Love Love Love

Proverbs 19:22

“What a man desires is unfailing love.”

We want love, we long for it. We want to be loved when we’re doing well, and even more loved when we’ve screwed up. We want to be loved whether we’re kind or mean, when we’re happy and sad. We long for love when we’re in a crowded room and when we’re alone. We long to be loved when we’re young till we’re old. And only one can love like that. His name is Jesus.

Jesus Christ Is Coming To Town

Proverbs 15:3

“The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.”

Like Santa (just a million times more awesome, and God gives better gifts), God sees us when we’re sleeping, He knows when we’re awake, He knows when we’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake! 

You know those moments when you’re alone, tempted to do something stupid, and you think that no one will know and it doesn’t really affect anyone anyway? Well, the eyes of the Lord are always on you, and He always cares.

Gossip Girl

Proverbs 11:13

“A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.”

Why is it that we find it so hard to keep other people’s secrets? Is it because we feel cool knowing someone’s juicy secret, so we share it to show how cool we are? Is it because we feel honoured that someone would trust us, and we want others to share in that honour? Whatever it is, the bible calls it gossip. Personally, I don’t want to be known as a gossip girl. I want to be trustworthy, and treat other people’s secrets the way I’d like them to treat my own.

Extreme Makeover

Hosea 6:1

“Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but will heal us; He has injured us but He will bind our wounds.”

I love Extreme Makeover Home Edition. I love watching the families’ reactions of joy and disbelief, after "MOVE THAT BUS!" is shouted.  I love how they make such cool houses out of lame, broken buildings. Sometimes all it takes is some cleaning; a fresh coat of paint and some cool new gadgets, and the bus is moved. But sometimes more drastic measures are required. The house is torn down and rebuilt. Sometimes rotting floorboards and leaking roofs just can’t be fixed. They have to be broken down in order to be made new.

If a broken bone is left for too long, it doesn’t set right, and ends up being squiff, probably pretty painful, and a little bit useless. To get it back into place, the doctors have to break the bone and set it straight, and then allow it to heal in the right position. It’s not fun, but it’s necessary. 

The way we think and live is sometimes so screwed up that God has to break us, tear down walls and mindsets, to get us to where He wants us. But He’ll never leave us that way. He’ll heal us, rebuild us, and make us something new and beautiful. And when it’s over and the bus has moved, people will be amazed at the extreme makeover in our life. It’s what He does.

Osama Drama

Proverbs 12:20

“There is joy for those who promote peace.”

Twitter has been exploding with the news of Bin Laden’s death. We love drama. That’s how soapies and movies make billions. We like to watch people dying, hearts being broken and families fighting. If there’s no drama, there’s no intrigue; it’s boring. Drama’s more ‘fun’, more entertaining, but there is more joy, more real joy, in peace, in togetherness. The Bible says that the anointing comes where there is unity. If we want the anointing, we need to want peace too.

Pieces Of Me

Psalm 18:20 (The Message)

“God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before Him.”

A puzzle can never be completed unless you have all the pieces to work with. God only works with that which we give Him; so how can be whole unless we give Him everything? 

We can chose to stay in control, yet be broken in pieces, or we can give it all to Him - our strengths, weaknesses, triumphs, failures, hurt, joy, love, hate, everything -  and be made whole and holy. It’s our call.

Just Do It

Proverbs 6:3

“Go and humble yourself.”

Just do it. Don’t think about it. Don’t consider it. Don’t take time to deeply ponder it. Just get on your knees and humble yourself. Daily. It’s not an option, ‘cause if we don’t, God says He will.