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TUESDAY, 29TH JUNE, 2010 // POSTED BY LUKE MUNNS



Hi, it's Luke here, hope you are doing well! :)

I sat down with a notebook and a pen, and I asked God, 'What am I supposed to do with my life?'... Then I waited... I felt like right then and there He answered me - in my heart... And I wrote it down... It felt surreal, like two worlds colliding... His Super and my natural... This is what I sensed His reply was to me... It's kind of personal, but I hope sharing it with you will help you like it helped me... -Luke

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It’s not what you will do with your life, but what will I do with your life?

I will live My life in and through you...

I'm the boss, and I have chosen you to build My Kingdom on Earth as it is in Heaven.

You are very 'Earthly'… Worldly… You think small, dream small, and believe for small things...

Me on the other hand, I am completely holy and I always think really BIG, expansive, huge, higher, wider, deeper than you could think or imagine… I want you to think more like Me...

Yes, you're busy, but busy doing what? Running here and there trying to please everyone else but Me…

Wait on Me… Listen to Me... I won’t waste your time… l'll work you hard but I'll give you time to rest and relax... I'll take you burdens and set your path straight…

I'll lead you on the narrow road… Sometimes you'll feel lonely – Sometimes it feels like a solo mission… But I will be with you always… And I'll put other people along the road to help and encourage you along the way…

You care too much about what other people think about you…

I've seen you feeling worried and intimidated… Small comments and tall poppy syndrome get you so down…

All you have to do is care about what I think...

All I want you to do is to love Me and love people.. Build My Kingdom, and feed My people…

Just do your best… I'll teach you, shape you, show you, bring the right people alongside, strengthen and encourage you along the way…

Don't worry so much about being cool or trying to ‘fit in’.

People are looking for Me... Longing to connect with Me… They want to feel Me - to experience Me… To know Me and know I'm there… In their hearts and not just their heads…

I'm a person… A Holy Spirit… Not a piece of knowledge to be learnt, or just a history lesson to read about… Know Me… Know who I am, and what I'm about… Do what I'm doing… Be like Me… Do like I do...

You've been feeling frustrated because you're not walking with me to your full capacity...

Didn’t Jesus say: I've come to give you life more abundantly? To the fullest?

Trust Me… Surrender... Give Me your all… A living sacrifice…

That’s what I want you to do with your life… Die to yourself, let go of the controls and give me your life so I can live My life in and through you…

I love you and I'm proud of you… Keep going, you're on the right track... Press in to all I have for you…

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TUESDAY, 26TH JANUARY, 2010 // POSTED BY LUKE MUNNS

How much time, money and effort do we spend on the way we look on the outside? On having the right clothes, cool hair etc. We spend hours outside in the sun trying to get our tan just right…
But what about working on our inside?

“God is light (1 John 1:5)… He is an all consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29)…”

Our spirit man (or heart) get’s ‘tanned’ by God’s light when we spend time with Him...

How can we work on our God tan? By spending time with God through:

1. Prayer
2. Worship
3. Reading the Bible
4. Fasting
(you can fast anything you like – Food, TV, Facebook, chocolate, coffee… It’s a great way to draw near to God and let Him know you are serious about Him!)

What does this God tan look like? The Bible says that from spending time with God and letting Him mould and shape us we will start to grow the fruit of the spirit on the inside – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control… (Galatians 5:22)

We don’t gain these attributes by trying hard or working it out ourselves in our own strength… The Bible clearly says that these are the fruit or the product of the Spirit of God… Have you ever found that you talk or act like your best friends? You like the same music or similar movies? It’s just like that with the Holy Spirit - by spending more time with Him we’ll become more like Him!

So grab your Bible and a note pad, put some worship music through a pair of headphones and go for a walk… Go up on a mountain, sit at the beach, at a river or under the stars… Spend time alone – just you and Jesus…

David spent years worshipping God and He became a King… Paul prayed ‘more than all of you’ and wrote two thirds of the New Testament, Jesus was always taking time aside to pray – even all night and He was the Savior of the world… When Moses spent forty days on the mountain with God he came back with a pretty great tan – his face was glowing (Exodus 34)! What can God do with your life if you will give Him your time?

Just as the sun leaves an imprint on the skin, people will always notice the difference if you’ve been spending time in God’s presence – You’ll be acting, thinking and behaving just like Jesus…