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Name: kelli
Country: United Kingdom
Metro: Coleraine
Birthday: 7/14/1985
Interests: Jesus Christ. speaking Truth into the church and discipling young people to do the same. family and friends, music, poetry, books, art...northern ireland...traveling around the world...laughing
Expertise: air guitar
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Industry: Nonprofit
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Member Since:
5/26/2004
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| these are some of my thoughts after watching "The Kingdom."
this is all a bit confusing, but i don't know how else to describe it....
some believe that we are all born good...with some kind of inner light. some will always shine, they are the good people. while others' lights become faint and weak until finally they collect so much grime that the light can no longer shine through it. they are the bad people.
i find this hard to believe, because i was not born with any light inside. surely, my heart was dark on the day i was born and there was no light in me.
so, without even realizing it, my life became a quest for some light. and i have found not only light, but the source of light. and it's strange, because it seems that only in that light am i able to see the darkness inside me.
and suddenly, without asking for it, i have to choose.
i must choose between my own darkness and this new light. and i have to admit, although my darkness is incredibly lonely, horrible and..well...dark, at least i can't see it. but the contrast between this light and my darkness was to great to deny.
so i chose the light. but the strange thing about choosing the light is that now i can see my darkness. i'm confronted with it every day and i am forced to make the decision all over again. and sometimes that gets tiring....why should i keep choosing the light? why can't i have both?
because the result of simply acknowledging my darkness pales in comparison to what happens when i reject it.
when we reject the darkness inside us, we are not only preserving our own humanity. we are preserving the humanity of others.
dark only breeds more dark.
my choice to walk in light is about so much more than myself.
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| our church commissioned a young family into the mission field today. they have two beautiful little girls...i think around the ages of 3 and 6. the pastor brought the family up on the stage.
the youngest girl--normally shy--blinked in the bright lights, but as her eyes adjusted she noticed her audience.
she threw out her arms in a ballerina pose, tilted her head back, closed her eyes...and she danced.
soft laughter filled the room...and she danced.
the pastor commented...and she danced.
her father tried to hold her hand...and she danced.
so, since we live our lives in front of such a great audience....let's get over our fears, our weaknesses, our failures....let's get over ourselves. let's dance. in spite of what others may think of us, say about us or do to us...let's dance.
(hebrews 12:1) | | |
| "and i tell you that you are peter, and on this rock i will build my church, and the gates of hades will not overcome it."
the words of Jesus, used to describe His church, His bride (matt 16:18)
because we are victorious! we are lead and protected by the King of kings!
and nothing that comes against us will stand!
true, but that's not really what Jesus said here is it?
He says "gates."
not forces, armies, principalities and powers.....He says "gates."
when was the last time you watched a battle-scene where the opposing force used their gates to attack? never! because the purpose of a gate is to keep the enemy out.
when did we begin to see the church as a victim? being "overcome" by gates?
when in truth, she is dreaded by her enemy. she is tireless, refusing to allow a gate to stop her from entering the prison that holds so many captive. she is obsessed with expanding her Lord's Kingdom. and her love for Him is so great that it spills out over creation.
she attacks hatred with love, deceit with truth, sorrow with comfort, guilt with mercy, failure with grace. you'll see no sneaky under-handed tricks from her.
and the gates of hades will not overpower her. they will not tire her out. they will not prevail against her. the will not conquer her. they will not be able to keep her out.
she is His beloved.
do you know her? | | |
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when we pretend to be capable, strong, brave...when we act like we are enough, we have it all together, we can handle it...
when we are not and we don't...
we steal His glory | | |
| hmm. people.
i don't really like people and yet i really love people.
doesn't make sense to me either.
to love people enough to be willing to leave my family and friends...people i love. missing people i love in order to learn to love other people better. than eventually leaving more people that i love in order to tell new people about someone who loves them. and doing this all because i love Him, although that's only because He loved me first.
and people keep wondering when i'm going to get a love-life? | | |
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