A Breakthrough

The end of this week has been very difficult for me. I had a person who I believed to be close to me judge me harshly and assign motives to some of my actions that was both more about them than me and also left me in a position of some angst.

The upshot of this was I went to some friends whom I trusted and was able to work out some of the issues and pain. In the discussion I was able to reflect on what drove me, really drove me. Also I had the chance to work out what I want in my relationships. In the end what I had come up with was the fact that I had work out what my life's mission statement was. Here it is;

TO KNOW AND TO BE KNOWN, BY GOD AND OTHERS.

It is as simple and as complex as that.

So want to know me? I want to be known!
Dont assume or assign "stuff" to me.
Rather ask me questions, directly and honestly. Accept my answers, directly and honestly.

I want to know you more and more. So let me speak to you and ask you about you, but tell me the truth.

I want to know God more and more. Lord God give me the courage and the grace to come and be me in front of you and let you are you in front of me.

So let me begin...
My name is Christopher (not Chris).

Here is a start!!

Blessings

We give... They live.

It is nearly that time of year again for those who are salvationists. It is the time to think about Self Denial. For many in corps this is a time to se a nice video and hear about the "Poor People" that we help. BUT... for some it is a call to arms. It is simply this WE GIVE...THEY LIVE

If we dont take this opportunity seriously then..
Kids will Die for lack of food and water
Young people will be forced to sell their bodies
Old people will have no place to sleep and so will end up on the streets.
Mothers will be bound to low paying jobs for next to no money just to keep feeding their families.
Fathers and young men will be forced to join unjust militia groups so as not to have their families harmed.

And so it goes on.



It's Simple. We in the rich "west" can and must make a difference.

WE GIVE ... THEY LIVE
WE DONT ... THEY DIE