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Here is a link to a blog I read. Blog Link

I’d check it out if I were you.

Don’t lie to yourself, we are all holding onto something.

Go read.

Let Go.

Anne here. Was checking out Kevin DeYoung’s blog and saw this video. Decided I needed the break, so I watched it.

(Very sorry, but I cannot figure out for the life of my why I can’t embed YouTube videos here anymore. Kevin DeYoung can, but I can’t. Go figure.)

Random thought while watching this: When do I most need to be saying, “You can have all this world, just give me Jesus?” I think it’s when I’m feeling unloved. That’s when I start reaching for the world. Funny, when the only source of love is Jesus.

Matthew 25:31-46 (Jesus talking)

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Anne here. Our favorite musician/Hillsong addict Adam Wolfe shared a YouTube video with me the other day that absolutely left me speechless. If you don’t have time to watch the video, I’ll give you a quick recap here: We have a responsibility and a right as believers to do something with the love and grace Jesus has lavished on us. We are infinitely blessed, and though we know others are suffering in this world, we sit by and do nothing.

I experienced more conviction during this four-minute video than I knew what to do with. And truthfully, I still don’t know what to do with it. When I was searching for the video to post the link on here, I stumbled across another video related to Hillsong’s I-HEART movement. It’s chilling. You should watch. I couldn’t find the right links to embed them here, so I’m just hoping you will click the links to watch the videos.

So my question to myself and to you, whoever is reading this, is this: What do we — as Americans, as young people, as believers, as followers of Christ — do with Jesus’ command that we minister to “the least of these”?

Anne here. Tonight we talked about discerning God’s will for our lives and hearing God’s voice. J.C. mentioned a sermon by Kevin DeYoung called “Just Do Something.” I listened to it once I got home, and I would highly recommend it. A lot of the points he hits were mentioned during our discussion, but he gives enough extra information to mull over that it’s worth the hour it takes to hear it all. (Note: The sermon was apparently given to guys only, but it’s still cool for girls, too.)

In other news, ladies night is this Friday at Mary’s. It’s a night of cupcakes and general awesomeness. It starts at 7 p.m. and goes until you’ve eaten your fill of cupcakes and talked enough. If you need directions, contact Mallory Wallace via Facebook and she’ll get you hooked up with the event invite.

Anne here. Finally back on track with our CLife blog. (Go me for deciding to be responsible.) I read this a while ago on Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron’s ministry website, The Way of the Master. At the time, I was stunned by it, but it quickly passed from my mind as I continued doing whatever I was doing at the time. I recently re-read it because it came to my e-mail inbox, and again I was stunned.

From what I can tell, this account was publicized by Bob Moorehead. The Way of the Master website says that it was a young man in Rwanda who was killed for his faith in Jesus. Other stories circulating around the Internet say the man was a preacher from Zimbabwe. Personally, it doesn’t matter either way to me. Check this out:

I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have the Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made — I’m a disciple of his. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future secure. I’m finished and done with low living, sight walking, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap giving, and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don’t have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean in his presence, walk by patience, am uplifted by prayer, and I labor with power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions are few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the enemy, pander at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I won’t give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till he comes, give till i drop, preach till all know, and work till he stops me. And, when he comes for his own, he will have no problem recognizing me … my banner will be clear.

What would it be like to say, “I’m done with low living, sight walking, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap giving, and dwarfed goals”? What would it be like to not just say that, but to believe that? What would it be like to know that though the road is narrow and the way rough, our Guide is reliable?

I want more from this life than what I’ve been settling for. I want to be done with my former self and my former way of living. I am one of those who needs help with her unbelief at times, because it sure doesn’t look like the belief described here.

-Anne