hide things, but we want them exposed to the Light. We are supposed to fix and get rid of things, constantly… every day… being ever changing. All parts of our lives have to fit into what God wants. We don’t fit “100 percent” of the time, but it’s not about us anymore. It’s about Him who saved us. It’s about His Spirit living in us. It’s about His righteousness. His glory. His renown. He did make us all different. We have different looks, personalities, talents, skills, earthly dreams and goals. But we all have ONE God, and we are supposed to look the same because we are supposed to look like Him. He created us ALL in His image. Jesus made it clear to His disciples that if they would come away with Him, they must first forgo their personal life agendas, say goodbye to all that they prize and are comforted by in this life, and then and only then follow Him.
We should be willing to give up anything and everything to follow Him. We should want to live our life with our Prince that is utterly different from the world around us. We should desire to be radiant and confident. We should long to be fulfilled by Jesus, alone. We should yearn to possess a truly authentic beauty that flows from within. We should be world changers. We should want to be set apart in complete and utter devotion to our Prince. I know I want to stand out from among other young women like a lily among thorns, no matter what it means I have to “fix” or “get rid of.”
Jesus, make me a set-apart young woman who allows our passionate intimacy that I experience with You to completely transform every area of my life.
posted by Holly at 7:28 AM
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