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- June 20, 2007: Questions of the Heart
- June 12, 2007: TALK TO ME!
- May 17, 2007: We Are all Dancers
- April 26, 2007: Show Me YOU!
- April 19, 2007: Rejection Is Never Easy
- April 5, 2007: Dying to Live
- March 29, 2007: Life, Love and Spirit
- March 8, 2007: Make it Count!
- March 8, 2007: All of a Sudden
- March 8, 2007: Issues
Show Me YOU!
I know that most of us were taught that the last book of the bible is Revelation, but if the bible is understood to be the narrative account of God’s continued interaction and love for the human family, then the last book of the bible is you.
Each of us are breathing manifestations of the goodness of life and God. And while it is true that not every day has been full of sunshine, it is no less the case that life is good—difficult sometimes but good nonetheless. Behind the smiles we wear and the clothes we sport is a remarkable story. Every person you know has come through great trials and triumphs to get to where they are now, and in spite of how we feel sometimes, none of us are empty pages moving through life without a story to tell. People think they know you because they see you every day—but they have no idea. They could never conceive of how much grace and love you have had to summon just to turn your life in the right direction, to say nothing of the courage it took for you to admit that you needed a change in the first place. Written within the fabric of your days is a beautiful narrative of what it means to love and then to loose what you have loved, of what it means to die and then come back from the dead, and of what it means to be born again.
Anybody can read about hope but people don’t believe what they read, they believe what they see. It’s one thing to tell a man or a woman to read about faith in the bible but it’s another matter altogether for you to show someone what faith actually looks like as it is revealed to us in the unfolding narrative of your life. When I want to see love—show me your face. When I want to know what deliverance is really all about—show me your face. And when I need to see God—show me your face because he hides his beauty in your smile.Tell your story every chance you get because when you least expect it– someone will be listening.
What’s your story?
May 21, 2007 at 5:56 pm
I have read your stories and i am deeply moved. I have also been to a bible class of yours and your topic was about relationships. I am married and me and my husband have been seperated for 6months and he is living with another woman. i am just torn and hurt, and i have begged him to come home and do the right and work things out with his wife. now he is saying that is going to file for a divorce, but its not the right thing to do. I am at my end right now and i dont know what to do. I dont want a divorce, because god honors marriage and i still believe in him. he wont call me or see me. What should i do?
May 22, 2007 at 11:49 am
dear sister Terry, marriage is sacred and as long as you have honored your vows and done all that you can do to remain faithful to the promise you made to God you have done well in the eyes of the lord; but it takes two people to make a marriage and at some point you will have to honor yourself as much as you have honored your marriage. it is not the will of God that we hold on to people who are begging us to let them go. i know the situation hurts and im sure you can’t believe that all of this is happening –but there is life after this. i know you love your husband but if he is not willing to love you back then maybe your going to have to love him from a distance. most people would tell you that because it takes two people to make a marriage, you are either going to have to let him go or hold on until something happens….but i say give it to God and let his will be done in your life. this is not something you can change on your own and it may not be the will of God for you life. give it to God….and you keep on living because these are the best years of your life and you only live once. be still, be prayerful. be full of life and most of all be grateful for who you are….because our lives are not defined by the people who walked away–they defined by the people who stayed.
all my best.