I Have Finally Found my Prince Charming

I found HIM.

After years of searching for a strong and mighty man to be my prince charming, I have officially found him.

He is captivated and fascinated by me. He romances me with flowers. He goes on walks with me any time I want. He spoils me with really nice gifts. He provides for me. He listens to me. He writes me love letters. He makes me laugh. He stands up for me. He calls me beautiful every single day.  He has never once been rude to me, hurt me, or made me feel bad about myself. Every time I talk to him I feel encouraged. He writes me love songs. He cares about my friends and family even more than I do. His strength, dignity, and honor makes me feel like a princess. He makes me want to forget about all the issues on my mind and draw away to an intimate place with him. (Don't I sound like I am bragging?)

He is absolutely perfect.

Am I blinded by love? Or does such a perfect prince actually exist? 

I’ve always wanted to find him. After not-so-few disappointing relationships, I gave up. In my mind I settled for a fate of 27 cats and the forever alone club. Who needs guys? They are all jerks anyway, right?

Little did I know that he was pursuing me the entire time. While I was giving away my mind, body, and heart to other guys, he was heartbroken. He wanted me for himself. He knew that only he had what I desired and craved. He wanted to romance me and love me forever.

He fought for me. He didn’t let me be kept in relationships that weren’t healthy. He pursued me. He romanced me and I rejected him. I told him that he isn’t enough for me. His promises seemed too good to be true.

He didn’t give up. For years he pursued me. It was a long process, but with every passing day, he began to win my love and my affections. Slowly, I began to trust him more. I began to actually read his love letters and listen to his songs. I began to draw away to a quiet place with him.The more I got to know him, the less I cared about other stuff. The more I saw him being faithful over and over again, the smaller my fears became. 

One day, I finally gave him my yes. But I wasn’t yet ready to be his and only his. There were other lovers in my life. Was I cheating on him? I continued to pursue the relationships that I had before I said yes to him. I expected him to break it off with me, but for some crazy reason he loved me so much that he continued to fight for me. Slowly but surely, he fought the other lovers, and kicked them out of my life. I wanted to love him alone but I wasn't able to say no to the others. He continued to assure me every day that he would help me get through this. He wasn’t going to quit. I was way too precious to him.

One by one, with his help, I made decisions to end it with the other lovers in my life.

He is my all. 

I want to spend the rest of my life getting to know him better. I want to figure him out even more. I want to get to know his personality, his likes and dislikes. He is the greatest treasure I have ever discovered, (or rather, been discovered by.)

I am enthralled by my prince charming. I wouldn’t trade him for anything. 

Who is he?

Does such perfection exist? Is such a romance possible? Was this desire of mine actually possible to be fulfilled?

Can you take a guess on who it is?

My true prince is Jesus Christ. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

“Many of us think we know Jesus Christ. We mention him often in conversation, visit him at church once or twice a week, read our Bibles periodically so we can understand him better, and maybe even declare that he is our number one priority in life. But just as there is a marked distinction between memorizing the definition of a rose in Webster’s dictionary and actually holding one in your hand, there is a huge difference between saying you know Jesus Christ and actually experiencing him as your true prince, your hero, and the one you give up everything just to be with.

So many of us, though we claim to know Jesus Christ, are still longing for our deepest desires to be filled by someone else. We frantically seek the man of our dreams, giving ourselves completely to one relationship after the next, hoping that when we finally find the right guy our romantic fantasies will become a reality.

Most of us don’t realize that Jesus Christ is not a flimsy, flannel-board figure from a Sunday-school lesson; that he is not a stern dictator looking down on us from heaven to make sure we obey his rules; that he is not a distant being who is too busy running the world to care about the details of our day-to-day lives; and that he is so much more than someone we say we believe in to keep ourselves out of hell when we die.

