Ranting RaNdoM ramblings

1. Beauty in the beast.
How is it that a person may appear perfectly fine and normal on the outside but inwardly they are wasting away and a mess of a person, spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally.....they've forgotten who they are and who they were created to be; but others who seem to have lost it all, or may have had some disaster happen to them, and the Lord shines through them more visibally then a bright morning sunrise? It is a desire to have what they have. Contentment. Trust. Confidence. Kindness. Compassion. Patience. Love. Joy. Peace. That kind of peace that abundently flows down into the heart and pours out to those around you, to strangers even, like me. To the one with the buldging tumors on your forehead. You don't know me. We never met. I don't even know your name. But when I see you I am changed. Your heart for the Lord speaks volumes. You are a beautiful person and it is evident that you are loved by many. If I ever do meet you I could rest assured that your presence alone would bless me because your cup runneth over and spills to those around you. God Bless you and may you find healing as you've healed others. Your sister in Christ.

2. How do you wear your faith: Long johns or a long jacket?
For another who seems to pull everything together because that is what is expected of you. Do not try to heal your own pain. Be brave and delight in the Lord. The things that once made you happy is like sand slipping between your fingers. God is your rock. He will not slip away unless you cast him away. You are a Christian and you love the Lord who gave you everything. Yet you hide your faith sometimes so others may not see. That is not what you were made to do. Expose your hurt and your weakness and be restored. Claim your God as your protective covering and he will surround you and keep you safe. What good are your intentions if that what you intended never comes to be?

3. A clam named JOB.
You are a clam. And something gets inside you that you don't like or want. You feel it doesn't belong there. It's uncomfortable; painful; it hurts something terrible and agitates you. You wrestle with it constantly and you wonder why you must endure this. After a while of what may seem like an eternity this "inconvience" becomes something that is of great value to someone else. Something very prescious and desired by others. It could never of happened without the struggle.

4. Does being a Christian make you a different breed of human?
Being a Christian doesn't make you a different breed of human. You don't accept Christ and wake up the next morning with a prefect life or with all the answers. We are all in the same boat. We all struggle with the same things, confusions, frustrations, temptations. The only difference is that we recognize there is a God who wants to save us from dangerous waters but the people who do not know Christ want to enjoy the swim without a life-vest and are headed straight toward raging waters where they will eventually drown. Those of us who know Christ have somethin to hope for, something to trust in. Being a Christian doesn't excuse us from having trials, hurts, doubts, fears, and temptations. God lets these things happen to remind you of how much you need him. He is there to help you keep running the race of life. You will gain the strength to keep going and not wipe out and quit.