Comments on: I want to LIVE! http://blog.connect2covenant.com/2009/09/08/i-want-to-live/ Intentionally following Jesus ... Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Leah http://blog.connect2covenant.com/2009/09/08/i-want-to-live/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Leah Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:51:51 +0000 http://blog.connect2covenant.com/?p=93#comment-106 My husband and I sat in the car after service Sunday in a minute of stunned silence--thinking WOW we are "those" people. Those people too caught up in us, what we want, what we are doing--how busy we are, how tired we are. We have been incredibly blessed and incredibly selfish. We are commited to refocusing our lives back on Jesus and away from ourselves. You'll be seeing more of us Covenant as we get involved--begin serving and start living the true life. My husband and I sat in the car after service Sunday in a minute of stunned silence–thinking WOW we are "those" people. Those people too caught up in us, what we want, what we are doing–how busy we are, how tired we are. We have been incredibly blessed and incredibly selfish. We are commited to refocusing our lives back on Jesus and away from ourselves. You'll be seeing more of us Covenant as we get involved–begin serving and start living the true life.

]]> By: Jenny http://blog.connect2covenant.com/2009/09/08/i-want-to-live/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Jenny Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:48:47 +0000 http://blog.connect2covenant.com/?p=93#comment-103 I'm currently reading a book called "Posers, Fakers, and Wannabes" by Brennan Manning. His intent in writing this is to encourage us just let go of what the world, "the Poser" in us says we have to be and really just live fully into who we are in God. "Accepting the reality of my brokenness means accepting my authentic self. Judas and Peter both betrayed Jesus. Judas could not face his shadow. Peter could. Peter's life changed; Judas ended his life...Each man decided he couldn't go on living that way." I don't want to get caught in that trap of thinking that I can just "pose" my way through life thereby cutting myself off from a true, authentic relationship with my Lord. I want to face my shadow and own up to my complacency because I've realized that I too have been calling God a liar and I am truly heartbroken. I want my life to change. I want to look more like Him. I want to LIVE!!!!!! I'm currently reading a book called "Posers, Fakers, and Wannabes" by Brennan Manning. His intent in writing this is to encourage us just let go of what the world, "the Poser" in us says we have to be and really just live fully into who we are in God.

"Accepting the reality of my brokenness means accepting my authentic self. Judas and Peter both betrayed Jesus. Judas could not face his shadow. Peter could. Peter's life changed; Judas ended his life…Each man decided he couldn't go on living that way."

I don't want to get caught in that trap of thinking that I can just "pose" my way through life thereby cutting myself off from a true, authentic relationship with my Lord. I want to face my shadow and own up to my complacency because I've realized that I too have been calling God a liar and I am truly heartbroken. I want my life to change. I want to look more like Him. I want to LIVE!!!!!!

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