He is the lover of our souls. Our true Prince. The one we have been longing for, searching for, and dreaming of since childhood; the one who will love us the way nobody else can love us; the one who will cherish us forever; the one who will transform us from hopeless girls in rags into beautiful, confident, radiant princesses. He is the one who makes us ready for true, lasting human love. And he is the one who meets our deepest needs when human love falls short.

No matter how many times our dreams have been shattered, or how many times our hearts have been trampled, or how far we have strayed from him, our prince is standing outside our dungeon windows, patiently waiting for us to hear his voice and invite him to rescue us from the bleakness of a life lived without him.

This kind of a fairytale romance between a young woman and her true prince does not come without sacrifice. It does not come without pain. But it is the most priceless gift we will ever be offered. And it is the most beautiful and fulfilling existence we could ever imagine.” –Leslie Ludy, “Authentic Beauty”

 

Are you willing to take his hand and let him become your prince? Do you want this kind of romance?

I promise he has been pursuing you the same way he has been pursuing me. He wants to have the same type of relationship with you too. 

Is it weird for you to think of Jesus as a Prince and the lover of your soul? I know it sure was for me.

But I promise you from personal experience that if you take his hand, ask him to reveal himself to you, and spend time getting to know him, you will not be disappointed. 

Do I still desire to have an actual boyfriend, fiance, and husband? Of course! But that doesn't defeat the fact that Jesus is going to be my number one priority and the center of my universe, even during that relationship. If I do get married in the future, I want my husband to encourage and support my relationship with Jesus. I want him to push me deeper into intimacy with Jesus.The only way I will truly be able to love, respect and have true intimacy with my future husband is if I can fully devote myself to Jesus first. If I search for my prince first, all the other things will be added to me. I want my future marriage to be centered around the both of us pursuing Jesus. I'm trusting my prince to provide this for me too. Jesus will prepare a man for me who will love me the way he loves me, and treat me the way God says I deserve to be treated. (even if I don't feel worthy of it). He will symbolically walk me down the aisle. He is the daddy who takes his girl out on daddy dates and teaches her the first things she knows about how a guy should treat her and then gives her to a man who will treat her like a treasure. My Prince is also my Father.

(On a side note..If you are a guy reading this, I just want to say that I believe in you. Although culture often sells you short, I want to say that I believe in you as a chivelrous, mighty warrior of God, made in Christs image. You are a gentleman. You treat a lady with respect. I want to break off those words spoken over you that all men are pigs and only think about one thing. That doesn't have to be true for you. You were made for more than that with the power of Christ. You protect and honor a girls purity and innocence rather than destroying it. I believe that through Christ you can love a woman the way Christ loves his church. You can be the one to show your girl how passionate Jesus truly loves his bride. Lead her into a deeper relationship with her prince. Be the man you were made to be.)

I am praying for you. I pray courage and boldness over you to explore this idea. It might not be easy, but it is so worth it.

-Viktoriyous 

If this blog has been any help to you, please share it with somebody who you think would benefit. The purpose of my life is to introduce people to this wonderful price, and I would love your help in doing that!

P.S.

(Is this Biblical? Through my study, I have found that is sure is! All throughout the Bible and especially the book of Revelations, one of the ways Jesus is presented as is a bridegroom and the Church of Christ and believers as his bride. This idea isn’t meant to be twisted into a carnal idea of a lover. It is all about a spiritual communion.  When I ignored the Bridegroom attribute of Jesus, I missed out on the fullness of what it meant to have real intimacy with him. I’d encourage you to NOT take my word for it. Study it yourself! Christ as a bridegroom? Christ as a prince? See what the Bible has to say! I did!)

P.P.S.

Ive been reading the book “Authentic Beauty” by Leslie Ludy. I cant even begin to describe how much this book has enriched my life and has opened my eyes to what Jesus can be for me. This book is a treasure. Would you like to read it too?

10 Day No Makeup Identity Challenge

My poor makeup bag has been abandoned for the last 10 days.

