Monday, November 24, 2008

Atonement: Day 14 of 30 Days of Positive!

a·tone·ment
n.
1. Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong; expiation.
2.
a. Reconciliation or an instance of reconciliation between God and humans.
b. Atonement Christianity The reconciliation of God and humans brought about by the redemptive life and death of Jesus.
3. Obsolete Reconciliation; concord.



We were all meant to walk through storms. There is so much more waiting for us on the other side of those storms. We feel safe just looking at the storms and waiting for them to pass- but they never will. Life is not meant to be safe- the storms are ours and they are meant for us. For it is only in our mistakes, our errors, and our faults that we grow and truly live. Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you are worthy of the trip. Have trust that God will hold your hand throughout it. Get to the other side of the storm and feel the freedom.
No one ever has been lost to the storm- just Lost In It! You don't have to fight the storm, just quit feeding it- stop giving it power over you. No one ever wants to go back once they have made it through- I promise you that. Once you've made it you will find Atoneme
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Atonement! It's a chance to fix the unfixable and start all over again. It begins when you forgive yourself for all you've done wrong, and forgive others for all they've done to you. Your mistakes aren't mistakes anymore, they're just things that make you stronger. Atonement is a great redeeming and equalizing force that leads to the fulfillment of all things: every hug you've longed for, every vacation, baseball game or walk in the snow you've missed. Everyone you've loved and lost. Atonement is "Heaven on Earth." It is not Heaven however, Heaven is Better! - some of these words were inspired by Glenn Becks book-"The Christmas Sweater"

Let Go Of All That Is Holding You Back- Let Go & Let God...

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love it! I once heard a sermon on "atonement"...the thing i took away...the word "Atone" can also be broken into 2 words..."At One"...meaning we are "At One" with God...

THe power of letting go of past junk is HUGE!!! To be in sync with God is an awesome place to be.

TO God be the glory for the great things He has done!!!

--Travis

BreeWee said...

Nice Crick!
Where do you keep getting all these positive things? 14 of them now that you have totally made Brooke and I smile with! Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Love it...I love God so much and love these beautiful words, Thank-you....Ericka

Anonymous said...

Hey Cricket-you have done a great job with this blog-its so nice to see something positive and happy fo once-Renee

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