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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
I'm moving to the US, baby!!
Next year I'm moving to North Carolina, USA. A while ago I applied for an SBS (School of Biblical studies), which for those who don't know, is a school that for nine months focuses on getting deeper into the Bible through intensive study.Yesterday I got an email, telling me that I've been accepted as a student. How exciting! I have heard from various people that I should get ready for nine intensive, but very blessed months. I can try to shape an idea for what to expect, at the same time I know it will be different when I actually get there.
I hope that I will understand God's word in a whole new and deeper way, that my relationship with God will grow deeper, and that I will shape new friendships for life!
I can't wait! :)
Friday, September 18, 2009
What if we went back to the basics?
Hearing the same message over and over again, facing the same hard life outside the four walls of church with personal choices and struggles, life can become like a dead end. What you heard the preacher said in church gets drowned by personal rejection and self-condemnation. You want so badly become good enough for God, when the truth is that God already find you perfect and is nowhere close to being the author of your painful thoughts and feelings.
Even Jesus´ closest follower, Paul says in Romans 7:15: For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.
Sometimes I ask myself; what happened with the simple faith, the trust I had in the beginning of my journey? Why has everything become so complicated, or better; why do I make life so complicated?
God is God, God will always be God. We are the ones who believe the lies, we are the ones that makes life complicated. Following God is at times hard, but should never be a struggle with self justification and condemnation, of not ¨being good enough¨ for Him.
I often forget to get back to the basics, what it´s all about. If Jesus died for me, if Jesus has called me and PROMISED to always be with me then why do I still find myself in the dead end?
Peter failed to trust Jesus, as we can read in Matthew 14:28-33:
"Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water."
29"Come," he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!"
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"
32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down.
33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."
Though Peter at times failed Jesus and even denied His name 3 times publicly, Jesus promised him that he would build Gods church.
We are humans, we fall. We condemn ourselves and others out of our own lack of security and our own hurts. If other people rise we drag them back down, and we dare not to trust what God has placed in our heart.
What if we went back to the basics, what if we went back to the throne of God and asked for His love and favor. What if we gave up the battle and gave God the authority and opportunity to help us along the way.
God is waiting, He will always be the same. God IS love and has offered a life outside ourselves, along His side.
Will we take His hand?
Even Jesus´ closest follower, Paul says in Romans 7:15: For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.
Sometimes I ask myself; what happened with the simple faith, the trust I had in the beginning of my journey? Why has everything become so complicated, or better; why do I make life so complicated?
God is God, God will always be God. We are the ones who believe the lies, we are the ones that makes life complicated. Following God is at times hard, but should never be a struggle with self justification and condemnation, of not ¨being good enough¨ for Him.
I often forget to get back to the basics, what it´s all about. If Jesus died for me, if Jesus has called me and PROMISED to always be with me then why do I still find myself in the dead end?
Peter failed to trust Jesus, as we can read in Matthew 14:28-33:
"Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water."
29"Come," he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!"
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"
32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down.
33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."
Though Peter at times failed Jesus and even denied His name 3 times publicly, Jesus promised him that he would build Gods church.
We are humans, we fall. We condemn ourselves and others out of our own lack of security and our own hurts. If other people rise we drag them back down, and we dare not to trust what God has placed in our heart.
What if we went back to the basics, what if we went back to the throne of God and asked for His love and favor. What if we gave up the battle and gave God the authority and opportunity to help us along the way.
God is waiting, He will always be the same. God IS love and has offered a life outside ourselves, along His side.
Will we take His hand?
Sunday, June 7, 2009
There is hope in the darkness...
Like so many Christians and non-believers in todays society, I have experienced thoughts of self-condemnation tear up my mind and heart. In fact, for many years I felt so condemned I had trouble going to church at all. Even worse, I felt like God wouldn't have anything to do with me - I mean, how could He??
The truth was that on the inside everything was teared apart, my mind kept getting filled up with destructive thoughts and burdons everyday. Like many christians and non-believers today, I bought the lie. I listened and believed that I was worth nothing, I was someone just ''drifting around with no purpose''.
My heart felt so dark and heavy, I couldn't seem to find any purpose and answers to fulfill my hurts. The preachers in church would tell the congregation how much God loves us, that we had been bought free from sin through the blood of Christ. Offcourse this is true, I just couldn't apply it to my life - I thought I wasn't worthy, how could Jesus save someone like me??
I can tell you for fact that self-condemnation is one of the key factors of why so many people today are misrable. We as humans will always find new areas of our lives to hate, new areas that is ''unperfected''. New excuses to beat the living crap out of ourselves. I can also tell you that self-condemnation can and WILL destroy your life if you allow it to...
I want to tell you something I'm sure you've heard so many times. Or maybe you yet havn't experienced God's love or encounted Jesus Christ in your life before. No matter where you stand today, I want to tell you that THERE IS HOPE!
There is something that can take away the hurts, your past and the lies that has filled your mind. Jesus Christ were beaten, mocked and nailed to the cross. He were hated and left alone to die so that YOU can encounter God's unfailing love in your life everyday.
The truth was that on the inside everything was teared apart, my mind kept getting filled up with destructive thoughts and burdons everyday. Like many christians and non-believers today, I bought the lie. I listened and believed that I was worth nothing, I was someone just ''drifting around with no purpose''.
