Crazy Love

My friend Emily and I are reading this book called CRAZY LOVE by Francis Chan. Anyone ever read it before? I am not a huge reader. Unlike my husband who reads at least a book a week, I about a book or two a year. I'm just being honest...

But this book is kicking my butt. Emily had heard a lot about it and so we thought we'd give it a shot. 

Here are a few quotes from the latest chapter that have been speaking volumes to my life. I highly recommend the book.  Also, I Finally changed the song on the seeqpod over to the right---check it out. Awesome song.

Robert Murray M'Cheyne, Scottish pastor who died at the age of 29 (that's my age!)

"I am concerned for the poor, but more for you. I know not what Christ will say to you in the great day...I fear there are many hearing me who may know well that they are not Christians because they do not love to give. To give, largely and liberally, not grudgingly at all, requires a new heart; an old heart would rather part with its life-blood than its money. Oh my friends! Enjoy your money; make the most of it; give none away; enjoy it quickly for I can tell you, you will be beggars throughout eternity."  

I am not rich in the world's eyes. That's for sure. But I am rich. I have all I need and I certainly find myself wanting more, wishing for different and better things. That quote convicted me greatly.

Here's another good one.

Tim Kizziar:

"Our greatest fear as individuals and as a church should not be of failure but of succeeding at the things in life that don't really matter."

That one made me think because I can imagine what my relationship with Jesus would like if it was more frequently that I went to bed at night and actually thought to myself, wow--today I really succeeded at giving up what I think matters!! And, instead, today I focused on fixin up some of my soul-sickness, or my material lusts...or TODAY I actually loved people like Jesus wants me to. And the scary thing is that I come up with excuse after excuse after excuse about how busy I am or how stressed I am or how "important" I am or even just how tired and angry I am.  But God wants my best and He flat out deserves my best.

"It struck me that many Christians flash around their "no trans fat" labels, trying to convince everyone they are healthy and good. Yet they have no substantive or healthful elements to their faith.....God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love."  Paul says...even if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing." 

Honestly, I could keep going. But I have to go get my baby who just woke up. She doesn't like sleeping at nana and papa's house. We are here for a few nights cause we're doing some work at the house and needed to get outa there. :)