 

 

 

 A few Sundays ago, I felt God calling me to give up wearing makeup for 10 days and pray for true beauty during that time when I would normally be putting on makeup.. I didnt really think that this would be a problem for me, because I don't really mind being without makeup. Other then my scars on my cheeks and blonde eyelashes, I feel alright without it. Little did I know.. Here are some exerts from my journal over the 10 days..

 

(Bear with me here.. Sharing some deep personal stuff and being vulnerable and all.. -nervous laugh-)

 

Day 1:

 Right now I would normally be putting on makeup. I wonder if people are going to be asking me if I am tired today. "Hey Tori, are you sick? Didn't you get enough sleep?" Oh dear..

 

Dear God, please give me true inner beauty. Show me lies I may be believing and help me to love myself without makeup. Help me to not look at my face and start pointing out my flaws.. The zit there, the scars there.. Help me to love my body and not compare my weight to other people's. Help me to not be discusted my a belly flab or lack of thigh gap. Be with me, God. Draw near to me. I am tired of criticizing myself!

 

-where did that bruise come from?! No idea!-

 

 

Day 2:

 Some of the girls from the school said I look like Elsa from Frozen today because of my braid. It was really cool to get compliments and stuff even when I don't feel at my best. I've found that it seems people are more open with me when I am not in makeup. Maybe people see me as more vulnerable & innocent and are able to be more open with me? Do I act different when I look different?

 

Day 3 and 4:

God I am exhausted. Maybe not exhausted, but I am really tired, today when I came home from work, all I wanted to do was just crawl into my bed. And cry. And I did.  I just listened to worship music and I felt better. Thinking about you and being with you helps me so much! Thank you for helping to make positive choices about food today, but also thank you that if I wouldn't have you would have still loved me and not really cared. Thank you for helping me not over eat.

 

Day 5:

 I really want to quit today. I don't think I will continue with my 10 day makeup fast. I've learned enough.. To not judge people who are eating sweets, to control myself...Blah, Blah, Blah. I always keep thinking about the next thing in whatever I am doing. When I am eating my dinner, I am thinking about my dessert. When I am eating my dessert, I am thinking about getting more food. Why can't I just enjoy what I am doing now? And this isn't just for food! Why do I spend so much of my life not enjoying what I am doing but thinking about the next thing?! Why do I spend so much of my life obsessed with food?! I am so annoyed!!!

 

 

 

-Hiding behind my shades-

 

God, I don't want to be robbed of my joy. I don't want to keep doing this! Why am I always so discontent and expecting? Today when I was talking to my friend, I felt gross because I hadn't washed my hair, wasn't wearing makeup (obviously) and had a pimple on my face. I didnt feel worthy of attention. It made me extremely uncomfortable to have my friend see me when I didn't feel good in my appearance. I wanted to push everybody away. They cant get too close when I look bad, because then they will see who I really am and want to leave. Why was it so hard for me to let somebody see me when I didn't feel or look great? Why don't I believe people who compliment me when I feel really gross about myself? People have been saying I look nice the same amount as when I am wearing makeup. This is weird. Are they liars? Are they just trying to make me feel better?They tell me I look fine, but think the opposite?

 

Day 6: 

Thank you for my friend who encouraged me to not give up on this 10 day thing. God, thank you for showing me today that the reason I didn't allow people to love me when I didn't feel good about myself was because when I was younger, I felt I was only accepted when I took care of myself. My family would always tell me to wash up before I could be down for breakfast or in public. My hair and clothes had to be neat. Not that that was bad or wrong, but I took it in the wrong way, and made me believe a lie that I was only loved and accepted when I looked good. Holy Spirit, thank you for showing this to me! I am weeping right now.. How long have I believed this and didn't even know about it?! You still love me when I "haven't taken care of myself" and some people do too! God, you are the best. Thank you for loving me. You are so good. Thank you for showing me my wounds and healing them.

 

 

 

Day 7 and 8:

Went camping this weekend and am feeling so much closer to you, God. Hiking up a mountian showed me that the last bit of the journey is the hardest . Hmm... And these are my last few days of my identity no-makeup challenge..