My heart felt so dark and heavy, I couldn't seem to find any purpose and answers to fulfill my hurts. The preachers in church would tell the congregation how much God loves us, that we had been bought free from sin through the blood of Christ. Offcourse this is true, I just couldn't apply it to my life - I thought I wasn't worthy, how could Jesus save someone like me??
I can tell you for fact that self-condemnation is one of the key factors of why so many people today are misrable. We as humans will always find new areas of our lives to hate, new areas that is ''unperfected''. New excuses to beat the living crap out of ourselves. I can also tell you that self-condemnation can and WILL destroy your life if you allow it to...
I want to tell you something I'm sure you've heard so many times. Or maybe you yet havn't experienced God's love or encounted Jesus Christ in your life before. No matter where you stand today, I want to tell you that THERE IS HOPE!
There is something that can take away the hurts, your past and the lies that has filled your mind. Jesus Christ were beaten, mocked and nailed to the cross. He were hated and left alone to die so that YOU can encounter God's unfailing love in your life everyday.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
God's love is so far from our human nature, our narrow way of thinking. God has a plan and a purpose for your life, He gave His most beloved son to take away what you can't bear. This means your depressions, burdons, addictions, worries and painful thoughts.
The main reason why I can tell you this, is because Jesus did that in my life. Jesus cleansed my mind, my heart and lifted my burdons away. Not only that, because of Him I can at any time I want to hang out with God and talk to Him about anything. He is honestly my best friend and I know He will NEVER leave me!
The best part is that God is only one prayer away. If you want to experience God's love in your life, you simply need to pray for Him to come into your heart as your saviour, and take away what you can't bear. Because, God didn't create you to feel terrible about yourself or to feel empty and without purpose. If you ask Him to, He has promised to renew your mind and thoughts, and fill your mind with His thoughts.
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:9-10
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
John 3:16
God's love is so far from our human nature, our narrow way of thinking. God has a plan and a purpose for your life, He gave His most beloved son to take away what you can't bear. This means your depressions, burdons, addictions, worries and painful thoughts.
The main reason why I can tell you this, is because Jesus did that in my life. Jesus cleansed my mind, my heart and lifted my burdons away. Not only that, because of Him I can at any time I want to hang out with God and talk to Him about anything. He is honestly my best friend and I know He will NEVER leave me!
The best part is that God is only one prayer away. If you want to experience God's love in your life, you simply need to pray for Him to come into your heart as your saviour, and take away what you can't bear. Because, God didn't create you to feel terrible about yourself or to feel empty and without purpose. If you ask Him to, He has promised to renew your mind and thoughts, and fill your mind with His thoughts.
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:9-10
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
I really want you to listen through this song ''Your name'' by Paul Baloche.
If you prayed for Jesus to be your Lord for the first time, I have to tell you that this is the best decission you have ever made! I will strongely reccomend you to attend a local church, so you can get connected with other Jesus-followers. They can help and support you in your new journey with God.
If you prayed for Jesus to be your Lord for the first time, I have to tell you that this is the best decission you have ever made! I will strongely reccomend you to attend a local church, so you can get connected with other Jesus-followers. They can help and support you in your new journey with God.
Wherever you are today, believe and let God change your life! He has SO much great stuff in store for your life, and the best part: He wants you to spend eternity with Him, through the awesome gift of Jesus Christ! You don't have to feel that life is without meaning and purpose anymore. All because of His awesome and perfect love.
God bless you!
God bless you!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
In my darkest moments
In my darkest moment
I lift my eyes;
To the One seated on high.
And I think about how You felt
when You were abandoned and alone.
In my darkest moment
I seek to feel;
What You really felt.
When You bowed Your knees in the garden to pray;
Father, let this cup pass from me.
Nothing else can ever compare
to what You did for me.
When God stroke You with all sin to bear
there on Calvary.
In my darkest moment
I dance with joy;
By the fact that You rose again.
And as Your will I ease my heart
in the power of Your name.
Daniel Klausen
Friday, February 27, 2009
Real friendships
Today I had a revelation about friendship...
As I was sitting in my office, eating lunch with two great friends of mine, we started to talk about what makes people connect. What makes people do just about anything for each other?
What is the recepy for the kind of connection where you can share everything (both good or bad), you can be 100% yourself, laugh or cry together, sharpen and exhortate each other to become better, and go through what can seam as hell for each other?
There are aspecially two people in my life, which only after 6 or 7 months of getting to know them, I can honestly say is like a brother and sister to me (Thank you Tom and Linn, love you guys!) What makes that kind of connection? I dear to give the answer:
Jesus Christ!
Every time me and Tom hang out, Jesus is always the center. Sure we watch movies or do other stuff as well, but the main center in both of our lives is God. That means that we dear to be honest with each other, and together we grow closer to God though Bible study, prayer, worship etc…
Now, that kind of connection doesn’t come around often (thank God for that). Those kind of friendships honestly means more that all the gold and riches, and can, after my opinion, only happen when God is nr. 1 in our lives. When God is placed first, and His love shines through us, people WILL connect. Why?
Because they see Jesus.
Be VERY careful with who influences you. Focus on God, and the right people will come your way.
God bless you!
Monday, February 23, 2009
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