That is the title of the beautiful book i am currently reading and being changed by....
My goodness, Heidi and Rolland Baker are astounding; the way that they represent Jesus is so flipping challenging and far from how i am, yet it is so natural and clear in the Word that the way they live is the way to live.
So the thoughts that are currently mine include pondering the scripture "the love of Christ compels us" and what that even looks like, i know i should know, but i know that i dont. I want the love of Christ to compel me into action, into many actions.
One of my favourite lines from the glorious pages is this...." the rivers flow to the lowest places" I want to be where Jesus is, i want to be totally wet in the presence of the Holy Spirit and saturated beyond comprehension, and finally, (hopefully) i think that i want this primarily for other people's lives to be improved, my heart is being transformed....slowly....into His likeness and for me that means wanting to soak in as much of Him as i can, SO that He can leak out of me wherever i venture. That sentence doesnt end with being filled though, so so much of living a life centered around Him involves humility, my prayer is that i would facedown. Less of me, none of me, more of Him, all of Him, and thankfully, again FINALLY i want to be radiating Jesus so that people see only His glory, i am sick of gaining plaudits and praise, i want it all to be His.
I am so thankful that there are people in the world who actually understand the way that God wants us to live and im so grateful that their thoughts are accesible to me and i hope that i will be able to grasp what it is that my wonderful Father wants, and take it back to what it should be abandoned love for those people who need it...and actually isn't that everyone?