 

 

 

Day 9:

I am a total failure. Today I learned that I don't have any of my own strength to not over-eat and to take care of myself. I ate again today the entire day and made myself feel sick... I am tired of trying to do it on my own. I can't not think about food all the time on my own. I keep being discontent. I can't do it. I keep going back to my old patterns. No matter how hard I try, I keep failing out of my own strength.

Today I was meeting with some teenage girls, and we were talking about comparing ourselves with other girls . Most of them compared their weight and felt really guilty after eating too much. A lot of them couldn't eat in front of others because of shame. These girls where going through the same things of .. "my thighs are bigger then hers.. my hair looks like crap today... that girl is so skinny, but look at my belly flap!.. I feel fat and disgusting... I need to loose weight..." Why are all of these beautiful girls believing the same lies I am? I am so annoyed that all of these lovely girls feel all of this guilt and shame.

Why are we all believing all of these lies?

Why are we all believing the same lies?

There is a very real enemy to my soul. There is God, and there is the enemy. He wants to oppress me and all of these beautiful girls. God, I'm sick of this.

Please help me so that I can help others. I want to be a pioneer. Holy Spirit, I invite you to set me totally free from this. Give me a solution. Give me something how I can be in total victory and freedom, and explain to me how I can help others out of this. I want to be the one to help them walk in victory and freedom.

 

Day 10:

 I am making a decision to allow God complete and total control of my weaknesses and thoughts. When I feel like binging on my food or feel guilt after eating too much I will:

1. Admit my weaknesses and that I don't have the ability to control myself.

2. Acknowledge that God has the strength to help me in my weakness by the power of the Holy Spirit.

3. Claim Gods strength and love for my life in that moment.

4. When I feel guilty for eating too much, I will pray against the spirit of guilt in my life and break that off in the name of Jesus Christ. I will ask the Holy Spirit to fill be with satisfaction, honor, happiness and peace.

 

 

(P.s. I think that when I actually DO overeat until the point where I feel sick, that is because of me not enjoying the food I am eating at that moment. If I ask God to help me enjoy what I am eating now, I won't be trapped into that vicious cycle of always being not satisfied and wanting more. But if I ever do overeat, I need to just ask God for forgiveness for not honoring my body, and not go into making myself feel really bad. The cause of my binging was not enjoying the thing I was eating now but always thinking about the next thing)

 

During these ten days, God challenged me, showed me things that I need healing for, showed me the things I was enslaved by and has healed me! The days after my 10 day identity challenge have been pure bliss. My life looks totally different. I just go through those 4 points and God swoops in and help me! Wow! I DID NOT KNOW THIS LEVEL OF FREEDOM WAS POSSIBLE! God is my strength. He is my victory. He loves me! He has made me victorious and free!

 

10 days.. So many lessons learned.

 

These 10 days have been extremely healing for me. If you struggle with guilt or body image issues, I would totally encourage you to try your own 10 days. Maybe its giving up makeup for 10 days, maybe its giving up your hair straightener, or your nail polish. Its not that these things are wrong. No actually, they are great! But giving up something for a set amount of time allows God extra room to expose, challenge, heal, and grow you.

 

 

 

Are you up for the challenge?

 

And if you are struggling with some of these issues know that 1. You aren't alone: There are many things we think we are the only person struggling with. 2. You don't have to accept defeat! There is a solution! His name is Jesus. Problem? "No problem" with the solution of Jesus.

 

I am  strong believer of freedom for every captive and a divine solution to every problem.

 

If you don't yet know Jesus in a personal and intimate relationship, I dare you to ask Him to show Himself to you. If you know Him, but in an impersonal way, I dare you to ask Him to get closer to you. I couldn't think of a better think to ask for.

 

Let me know if this helped you in any way! It was quite hard for me to share this with people.. If you decide to do a 10 day identity challenge, I am praying for you to get total freedom in every single area of your life!

