It's gonna be worth it....

On the way to work today, I was listen to Christian radio and I heard the song "It's gonna be worth it, it's gonna be worth it all, I believe it"  As I was walking into the classroom I was thinking about the lyrics to that song and it was challenging me.  It cannot be worth implies that there is something difficult that we are going through.  In order for something to be worth it later, its implying that it is hard now. It just made me think, in order to really sing that song, we need to be sacrificing for the Lord. We should be facing persecution, we should be suffering for the cause of Christ.  Then, we will be able to believe and proclaim that there is good on the other side of the difficulties.  There is something bigger that we are doing this all for.  Sometimes it is difficult to remember the big picture.

Lord I pray that you will help me to live a life that is pure and sacrificing for you.  I want to give my life fully to you.  Lord, each day I will make a choice to follow you deeper even though it will be difficult. Please help me to fight for you.  Give me ways to share your love with people. Bless our ministry. 

help!!

sometimes i wonder what is the purpose of life. 

so many people are hurting. 

 feeling like they are in the wrong place at the wrong time. 

 living but not a fufilling life.

love is that the answer????

love for God and love for people?

1 Corinthinians 13 is what i think of when i think of love.

w/o love i am a resounding gong or  a canging cymbal.

they will catch attention

maybe even draw some people over to the side they are at  but it is worthless

it amazes me that a person could speak in the tongues of men and angels (baptized by the Holy Spirit) have amazing faith (can move mountains)  but not have love.  in a lot of ways i feel like love is the simpler of the three...but true love- the kind of love  that casts out fear is hard to grasp, hard to understand.  Love needs all of the things listed in the chapter.  its not a "if the love you show meets 5 out of 10 of the categories than it is true love" NO! love requires all of them

patience, kind, envy, boast, not pround, not rude, not self seeking, not easilyu angered, does not delight in evil  but rejoices in the truth, protects, prusts ,hopes, perseveres, never fails.    Everything else fails but love

Some peole whenthe weread the Bile they think that this chaper is realiting to Christ and theat God is love.  I agree with that that God is love perfect in every way.  But, i also think that we need to learn how to love.  God shows us perfection and he is telling us today that we need to seek and strive for Love to Love and by loving we will teach other people to love.  Who will you love today.

Today lets ask God to help us love completely with our whole hearts. Right now God, I know that I do not love in this complete way.  I know that the love that I have right now is lacking and God  I want ot you challenge it and change it as you teach me how to love like you love more and more.  Let us be an example, though it will be a human example that does not measure up but let us to a small extent show your love, and love like your love to the people we encounter today.  You are Holy Father.  Challenge us, Change us, Refine us.  We love you and will try to love you more and more each day.  In the name of Jesus Christ, may it be as we have said.  Amen.

head to heart

So I just woke up from a nap...and i came to this conclusion.  i don't want it blocked anymore.  if it means i stay up all night crying and interceding for these situations so be it.  Like Rachel said, I don't want to be calloused.  God I want to feel.

-Becca