been chewing on this for the past couple days.....
"there is another gospel out there. it is a self-centered, blessing-obsessed gospel of prosperity. Become a better you. Find your best life. If we are not careful, in all of our infatuation with ourselves we lose the secret of Jesus: 'If you want to find your life, you've got to give it away.' Lose yourself. We're designed to live for something bigger than ourselves. When we spend so much time looking in the mirror, we are no longer looking at Jesus.
That's exactly what discipleship is all about, surrounding ourselves with folks who remind us of Jesus, and hoping they rub off on us a little. As one of my friends say, 'Discipleship means finding a Rabbi we follow so closely that we get covered in the dust behind him.' Intentional community is just choosing a group of folks to do life with because they will move us closer to the person God wants us to be.
That is one of the key ways we discern God's will, by asking, 'Does this--this community, this spouse, this leader--move me closer to Jesus?' Can I smell the fragrance of Christ on them?"
Follow me to Freedom--Shane Claiborne & John M. Perkins
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i like.. i like.
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