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Name: kristen
Metro: Memphis
Interests: i am interested in question marks.
i am interested in driving.
i am interested in the f12 key.
i am interested in penguin pajamas.
i am interested in tesseracts.
i am interested in grass.
i am interested in scrabble.
i am interested in pirate ships.
i am interested in parties in boxes.
i am intersted in england, maybe?
i am interested in magnetic poetry.
i am interested in downtowns.
i am interested in talkingreallyfast.
i am interested in dancing.
i am interested in hula hooping.
i am interested in thinking too much.
i am interested in learning to rest.
i am interested in the songs of ascent.
i am interested in seeing things.
i am interested in wiggling my toes.
i am interested in coffeetalks.
i am interested in your face.
Expertise: punctuation?
or diagramming sentences, maybe?
no.
my expertise is ap style (probably).
Occupation: Student
Industry: Art
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AIM:  cinsirk
Member Since:
6/17/2004
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| i moved into the senior living community.
i like it there.
also, i moved here.
[xanga.com/cinsirk]
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| i move into the senior living community tomorrow!
and, God-willing, i move into a hostel in oxford june 5(!!!).
i am busybusybusy.
i am persevering.
praise God.
that is all.
(when i say "that is all," what i mean is "that is all i have time
for–for which i have time.
there is more. much, much more.
there is the
gospel,
and everything else. )
now
may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of
the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus so that with
one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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we dont believe the bible.
if we do, why have we not yet sold all our possessions and given to charity? do we not trust the Lord when he tells us we are worth far more than lilies and ravens?
this isnt unclear.
this is no vague promise of blessing.
he says he will care for our every need. and i trust my earthly father
more than this. he tells me, "go to england. i will make sure you have
what you need." and so i make plans to go. with nothing more than his
word to support me. and my friend says, "come with me to lunch. dont
worry about money, ive got it covered." and though there is no money in
my pocket, i go. and i never doubt i will have enough.
but when my Father says, "go, sell your possessions and give to
charity" and "do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat;
nor for your body, as to what you will put on." i am silent. i am still.
i do nothing.
and when you confront me, ill say, "that is for the rich man. the man who loves his money."
but what i mean in my heart is: i need my money more than i need God.
my money can provide for me far better than my God. i have found my
security.
we do not believe.
i do not belive.
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| so ive decided i want to be editor of time magazine when i grow up.
(no one can accuse me of not setting goals.)
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here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
salvation is not a charm we wear around our soul.
the sinners prayer is no incantation to save us from hell.
the perseverance of the saints is about persevering.
and im not sure im persevering.
ive been sinning.
and ive been enjoying sin too much to give it up.
the grace that gets me in the the grace that pushes me on.
but i think what im learning is to keep pressing on. persevering
leaves no room for standing still. this faith is an active faith. there
is no resting place. we are either actively with him, or we are
against him. standing still isnt safe. theres no such thing as
neutral.
he who is not with me is against me; and he who does not gather with me, scatters.
it hit me hard that morning. i had always read that verse the other
way around: those who arent against me are with me. it was a nice safety net for my spiritual apathy. but thats not how it
is. thats not what hes saying.
like naomi said:
there is no spiritual switzerland.
and there is practical in this.
there is the need to persevere.
and a friend asked me what exactly it is i think i need.
i need to be caught up in things that are real.
in reading and knowing and studying holy scripture.
in praying.
in loving.
in feeding widows and orphans.
in learning how to be the best photographer and writer i can be, for the glory of God and for the furthering of his kingdom.
and i want to persevere.
to keep the commandments of God and my faith in Jesus.
ive been sinning.
and ive been enjoying sin too much to give it up.
but i think i am finally reaching the point where im beginning to try to give up the sins i enjoy.
im sinning.
im falling.
but im persevering.
and the salvation charm is only weighing me down.
from the sermon notes of caleb salazar,
11 september 2005:
we must try to be better.
and we must trust that he is good enough.
trust and obey
for theres no other way
that is the truth.
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