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Monday, October 27, 2008
"are you living your life in a way that is worth telling stories about?" ~Mark Batterson
This quote is the quote of all quotes in my life. First, let me get the non-conformist (thanks kaylie) side of me out of the way. This quote (to me) is not some phrase to describe my mediocre attempt to sound wise, to justify things, or to merely throw a super crazy cool quote to get people to respond. It is what I call a "heart quote". Its fabric in my being. My life. My soul.
In saying this, this quote has dramatically altered my heart which in turn has effected my mind, life, actions, beliefs, etc. This quote to me is dangerous. What I mean is, that it causes me (and others who adopted it) to go beyond the norm. It is a challenge, a call to arms, deep sounding drum... This quote moves me to action, not words. It challenges me to live a life worthy of the debt that was paid for my life, my freedom, & my eternity. God has really ransacked a lot of things in my life to get me to this heart-condition. I don't want to sound like I have it all together (because I don't..waaaaayyy don't), I just want believers (including myself) to live our lives in a way that people pass stories down for ages. I feel that we (I included) squander our inheritance on ourselves and our little whims. I guess I look at the phrase, "the proof is in the pudding". Our actions are far more louder and more concrete than our words and our intentions. If we say, "I love God" or "I love people", then are we showing it?..or is it show? Is it just one of those things we say like we do when we greet people? "How are you?" - If most of us were honest, we say this and don't mean it 95% of the time. Is that the way we (You) (I) are, when it comes to what we say to God or about our Faith? Just a thought. I am not mad, just passionate....passionate about stories that point to My God. I want to people to tell stories about the God I lived for. I want to tell my kids, grandkids, and generations to come about how incredible God is and what He did through my life. It really is no concern of mine if "Cham" is ever known (which took a long time to get too), BUT it is a major concern for me now that people hear stories of who God is and what He has done (and is doing) in my life.
Just throwing it out there...much love ~Cham
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I'm learning that it's only by HIS powerful grace that we can do anything good, thus HIS grace is glorified in us.
I too have been praying God would give me a heart that says, YOUR glory Jesus! May people not see me, may they see YOU. But it certainly is hard to put into practice day by day, minute by minute. The pull of the flesh is so strong, it just won't go away. But God is able!
Press on!
-Joanna