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And They Were Called Christians

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"And the disciples were first called Christians at Antioch"..

They were called Christians

They were called followers of Christ

because these people saw Jesus

and how these men's lives mirrored His

and they were called Christians

They healed

and they were called Christians

They fed

and they were called Christians

They loved

and they were called Christians

So nevermind what you have to say about yourself right now

Looking at your life

are you called a Christian?

Meaning, do people know that the LIVING SAVIOR is ALIVE in you?

Is that authority made known in your presence?

Are you called a Christian?

Don't get me wrong

I fall under the category of

"call myself a Christian" all too much

so much that I get caught in that security

like Salvation is something I bought

polished up

and put on a shelf for everyone to see

to show that I am free

but the reality is

I am missing the point completely

because Jesus shouldn't be someone I

bring out when I want to show what I got

but instead

with blow after blow

of His love and grace

of Him lifting my face towards His

getting lost in the taste of life He gives

I should become consumed

in His fire

that burns in His eyes

offering up the aroma of my living sacrifice

and going out and

healing

feeding

loving

giving

everything

I

have

for

His

glory

because

it's

the

only

thing

worth

living

for

and maybe

just maybe

people will look at me

and see Jesus

and I

will be called

a Christian

Silence

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I open this book

and I look

at a life once so alive

where I didn't have to hide from You

didn't have to be so down

cuz I KNEW what

who, when, where and why

I was living

when I could look to the sky

and say, "Hi, God"

without a snide little remark

in the back of my head

out of the darkness

making me think twice

about this awkward, crazy life

and then I stop

and suddenly I don't know what to say

I don't know what to pray

and I lay down again to let time

flow me by.  I

close my eyes

blind

and I'm gone

I lose myself in the days where

dawn dawns and dusk dusks

without me knowing it

because this gentle dust is

comfortable

it rocks me tenderly

never shocks me

thus making me

unbumpable

cuz I don't do anything that

tips my boat

so I stay afloat

not drowning in uncertainty

where my steps are clear to me

no curtain dropped in front of my view

that tells me to trust You

though I know not what hides behind door #2

and again I stop

Breathe

Think again why I'm going crazy

and I'm stuck in this 'maybe'

I think it's because...

I think it might be...

...and I open my eyes to no surprise

of my Best Friend holding me with tears in His eyes

cuz He's been listening and watching all along

singin a song over me

prayin', intercedin' that I'd be free

if I'd just let Him Be

and Exist

If I'd just fist-in-my-mouth shut up

and listen

listen

cuz this silence

invites

this silence

calms

and in this silence

there's a hope

and a faith

outside of all the debates

above the voices

voicing our choices

this silence

speaks

Love Like That

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I don't know when she got off thinkin' he could make her

happy like that

Maybe he can

Maybe he can make her

happy like that

Be a man and make her

happy like that

Eyes shinin', smilin' a real smile

happy like that

Does she know that You can make her

happy like that?

Does she even know

has she experienced

happy like that?

Well if she has

I sure aint seen it while I've been around

cuz since I've been around I've seen anything BUT

happy like that

anything BUT

her holding her standards high

him being that man

taking her hand

and pulling her into his arms

telling her he desires to make her

happy like that

to lead her

to teach her

show her how to reach her

God-given potential

to be the woman, princess and queen

her King intended her to be

"happy" like that

is what I wanna see

I want them to sow

a "happy"

and reap the "joy"

"man and woman" to reap from the "girl and boy"

knowing that only You

can bring

happy like that

joy like that

and Love

like that.