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| hey y'all . . . my new xanga name is: pureONEpassion (you know, like ONE pure passion . . . ) wow. lol : )
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| LIVING FOR JESUS
O SAVIOR OF SINNERS,
Thy name is excellent,
thy glory high,
thy compassions unfailing,
thy condescension wonderful,
thy mercy tender.
I bless thee for the discoveries, invitations, promises of the gospel,
for in them is pardon for rebels,
liberty for captives,
health for the sick,
salvation for the lost.
I come to thee in my beloved name of Jesus;
re-impress thy image upon my soul;
Raise me above the smiles and frowns of the world,
regarding it as a light thing to be judged by men;
May thy approbation by my only aim,
thy Word my one rule.
Make me to abhor that which grieves thy Holy Spirit,
to suspect consolations of a worldly nature,
to shun a careless way of life,
to reprove evil,
to instruct with meekness those who oppose me,
to be gentle and patient towards all men,
to be not only a professor but an example of the gospel,
displaying in every relation, office, and condition
its excellency, loveliness and
advantages.
How little have I illustrated my principles
and improved my privileges!
How seldom have I served my generation!
How often have I injured and not recommended my redeemer!
How few are those blessed through me!
In many things I have offended,
in all come short of thy glory;
Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
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Why is it that as soon as I get home
from class I immediately turn on the television and watch shows that in
no way glorify God? I could so easily eat my lunch in silence, or
better yet, with worship music. I have no excuse. Why do I
fill my head with music that directly (or even indirectly) contradicts with
the gospel while distracting my focus from Christ; the exact thing I claim
to be striving against? There is so much amazing Christian music
these days that I have no excuse. Why do I watch television shows
and movies with "only one bad scene?" Does that make them
godly? Does that make them worth my time? Does that glorify
God? There are so many good things I could be doing with that time:
praying, fellowshiping, reading, or even studying for
school. I have no excuse. Why, when I could so easily
truly live for Christ alone,
do I continue to compromise my purity and the purity of others in my
daily actions? Why, when I could so easily truly
live for Christ alone, do I continue to compromise my mind with ideas,
lifestyles, and attitudes that in no way are godly? Why, when I
could so easily truly live
for Christ alone, do I continue to compromise my personal testimony
by conforming so much to this world? Why do I continue to compromise at all?
Please pray that I would begin to truly Live for Jesus--that my life would be one of
No Compromise.
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| So . . . I got home from class and thought that I might make a
cake. I had left-over sugar-free cake batter and sugar-freeish
frosting mix (thank you  ) but I needed flour and baking powder and eggs and stuff
like that. So by the time I had made the list and gotten ready to
go to the store, it had began to rain like NO OTHER. I mean,
seriously, that was ridiculous. So got SOAKED getting the
ingredients from Wal*Mart. I made the cake and put it in the oven and then
started on the frosting. Apparently you're supposed to use
electrical beaters to make the frosting. We don't have an
electric beater so I used a whisk. . . for 45 minutes. It didn't
work. So I blended the liquid frosting in the smoothie
blender . . . for 15 minutes. It started smoking and didn't
work. So I just poured the liquid frosting over the cake and it
soaked into the cake and it's really good cause it's all spongy and moist. I love sugar free cake.
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DESIRES
O THOU THAT HEAREST PRAYER,
Teach me to pray.
I confess that in religious exercises
the language
of my lips and the feelings of my heart
have not always agreed,
that I have frequently taken carelessly upon my tongue
a name never pronounced above without reverence and
humility,
that I have often desired things which would have injured me,
that I have depreciated some of my chief mercies,
that I have erred both on the side of my hopes and also of my
fears,
that I am unfit to choose for myself,
for it is not in me to direct my steps.
Let thy Spirit help my infirmities,
for I know not what to pray for as I ought.
Let him produce in me wise desires by which I may ask right things,
then I shall know thou hearest me.
May I never be importunate for temporal blessings,
but always refer them to thy fatherly goodness,
for thou knowest what I need before I ask;
May I never think I prosper unless my soul prospers,
or that I am
rich unless rich toward thee,
or that I am wise unless wise
unto salvation.
May I seek first thy kingdom and its righteousness.
May I value things in relation to eternity.
May my spiritual welfare be my chief solicitude.
May I be poor, afflicted, despised and have thy blessing,
rather than be successful in enterprise,
or have more
than my heart can wish,
or be admired by my fellow-men,
if thereby
these things make me forget thee.
May I regard the world as dreams, lies, vanities, vexation of spirit,
and desire to depart from it.
And may I seek my happiness in thy favour, image, presence, service.
wow. I love this prayer so much. It's on page 106, by the way. Have a fantastic night!
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| - Such Great Heights
This weekend is Disciple Now. I'm pretty much very excited about it. It's about prayer, which is really good!
Have a great weekend!
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