What is Sacrifice

Often when we think of sacrifice we think of to give up somethig, most of the time when we "sacrifice" we try to do so effortlessly but what about the times it should be difficult. You see when God ask us t sacrifice he doesnt always mean the two bucks we have edge within our purse or to not watch TV but what if he asked us to give up or do something that seems completely unachievable (at least in our eyes) what if God asked us to give $200.00 to the missions field work and we barely have $20.00 to our name at the present times. Or if we love TV to give it up for a month or even a week (for some that is cruel and unusual punishment!) But it amazes me the more he aks me to pick up my cross and follow him the more sacrifices in the natural we seem to make in response. And let me testify :IT IS HARD" Upon giving up certain indulgences everyone seems to have the best offers (dinner, movies, TV marathons, FB invites and such) but the question I have often had to ask myself in the midst of it all is who am i truly seeking: God or man?
A lot of the times we find it so easy to ask God to bless us in any way he can but when it comes time to sacrifice or lay down our Earthly vessels we get a little twitch footedand uncomfortable all because we can satisfy our flesh. Now tobe quite frank sometimes what he asks us to give up may not be something that you can just merely put down for a week or a month then pressume duties when we are done but rather something we must leave indefinitly. When we say we have given our lives over to Christ then for all intensive purpose we are no longer our own anyway so why do we try to fight so HARD to stay one with the world? This world has nothing for us right? Well then lets pick up our cross and actually follow Christ. We may struggle at times but when we dilligently sek him that is when he can step in and make a way in any and all situations. People may not understand but just knowing that God sits high and looks low or in many cases comes right down to be right by our side he is big enough and capable of placing all of our life in his hands, we have no real reason to fear or to not sacrifice and go seekig God with everything in us. What are you willing to give up for God?
God Bless

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My Spirit is willing but....my mouth wont speak by Hannah Langhorn (en espanol pa mi espanol amigos!!!) As best as i could lo siento

Mi espíritu está dispuesto, pero mi boca no hablará por Hannah Langhorn
Me siento en silencio, pensando en lo que debería haber sido previamente dicho.
Lamentando que el testimonio no se dice. He hecho una promesa a usted Dios a compartir sus buenas noticias,
Sin embargo, me parece espantoso, si alguien se detiene a mirar.
¿Cómo audacia tardó mucho para que Jesús vendrá a esta tierra?
¿Cuánto amor no se necesita ver ni siquiera una fracción de mi valor? Sin embargo, aquí me siento y decir a través de los labios cerrados y la lengua mordida, "Soy un hijo de Dios y en relación con el hijo unigénito."
¿Cuánta sangre se necesita para lavar mis pecados y ser limpio? Y cuánto más tengo que reponer la corriente? ¿Por qué no puedo hablar siempre de este hombre que me amaba más allá de mi propia lamenta.
El pasado que me persigue sueños nocturnos y me acarició cada pensamiento. Sin embargo, aquí estoy sentado y atado en el miedo más miedo a continuación, lo que pienso.
Teniendo en cuenta que no estoy desobedecer a Dios y es mucho peor que lo será. Sin embargo, aquí me siento satisfecho con los brazos cruzados cuando yo me quedo y nunca alcanzan para más justo decir que como un juego.
Usted anhela estar cerca de mí y me empujan lejos, así que Bob y Sally se quedará mi amigo porque me niego a molestar. ....... Sin embargo, aquí me siento sin pensar que esto es lo que me llamó para, dolor en el precio que usted, perdonó mis pecados y mi llamado "amor" por el Señor.
¿Cuántas veces usted dice en su palabra "Está bien, no el miedo"? 365 veces suficiente para que cada día en un año.
¿Y cuántas veces me has dicho a recoger a la cruz y seguirlo?
Pero por las palabras de otros, nunca veo a través de la acción.
Oh, sí voy a culpar a los que en el tiempo, ves que no tienes suficiente, te das cuenta?
Bueno, usted dijo que la carrera no se dio a la rápida, pero la que el insistió. Y el tiempo es de la esencia otra razón para darse prisa para mostrar todo el mundo el que más amaba.
Sin embargo, aquí me siento y estoy bien despierto para dormir, porque si abro la boca se puede decir que mi palabra es algo que realmente mantener.
Sin embargo, aquí me siento aturdido y de todo el mundo. Causa mientras yo soy salvo y lejos de los peligros manera, que se preocupa por todo el resto del mundo?

My Spirit is willing but....my mouth wont speak by Hannah Langhorn

I apologize for my prolonged absence and truly it is far from my intent however i have been extremely busy and sadly enough it hasn't slowed down but i assume this is also what i prayed for jaja! So even though i can't make up for lost time i still apologize! Here is a poem i wrote today (1/8/10) that is showing how I have dealt with evangelism and just my walk with Christ but the point it is showing is how selfish this really is and how we are literally LYING and i hope it is something that will prick your heart i know it came from the mind and heart of God because i too was convicted. I pray it will bless and after midterms ill be updating more! God bless :)

My spirit is willing but my mouth won't speak by Hannah Langhorn
I sit quietly, thinking what should have previously been said.
Regretting the testimony i left unsaid. I made a promise to you God to share your good news,
Yet I find it frightening if someone will stop and stare.
How much Boldness did it take for Jesus to come to this Earth?
How much love did he need to see even a fraction of my worth? Yet here i sit and say through shut lips and bitten tongue, "I'm a child of God and related to the only begotten son."
How much blood did it take to wash my sins and be clean? And how much more do i need to replenish the stream? Why can't i ever talk about this man who loved me beyond my own regrets.
The past that haunted me nightly dreams and caressed my every thought. Yet here i sit and bound in fear more afraid then what i think.
Not considering I am disobeying God and how much worse that will be. Yet here I sit with folded arms complacent where I stay and never reach for more just say it as a game.
You yearn to be near me and I push you away, so Bob and Sally will stay my friend because I refuse to bother. Yet.......here I sit never thinking this is what you called me for, the price you pain, my sins forgave and my so-called "love" for the Lord.
How many times did you say in your word "It's alright don't fear"? 365 times enough for each day in a year.
And how many times have you told me to pick up the cross and follow you?
But because of others words I never see the action through.
Oh yes I'll blame the it on the time, you see i never have enough, you see?
Well, you said the race was not given to the swift but the one the pressed on. And time is of the essence another reason to make haste to show all around the world the one who loved the most.
Yet here I sit and I'm wide awake sleeping because if i open my mouth it may mean my word is something i actually keep.
Yet here I sit and dazed of all the world. Cause as long as I'm saved and out of harms way, who cares about all the rest of the world?

(Thank you so much for reading and i pray you will just let God speak to you and remember there is a dying world out there and God has given us the tools, strength, courage, any and everything we need he has given.... Why not take that opportunity to take back indefinitely what the enemy has stolen? WE ARE AN ARMY!!! THEY SEE DRY BONES BUT WE SEE AN ARMY!!! Let it Rise and God's name be proclaimed amongst the EARTH! God bless and much love and prayers) Hannah Marie <3