All us who call ourselves believers lived one day as open, true follower’s of Christ Jesus? Would the world ever be the same?
BTW Sweet Anne – is it the headache that has you posting at 4 am? Praying for you
…I could type a Comment, proof-read it, and post it without having to do a follow up to edit it?
“churches” in my above Comment should have also read “Christ followers” (maybe it should have been Church instead of churches – now I’m just confused).
we actually lived each day really knowing, and living like, our God has already gifted us with abilities to change this world…regardless of distance, fears, and “what it would look like to other people”?
we actually lived each day as the person God created us to be?
we actually believed that we are worthy in His eyes..that THEY are worthy in His eyes?
What if every believer in every neighborhood invited their neighbors over for a gathering time to either eat and listen,watch a life church video or participate in a live internet campus experience. Is it possible we could have a active church presence in every neighborhood in the country by the end of the month?
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Jesus came today to take us home…Have you shared your faith with everyone that you want to meet in heavan?
… I just gave up on trying so hard?
Jesus did come back today? Would He take us by Ethiopia first to pick up our daughter?
All us who call ourselves believers lived one day as open, true follower’s of Christ Jesus? Would the world ever be the same?
BTW Sweet Anne – is it the headache that has you posting at 4 am? Praying for you
i could really see people the way that Christ sees them? i would seek to meet the real need in the lives of those around me?
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fell out of love with our possessions and in love with the people that Jesus overcame death to save?
…he’s really “the one”…
…those tests from last week confirm that I can’t have kids…
…the latter changes the former…
(not as spiritual as those who’ve already commented, but my honest first thoughts)
we all put down the masks and actually let people see what we were really like?
i quit trying…..
it is not real…
I truly realized how much God loves me.
i was debt free tomorrow?
His will was done on Earth as it is in Heaven?
and we never had to ask, “who is my neighbor?”
. . . I didn’t care how much money I make and lived out my fantasy job – took a leap?
What if I could truly love ALL others the way Christ does?
I could really feel good about taking a week off as a Pastor?
…there was no need for government assistance because the churches in America were more concerned with their community and not about themselves?
…I could type a Comment, proof-read it, and post it without having to do a follow up to edit it?
“churches” in my above Comment should have also read “Christ followers” (maybe it should have been Church instead of churches – now I’m just confused).
…Everyone who believes took seriously the commission to heal the sick, cast out demons and raise the dead in Jesus’ name?
(Can you tell what subject I am studying right now?!)
…People didn’t look at you funny when you told them you’re a “Christian”
Brad Ruggles
http://www.bradruggles.com
my internet connection went down???
we who believed really followed Him.
What if? What if? What if I?….What if? What if? What if I?….What if you did? What if you lied? What if I avenge? What if eye for and eye?
…..What if I didn’t get songs by Creed stuck in my head? :)
you never got any more head aches?
Praying for you!!
What if I went to seminary in Pasadena, thousands of miles away from my friends and family?
I knew what I wanted to be when I grow up…
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it’s all about?
What if all church attenders tithed. What would the church do with all that money??
…Hitler hadn’t lost.
I’m wrong about Jesus?
…I shoved by piles of “To Do” papers on the floor and went and played with my son who is on Spring Break?…good memories…
What if people cared about relationships, no i mean really cared?
denominations did not exist?
…I could learn to speak “woman?”
…I really tried to exercise regularly?
…Anne would ever come experience the awesomeness that is the Tulsa campus? ;)
– we didn’t allow our preconceived ideas about who God is hold us back.
– we become so desperate for God we would stop at nothing to know him.
– ice cream had no calories.
…we really cared more about what God thinks than what others think?
i could actually implement 50% of the ‘great’ ideas i have?
i became emotionally healthy?
I could stop defining myself by my past…
I could stop white-knuckling through the tough times, the ones that make it easy to want to return to bad habits…
I really believed that someone good could love and accept me with all me flaws & faults…
…every single person in my church could see the potential I see
…every single person in my church (including me) could see the potential God sees
I gave in and had a relationship with that guy Im so attracted to but know 100% he is not right for me even though I have butterflies around him….
I face my fears and fly to my first international missions trip.
I confront my sister about all the generational bondage we both carry to be finally set free!
we actually lived each day really knowing, and living like, our God has already gifted us with abilities to change this world…regardless of distance, fears, and “what it would look like to other people”?
we actually lived each day as the person God created us to be?
we actually believed that we are worthy in His eyes..that THEY are worthy in His eyes?
we stopped asking “What if?” and just did whatever it is that needs to be done.
I learned how to not care what other people really thought?
we believe God, rather than just believe IN God!
we truly tried to live out and in Gods will for our lives.
….I would just be obedient to the things He is asking me to do?
anne would let me review her book and then send me an autographed copy of the final? ;-)
Seriously – what if my church exploded with growth because we were reaching people far from God
… i was a single dad. Oh crap.
(I’m home with the THREE boys today. Appreciating my wife more minute by minute.)
we celebrated the Resurrection again this Sunday.
I had married him like he wanted?
…..I could make enough money to support my family doing something I have a passion for?
But I can’t……
…Erwin McManus knew we would be asking and taught this series like two months ago?
:0)
I could get a full night’s sleep? Waiting for the toddler to start asking herself that question as well…
People never talked, but everyone listened?
I was content.
I was as confident in being a pastor as others tell me I should be.
I wasn’t lazy.
(and just for good measure)
I was actually any good at golf.
…I read my Bible and prayed for the right reasons.
…i hold my pee for too long and my bladder explodes…
If I could trust God enough to trust my husband…
…we promoted a ministry of “valuation”…where we make it a practice to value people?
…I stopped lurking this site, and posted a comment?
I wrote my website properly?
…the Church acted like the Bride of Christ and were unified?
~ there was no violence in the world and i didnt have to worry about my baby daughter and the world she is living in
~ there was no rape, no child abuse, no animal abuse, no hunger
I could get this many comments on my blog?
I could make whirrled peas?
no one commented after that post?
I really exercised EVERY single day?
(there were just too many Sunday School answers and I had to break it up a bit)
What If… we saw every person the way God sees them?
…the Mavs don’t make the playoffs?
people didn’t hijack your handle
my post-its garnered such a response.
… money did grow on trees?
… i hadn’t left university 3 months ago?
… i had enough money to pay this months rent on time?
.. i stopped trying to make my mum like me?
… i learnt to love others as i love myself?
we never had to sleep?
-I truly break out of my Christian bubble…who would I be?
-he hadn’t died?
Every Christain was obedient to God in everything they read in the Bible and heard taught at church/Bible Study?
you guys inspire me
What if every believer in every neighborhood invited their neighbors over for a gathering time to either eat and listen,watch a life church video or participate in a live internet campus experience. Is it possible we could have a active church presence in every neighborhood in the country by the end of the month?
i took the leap.
HIV/AIDS was cured?
…the Mavs miss the playoffs?
…i didn’t try to comment from my blackberry, resulting in two of the same comment about the Mavs missing the playoffs?
…i was actually hijacking a handle, and not using my real name, which i’ve used here for a year or so?
…we quit worrying about building churches, and started worrying about building relationships?
“Father make them one…” (John 17) became a reality.
… I could post a deeply spiritual response instead of a selfish one, like what if my babies hadn’t died? What if dead babies didn’t consume my life?