To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ:
Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.
So I have been talking a lot about the book, Crazy Love, by Francis Chan.
Why do I talk about it so much? Because the Holy Spirit has been using it to change my life. You know, the way I live. I have a desire to love people. Because I now understand in my heart that to love Christ and to be obedient to Him is to love people.
I have had 1 Corinthians 13 memorized since I was what, 14? And it has suddenly become so much more than a nice thing hear at weddings.
Read this, and listen with your heart:
1 Corinthians 13
Love
1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Dude, if you don't have LOVE, you don't have (much) Jesus. How could I have been missing that for so long? I am a 22-year-old Christian. And this LOVE stuff is just now sinking into my heart in a way that is changing me.
And so, I am excited about it. God has used this book in a crazy way in my life.
I would like to give one away to you, my readers. Just in case you are intrigued by my sudden obsession with living as Jesus calls us to live and want to read it for yourself.
So. I need this from you. On your blog or FB or whatever: A link to your favorite post here from February 25th to today and a link to crazylovebook.com, and a comment here to let me know you did that.
To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
XOXO, (aka LOVE)
Joce
8 comments:
test test....
FBed it girl! You know I WANT this book!!
On Facebook!:) But, leave me out of the drawing. Kara is more worthy!:) Thanks!
you're 22?
Corrie,
I don't even know what to say to that. Except maybe, "Yep. Here's your sign."
Amy, if you win, you are taking the book. And you will read it and write a 200 page essay to prove that you read it. LOL.
Kara, thanks for opening up the commenting.
XOXO
Joce
Also, I am picking a winner tomorrow. (I just had a really funny buggar-based joke run through my head.)
XOXO
Joce
bugger?
booger?
Ah, yes. Booger. That's what I meant.
Signing off, now.
Okay, Kara wins.
1. Corrie didn't link.
2. Amy doesn't want the book.
COngrats Kara!
XOXO
Joce
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