 

 

 

You are a solution. You are loved. You are beautiful. You are guilt free. You are not shameful. You are accepted. You are a saint. Why? JESUS <3

My Little One...

My little one, 

Why do you stray away from the right path?

I am your shepherd, you do not lack a thing!

I bring you into green lucious surroundings. 

(I know your favorite color.)

I lead you to a quiet place.

I provide water and refreshment for your thirst. There is nothing else you need to rely on but me. 

I guide you along a straight path, because of how much I love you; for my names sake!

When you walk in a shadow of something scary, it wont harm you- Shadows dont harm, do they?

Do not fear any evil; but instead look over at me. I am right beside you. I may have to lead you through dark valleys to get to the other side, but dont worry- I am gentle.

The resources I have will comfort you. I am gentle with my rod and staff.

I prepare a delicious feast for you in the presence of those who want to do you harm. I make a place for you to have an abundance.

I revive your drooping head, your cup overflows with blessings!

(I know what you like to drink!)

My beauty and my love will chase after you all the days of your life. Are you overwhelmed?

My goodness will passionately pursue you. 

Will you dwell in my house with me forever?

I am on the search for you. My heart yearns to hold you again. Return to me, little one.

I like you. I love you.

-the Good Shepherd 

(adapted from Psalm 23)

-This is my venturing into uncharted territory of poetry in my life. What do you think?-

-VIKTORIYOUS 

My Life as a Tangled String of Fairy Lights

A few days ago when I was hanging up some fairy lights for a youth service my team was preparing for,  I was getting really frustrated at my wasted efforts and my inability to untangle them.

I kept trying to get out all of the knots, but for some reason, I was just really struggling.

Some of the things that have happened in the last 2 weeks in my life have felt me feeling really unsure, confused and anxious. 

The harder I tried, the more frustrated I got.

As tears were starting to come to my eyes, my hands stopped, and this thought snuck into my head..

"My life is just like these tangled string of fairy lights."

As I stood there looking at all the tangles, and how much it resembled my perception of my life, my friend Anna came up to me to see what was wrong.

My voice was squeakier then I intended when I gave her the tangled mess of fairy lights, and said, "See this right here? See all these tangles? This is what my life looks like right now..."

I expected her to give me a hug, say stuff like it will all be okay, keep your chin up.. blah blah blah

But what she did was what really stuck with me over these past couple of days.

"They may be tangled, but they are still shining. 

What makes them beautiful? That they are plugged in, and are brightly shining"

She then told me that no matter how confused things may look right now, as long as I am plugged into my source, which is Jesus,

 I will shine no matter what.

She then took them from me, and began to patiently, with quick and gentle hands, untangle the mess for me.

What an amazing picture of what Jesus does for us!

No matter how unsure or confused me and you may be feelings right now, Jesus is always willing to take the tangled string of fairy lights known as our life, and untangle them for us.

But the amazing thing is that even when we are tangled, we can still shine and give light to our surroundings.

I was so focused on the tangles in the fairy lights that I didn't realize how beautiful they looked anyway! They were still making that dark room bright and beautiful.

These are the 2 questions I asked myself that I would also challenge you to ask yourself:

1. Are your fairy lights plugged in? 

What is the source that your strength and energy come from? Is it a failing or unfailing source? 

From my personal experience, Jesus is the only source I can plug into that will never burn out. There will never be a power outage where He will not be able to provide me with strength, energy, life, and love. Everything else I tried to plug into eventually ran out of power and could not sustain me. 

Jesus is the power source!

2. What are the things that you are feeling frustrated trying to untangle right now?

I think that every person has different knots and struggles that they go through trying to untangle, but I think that all of us have at some point felt like we cant do this anymore. The harder we try, the more tangled it seems to get, right? The more our hands and hearts start to fail! 

I made the decision to stop trying. I decided to hang the mess over. 

I have some control issues, so this is really hard for me.

