Rejoicing when others wouldn't

Acts 5:41 "So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name."
How many of you have ever suffered for the sake of Christ's name and walked away happy and joyful because you got to suffer for His name?
I don't know about all of you; but that hasn't happened to me. I've never suffered for my faith and than been happy about it. Truth is I haven't really suffered at all for my faith....
This is one of my favorite verses because it shows how much love for the Savior the disciples had; how much we should have. Now these guys were beaten, whipped, persecuted for the name of Jesus. And than they were told not to speak that Name again.
The Name, Jesus, the precious, glorious name of Jesus.


When you think of how AWESOME God is, who wouldn't want to suffer for His name?


<3 Karis

A prayer

Father,
Today I pray for patience
And the ability to hold my tongue
It will be hard, but I know that with you it is possible
Help me to respect those who to me seem undeserving
Without your love and forgiveness my life means nothing
Thank you for a second chance to love like you
Amen

More like falling in love - Jason Gray

Give me rules 
I will break them 
Give me lines 
I will cross them 
I need more than a truth to believe 
I need a truth that lives, moves, and breathes 
To sweep me off my feet 
It ought to be 

More like falling in love 
Than something to believe in 
More like losing my heart 
Than giving my allegiance 
Caught up, called out 
Come take a look at me now 
It's like I'm falling, oh 
It's like I'm falling in love 

Give me words 
I'll misuse them 
Obligations 
I'll misplace them 
'Cause all religion ever made of me 
Was just a sinner with a stone tied to my feet 
It never set me free 
It's gotta be 

CHORUS 

...It's like I'm falling in love, love, love 
Deeper and deeper 
It was love that made 
Me a believer 
In more than a name, a faith, a creed 
Falling in love with Jesus brought the change in me






I love this song! For me it seems to say that our relationship with God should be more like falling in love with him. Wanting to learn  more about him, spending lots of time with him, just loving him with our whole lives! Amazing it would be!!! :)
~Karis