i've decided to try this blog thing out thanks to Megan & Cara.....i always have a lot of thoughts and try to cram them in my facebook status which doesnt work out well sometimes....
and i figured if i was on here more sharing what i get from the Word and what God is doing in my life it would be time well spent rather than wasting hours on facebook not sharing anything...
so here we go...
first i wanted to share this question from the Ephesians study megan and i are doing.....it was very convicting to me...
The German poet Heinrich Heine once said to Christians: "You show me your redeemed life and I might be inclined to believe in your Redeemer." How do you respond to this statement? How does it challenge you?
i think our testimony is the loudest sermon we can preach. we can confess and tell people all day long that we are Christians and our LORD is number 1 and all the things He's doing in our lives but when 5 minutes later they see us do or say something that isnt the Christian thing to do..what are they thinking about my Jesus? that breaks my heart.
I pray that all the people around me no matter what situation i'm in, see the Lord Jesus Christ in me and not Gina in her flesh. thats the only reason why i'm here. to bring Glory to Him, the one who saved me and has set me free. i cant think of anything more important......
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness (MEEK DOESNT MEAN WEAK!!!), with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavouring (that word means to make effort :)) to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:1-3
i love this Ephesians study...i love studying the Word period......I know when i'm busy i can find a million and one excuses to not get in the Word but when i do i can honestly say that i never walk away the same. It changes me every time. i love my Lord..He is so precious.....i cannot wait to be with him!
