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Imperfect People In Love With A Perfect God!
I found this on stumbleupon.com
This really describes me sometimes. I am so messed up, but I find comfort in knowing that I was designed to be this way! God doesn’t need me to be perfect (He was the only perfect one), He just wants ALL of me! So I surrender my self to Him. I am so thankful for my savior Jesus Christ.
I am an ImPeRfEcT Christian
I know how I am SUPPOSED to live, but a lot of times I miss the mark.
I know what I am SUPPOSED to say, but often I say what I want instead.
What others want doesn’t always come before what I want.
I love spending time with Jesus…but often I’m “too busy.”
I like to be liked. I’m a people pleaser and not always a God pleaser.
I sometimes think my “kingdom” is more important than God’s kingdom.
I have two ears and one mouth but often I would rather talk than listen.
I tell God I will go wherever and do whatever he leads…and then list my exceptions.
I see “Advanced Christians” becoming missionaries, and selling all their possessions and then I see my “Remedial Christianity” just hoping to survive my kids next tantrum without wanting to throw one myself.
Then the Lord whispers, Congratulations, you are ordinary and I can use you.
He doesn’t want me to be perfect he just wants me to be available.
I am here Lord to be used by you. Take what you will of this messy, unorganized, and unspiritual person and make me into something you can use for your kingdom.
Use my imperfect words to speak your truth, use my imperfect home to welcome in guests, and use my imperfect faith to show how truly amazing you are.
Thinking we have to have the bible memorized before we share our faith means our faith will never be shared.
Thinking we have to be advanced Christians to do something awesome means we will take a back seat and never see God do anything great through us.
Trying to make ourselves “good enough” to make a difference will never happen. God thinks that we are good enough today, just as we are.
We are works in progress that will never be complete this side of heaven. In the mean time, let’s dive in, get our hands dirty and enjoy the fulfilled life He promises!
I love you imperfect people!
Explosions In The Sky
Great song from one of my favorite bands!
Last Known Surroundings from Explosions in the Sky on Vimeo.
From Emily Cranston:
Why do we sleep through Church, but stay awake for a 3 hour movie? Why is it hard to pray, but easy to cuss? Why is it hard to re-post a Godly bulletin, but easy to re-post the mean ones? Why can people worship a celebrity, but not God? Gonna ignore this? Afraid to get laughed at? The Lord said, “If you deny me in front of your friends, I will deny you in front of my Father.”
Well Said.
Don’t be afraid to keep moving on,
For what was before, now has gone,
God wants to accomplish so much more,
But we need to move forward in the Lord.
Wow I can’t put into words how this past school year was the best year of my life. This year changed my life in ways that I didn’t imagine when I left in August. I walked into Clemson thinking I had my life together, but obviously I didn’t. I remember having worries and fears about making friends. Well I met the BEST people in the world. Literally I could not have asked for a better roommate and group of friends. Let’s start with my roommate. Trey Trey Trey…I can’t be luckier to have a roommate like him. He has been such a blessing. We didn’t have an awkward stage when we met. I can honestly say he is my best friend in college! The group of friends that I have are so amazing too. Boysen Ellie Hilliary and Hannah “Little one” are all so GREAT! They have some of the warmest hearts on this planet and always cheer me up! My group of guy friends too have been such a blessing. Guys like Devin, John Mark, Taylor, Blake, Brantley, Zach, Brantley, Chase, Davis, Ty, Blane, Brandon, Drew, Seth, Barbee, Corbin and Andy all keep me accountable. They have helped me in ways that don’t even know. I also have made an incredible group of friends with my YoungLife Quest class! These people are incredible and so encouraging. They have also pushed me to pursue a deeper relationship with Jesus. As I wrote about a few weeks ago I am now part of Seneca High School YoungLife. My team is the best one imaginable! They are crazy about Jesus! In the first month I learned so much from the upperclassmen. They are so so incredible!! I cant wait for the future! You know I had this distorted view of what college would be like. I pretty much expected college from the movies, but my preconceived beliefs were false. College is one of the most exciting times of your life. College offers you the chance to break from the past and start fresh. You can be who you truly are. I made my decisions no one else did. You can live in freedom. College has been so much fun! Clemson was the place for me! I believe that the Lord places you where He wants you and I can definitely see that it was his hand alone that put me at Clemson. I am so happy to be apart of this school. I learned so much in the classroom and out. I can’t wait to see what the Lord has in store for me in the future. Freshman Year: Complete