 Unless I am in total control of the things that are happening, I think that it is really hard for me to feel peace. So, please hear me when I say, I know how hard it is to hand the tangled mess over. But honestly, the feeling of relief and peace I got when I handed the fairy lights to Anna and the things that I have been confused about to Jesus was worth the fight it took to do it.

Whatever you are confused about, I dare you to make a choice to tell Jesus what you are feeling and tell Him that He can have it all. 

How? Make a decision to stop worrying about it. Easier said then done... For me, my mind is a battleground. I have to decide what I am not allowed to worry and be anxious about. Yes, it is a fight, but it is a fight worth having! 

I found such peace when I found this gem in the Bible where God tells His people,

"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Isreal, your Savior" 

(Isaiah 43:1-4)

I find it funny that God doesn't say IF you pass through the fire and rivers, but WHEN. Sometimes in life the tangled are inevitable (just think of your headphones that you have to untangle every time you get them out!) but He says that He will be there to untangle them if you let Him. 

p.s.

Don't forget that no matter what is going on in your life right now, no matter how tangled things may appear, that you are still shining brightly! The darkness in the room leaves because of you; because of Jesus who is inside of you! As long as you are plugged Him, He will never let you stop shining. It might take time, but...

HE HAS TIME!

God bless you, anonymous reader. I am praying for you to encounter the passionate love of Jesus even more today. I am praying that you have the courage to plug into Him if you aren't already, and have the courage to hang over your tangled mess to Him.

Keep on SHINING!!!

-VIKTORIYOUS

FAITH

What would life without Jesus look like? What would it be like if God never sent Jesus to come to this earth? What would it be like if we didn't have the gift of eternal life and a relationship with Him? What would like look like without His presence?

Think about it for a moment...

When I thought about these possibilities, tears came to my eyes. 

I can't think what my life would be without my Rock, my Lighthouse, my Comforter, my Lover, my Best Friend and my Reedeemer.

From this place I want to share Jesus with others. Who He is to me is why I want nothing more then to share Him.

I recently learned that I have the spiritual gift of faith.

The Holy Spirit led me to this jem in the Psalm 89 about king David. I decided to put my own name into it, because I felt God really speaking it over me. These are His promises to me:

Here goes! 

"I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have raised up a young woman among the people.

I have found Tori my servant; 

with my sacred oil I have anointed her. 

My hand will sustain her; surely my arm will strengthen her. 

The enemy will not get the better of her, the wicked will not oppress her. 

I will crush her foes before her and strike down her adversaries.

My faithful love will be with her, and through my name her horn will be exalted.

I will set her hand over the sea, her right hand over the rivers. She will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.’ 

I will maintain my love to her forever, and my covenant with her will never fail. I will not take my love from her, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.

I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered. 

Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness— and I will not lie to Tori— that her line will continue forever and her throne endure before me like the sun; it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky."

Woah.. Try putting your own name into these verses, and see Gods heart for you.

I am deeply passionate about leading people into a passionate relationship with Jesus.

He is so faithful! He is so kind!

Have you experienced His love?

I will jump up and down, slide across the room in my socks, shout it out as loud as I can until I can share how passionately God loves you.

Challenge? Try writing out these verses with your name on a piece of paper and signing it with Gods name.

FAITH.COMFORT.LOVE.

The 4 Corners of Christianity

Have you ever wondered why Christians disagree with each other so much?

I cant even begin to describe how privileged I am to be part of the Causeway Coast Vineyard church. This Sunday, the lead pastor, Alan Scott, shared the concept of these 4 different corners of Christianity, and it permeated deep into my theology.
 If you are up for a "my theology is messed with" experience that I had, keep reading! 

Churches as a whole and individual Christians tend to separate into 4 different corners.

  Corner 1: The Bible People

We believe that the Bible is the living word of God. Everything needs to go by the Bible. If its not Biblical, it ain't happening. How is it possible to hear from God without deeply knowing the precious Word He has left here for us?! If it isnt in the Bible, it wont fly by us.

