So, I have this “friend” (thats what we’ll call her..) and God has just been placing her on my heart more than ever. I hung out with her Friday for the first time this year! Its so strange, seems as if nothing has changed between us. But really, everything has. She was the one who like, you could just see the love of Christ in, she was adored by many, cuz of it. And lately, I’ve been reading my parents “In Touch” magazines, and I came across, “Created to be Loved”. Through out the Bible, we are encouraged to remember what we are saved from, and challenges us to have a new attitude. Ephesians 2:1-5 says “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, ade us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions–it is by grace you have been saved. This just totally kept my mind glued to her! She knows his work, what he’s done for her, I’ve seen her have this amazing intimate relationship with him. He’s saved her from her old self, but she’s not it anymore. His amazing love is available, for all who draw near to Him. I remember inviting her to do this LTG group with me, the words she spoke “Well, I don’t know Gab, Do you know who long its been since I’ve read the Bible?” Or when I told her to pray about a situation, “What for? If it’s gonna happen than it’s gonna happen.” I don’t see her drawing near, I mean she isn’t. His love, it’s not something we have to do in order to earn it, or there isn’t a way for us to lose it either. See, I can’t say what happened, but as most people, instead of seeking him for forgiveness, she turn and hid. And, I have to say, and not be prideful about it, that I have learned from this all. About his love. God uses our worst mistakes to teach us deeper lessons about his love and forgiveness. I don’t know what went wrong, or what happened, but I’m not gonna give up on it, I’m praying to see her worship or pray like she once did before. Just as Jesus, I’m gonna show compassion and mercy towards her. Cuz I know I haven’t been, when speaking to her, its out of anger and selfishness, and certainly not of love. Christ, his love is amazing beyond words, and His love should pour out of me. Not just by words of mouth, but by my actions, and my heart I have for her. Praying for my heart towards others, so I can have unconditional love as Him, to NEVER forget what I’ve been saved from and for what He’s done for me, for her heart, and to remember what He’s done for her.

So, Today I’ve been reading some John (chapter 17, to be exact..) Well, Jesus is praying for himself, and for unity.  And I got to verse 4, and something stood out to me. Verse 4 says “I have glorified you on the earth. I have finished the work which you have given me to do.” Preparing, and living in Revival. Christ came to earth and glorified God, as we should. And living in revival, praising God and giving him HIS glory. When churches are revived and when cities are transformed, glory will be given back to the Father. I’ve been convicted. It’s time I start praising him, and rejoicing NOW in his victories of these cities and knowing that his will is going to happen.

So, chapter 1, it was talking about how Job had his servants, camles, and sons taken away from him. So the enemy is pretty pissed what I’m guessing, cuz Job didn’t curse God. So he tells God one skin for another! He’s pretty much saying a man will do anything to save his own life. Gods like do whatever, just don’t kill him! So Job gets these huge sores all over his body, but amazing Job still praised God. Even his wife was like stop and curse God, and its funny cuz Job was like you foolish lady! I love when the enemy is wrong (which is all the time!) and God doesn’t even how to do anything to show him he’s wrong! I’m still in awe how he continued to praise God. I was a bit confused why God let the enemy mess around with Job. But I soom came to realize that he was showing him that Job is so madly in love with him and will always continue to praise him! We deserve death, I should just be praising and thanking God that I’m alive!

Hopefully it works now… Sorry it didn’t work first! So I just started reading Job. Chapter 1 is so intense.. first I wanna say Job is pretty amazing (and I know, that no one is perfect! So I’m not saying he is!) God says this about him “Theres is no one like him, he is blameless; upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil” , and for him to say that about someone, they must be pretty dang worthy of it! The enemy wants to “show” God that Job is only like this cuz he has it good like his life is easy or whatever. So he pretty much says that the enemy can mess with everything Job has, just don’t kill him. So satan takes away Jobs everything! Like, his camels, kills all his servants, and also kills all his sons and daughters! WOW! After all this, the Bible says he STILL worshiped. He shaved his head to show how sad he was (I don’t get why he would though…) He still praised, I love what verse 22 says, “In all this, Job did not sin or blame God”. I admire Job for being so righteous, I admired his relationship with God. Even God seemed to talk about how amazing he was. I can’t imagine having everything stripped away like Job did. That would take some serious time for me to heal, and probably worship again like he did immediately. This was like, a slap..? in the face for me, how like, I have it good, and I don’t praise him like I should or like Job did when he lost it all..

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