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Name: Kimberly
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Metro: OLD BRIDGE
Birthday: 10/2/1991
Gender: Female
Interests: singing hymns, yp, flute, reading, drawing, calligraphy, makin people laugh, internet, math, naruto, disney, chillin with my sibs, rappin with my friends for fun (which eventually turns to complete disaster and humiliation for all, then we're all roflmbo.)
Expertise: stuff.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Other
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AIM:  believer07747
Yahoo:  believer07747@yahoo.com
Member Since:
9/7/2004
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| Matthew 5:42 -
42 To him who asks of you, 1give; and from him who wants to borrow from you, do not turn away. |
| | 421 Giving to one who asks and not turning away from a borrower prove that the kingdom people do not care for material things and are not possessed by them. - Matt. 5:42
I confess, I do care for some material things. Like cute stationery from Taiwan. Like my calligraphy parchment paper. I get stingy sometimes when it comes to letting the same people borrow my best pencils, which they often lose or forget to return. Or offering people food, and they take more than their fair share. But I shouldn't care. If I want to be a kingdom person, I can't care.
But what if I think they don't deserve it? What if I think that limiting them to what they take is for their own good and discipline? Matthew 5:7 -
7 Blessed are the 1merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. |
| | 71 To be righteous is to give one what he deserves, whereas to be merciful is to give one what he does not deserve. For the kingdom of the heavens we need to be not only righteous but also merciful.
Be merciful. There's my answer.
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| What have I been doing with my life?
After reading a xanga post of a good friend of mine, it has put me at a loss for words.
I am such a fallen sinner.
I've been wasting my time procrastinating, on the computer, engaging in worldly conversations, and lacking the church life for so, soooo long. Yet, I got good grades in school, received quite some attention from friends at school, and life was just too swell...all in such a secular sense. But this entire time, this entire time, I lacked the Lord.
I felt nothing. No joy, no genuine feelings of happiness. It was all so fake.
Yet, what disgusts me the most is how I enjoyed it, how I was so satisfied with myself, and how I didn't yearn for the Lord like I used to, how I never came to Him throughout the day, how I lived life so independently through my mind instead of my spirit, how I gave in to my soulish pleasures instead of putting the Lord at the head of all things in my life.
How could I have gone on for so long like this??
I now make a quick reference to my friend's post: I want to be broken. I don't want to live the life that so many people crave for - the life of attention and of good grades. Lord, take it away and bring me back to You.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Thy presence;
Take not Thy holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation;
And renew a right spirit within me.
The more I think about it, the more I believe that God wrote that post for me, wanted to bring me back to Him. He knew I'd see it, knew I'd read it and it'd open my eyes to reveal my sinful, shameful being.
It's been too long, Lord.
Just bring me back to You.
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| This year's spring conference was so practical! Amen for that. For
those who missed it, I have a feeling this is gonna be long, so sit
tight...:
We all need to be proper vessels so the Lord can completely fill us up
and express Himself through us...but He can't if our vessels are full
of holes.
Each time we procrastinate, there's a hole.
When we sleep late, whoops - another hole.
Being lazy, waking up late, rushing to get chores done, complaining, not doing things in our spirit...holeholeholeholehole.
How do we expect the Lord to fill our vessels then? He'll just leak out. So we gotta learn to patch ourselves up.
And that patch is having a good character. How to build up our character:
1. BE GENUINE.
This means we have to be the same within and without. People are not
genuine when they act one way toward one person, then act completely
different to another, just to "fit in." We gotta learn to go against
the flow sometimes, for the Lord's sake, and act genuinely and truly to
everyone.
2. BE EXACT.
This means to be punctual in time, accurate in words and precise in
work. When we are told to do something, we do EVERYTHING we're told,
down to the details. If we're told to get somewhere at a certain time,
we're there.
3. BE STRICT.
Now here's where many young people have issues. This is where
procrastination falls under. To be strict is to not be loose with
yourself. When you procrastinate, you're being easy on yourself, only
doing something when you feel like doing it, and only if you want to.
This shows lack of discipline. We have to learn to do things when we
don't want to do them, and deny ourselves.
4. BE DILIGENT.
We must be constant in accomplishing something; just like Peter
couldn't catch any fish, he waited all night, so diligently until
finally, he received his reward and was abundant with fish. In the same
way, we have to learn to be persistent and not give up.
5. BE BROAD.
We need to be open to others and accepting. Instead of thinking we're
always right, we should learn from others. Although we have to be
strict on ourselves, we must be loose on others
6. BE THOROUGH.
We need to pay attention to accuracy and detail, and leave no stone
unturned. When we are told to wash the dishes, we shouldn't quickly
rinse them off and then run away. Instead, we should carefully scrub
without missing a spot. In everything we are told to do, we should
fully complete.
7. HAVE COMMITMENT.
This point tells us that we have to put our heart into what we do, and
endure to the end. When we make a promise, we keep it, just like David
didn't rest until he built a house for the Lord.
8. ENDURE SUFFERING.
Jesus suffered so much for us. We have to learn to endure suffering
too, like when we are made fun of for our beliefs. But we have to stick
strong to the Lord, and suffer for Him, because He suffered for us, and
we really owe him.
All these attributes were exemplified by the Lord. If we are to express
the Lord, we have to display all these points in our character. Our
character is 30% inborn and 70% habit; praise the Lord for that 70%! It is never too late for us to change!
SORRY FOLKS, but building up our character was only part I. This next point, education, should actually go before character, since the three most important things in life are God, education, and character, in that order. Here goes:
Who knew education was SO IMPORTANT??? apparently, it comes right after
God in priorities in life. You may think the purpose of education in
school is to get into a good college and get a good job and make money,
but there's more to it that that.
Education shapes our character.
- It makes you do things you don't want to do, when you don't want to do it.
- It gives us a habit of completing things under a deadline.
- It teaches us accountability and responsibility.
Education keeps us busy, and keeps us very well disciplined.
It develops habits in us that are needed to become proper human vessels
and useful to our Master, so we can accurately and fully express Him.
Brothers and sisters, we can't waste time! We have to have a learning
spirit and be open to the Lord, to allow him to shape us, to change us,
to build up our character so He can use us, and we can express Him.
"But if I delay, I write that you may know HOW ONE OUGHT TO CONDUCT HIMSELF in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth."
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| grrrr i had this really awesome pic of hitsugaya from bleach...here's the link:
http://bp1.blogger.com/_rg7WY6fRQ4M/Rn4QRUNMy4I/AAAAAAAAATE/GsiLxgWvQbA/s1600-h/Bleach+Wallpaper+Hitsugaya+Toushiro+1.jpg
but for some reason it wouldn't show up on my background. grrr. so i had to pick this one instead. whatevs.. | | |
| 2 Corinthians 1:3-4" Praise be to the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in
any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God."
the facebook app Daily Bible Scriptures has the best verses ever. Too bad i never write them down....so maybe i'll post them here.
Every time I read the daily verse, I'm always so touched by it, and can totally relate.
the Lord is our great Comforter....Amen for that. I want to spread His comfort to everyone else. I wanna comfort other people. Make them smile with the words I say. No, with the words He says, through me.
Lord, through my times of stress, Comfort me. And let it spread.
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