Hebrew and Greek studies, concordances, regular quiet time, head coverings, and memory verses? Yes please! 

Corner 2: The Salvation People

We believe that it's all about getting people to make the decision to follow Jesus. It's all about that moment. The moment where a persons eternal destiny is secured. 

Yes or No? Hand raised or not?

. People are going to hell! Lets tell them the Good News and offer them to get to know Jesus! Lets go into the world and preach the gospel to all the nations, starting from our home town and going to the ends of the earth. Repent and be batpized! Lets be fruitful. Lets bring as many people into the Kingdom of God as possible. How many people can we give the opportnity to say "yes" to Jesus?
 Billy Graham "come to the front of the room and weep" parades. 

Hand in the air decisions. Evangelism. Missionaries.

Corner 3: The Signs and Wonders People

 

We are self professed Holy Spirit junkies. The Holy Spirit wants to fill us and show us His love. We speak in tongues, feel the presence of God (wind and fire, anyone?), and let Him overwhelm us with His love. 

God does want us to experience Him personally. How we love being expressive in worship and praying for everything that moves.
 Lets do the works that Jesus did, and do even greater things than Him, because that's what He wants. We aren't saved by our works, but we are judged by them. So lets get to the experience!

 Hands raised, drums, electric guitar, speaking in tongues, falling over in the spirit, and praying for dead people. 

Stereotypical Charismatics and Pentecostals. Visions, angels, revelations, and treasure hunting. 

I wont be satisfied until I see a dead person raised. Boom. 

Corner 4: the social justice people

There are children dying of AIDS right now as you are reading this! There are young girls being sold into sex slavery. Jesus said that we are the light of the world, so lets shine brighter. Whatever we do for the little kids, we are doing to Jesus. Lets save the widows and the orphans! Isnt that pure religion? 
We have the power to end human trafficking and slavery. If we all are in this together, we can being peace to the world. 

We need to raise funds and raise awareness.

 Movements and campaigns. Bake sales and fun raiders. 


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Stereotypical? Maybe? 

True? For the most part.. 

The things that blows my mind the most is that when you are told only one perspective, it seems so Biblical and right.

Which corner do you lean towards? What corner do those around you lean towards?

  Have you noticed that the people in these corners often fight with each other?

The Bible people tell the salvation people, "It cant just be about a single conversion moment, but about reading the Bible and getting to know what God is currently saying. The morality has to follow the convertion!". The signs and wonders people say to the Bible people, "You only know God in your head, you have never experienced Him in your heart. Phrarisees!!" The social justice tell the salvation people, "Its great that these people are coming to faith but what does it matter if these new converts aren't doing anything to help the poor and the sick?" The salvation people are telling the social justice people, "You are helping so many people, but are you actually leading them into salvation and into eternity?"

The examples here could be countless. Sadly, if you have been around Christian circles for a while, I am sure that you have heard one of the corners crying out against another.

If these are the 4 corners, what is in the middle of this room?

Jesus.

I wonder how He feels to see all of His kids fighting with each other. I wonder how much it breaks His heart..

I am not saying that we should wipe out denominations and different belief systems, but what I am saying is that UNITY is the thing that Jesus prayed for, for His church.

I wonder how much more impact Christians would be able to have in the world if we stopped arguing with one another and showed the world the love of Jesus.

After all, this is how Jesus said people would be able to tell if we are His disciples.

I pray that every single person who reads this post would be filled with the desire to be united with their fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Why? Because thats where I think Gods heart is.

How can this happen? I believe that a time is coming for the uniting of the Bride of Christ, the Church. I believe that a time is coming where the 4 corners will stop fighting. I believe that that time is here. Is this the Kingdom of God that Jesus kept talking about? When the 4 seperate corners become one whole room?

My heart is broken when I see the 4 corners fighting. I was part of the battle for far too long. The Bible corner had me convinced there where no other corners in this room. 

I repent and change my ways. 

Whos with me?