Why Sojourner?

I have often wanted to write, to exercise my voice and really don't know why I haven't done it before today. Maybe I was afraid no one would read it. Well, here it is and I want to start by saying, I do want to influence others to live a life worth living, this is my intention. I do not consider myself a teacher, wise one or other person who should have something to say. I would appreciate those who read to comment so I know it is being read.

As one who lived a portion on my life on what I call the "front line" and saw God move in ways that I had only read about in the Bible. People in those places had no hope but Jesus. Amazingly, after they found Him their petitions were mostly not for themselves, but for others to know Him and follow Him. Now that I am living in the states again, I see many American Christians crying out for the same supernatural life, but few are crying out for the lost. The most powerful moves of God that I have experinced, happened as I lived among the unreached (population less than 1% Christian) However, in our country, many of us love our life. Many Americans I know do not want much, if not anything to change about their life. I have heard often people say they can't imagine living anywhere else than where they are now. They are content. They love things the way they are. We do have so many things to love. I do believe though unless we take on heart felt reality that we are only temporary residents here.....in our country, cities, families, jobs and various roles, we will not see a visitation fom God. Lord, increase our hunger for YOU and the things of YOU!

Some of the verses that came to mind to spur us on to God's reality are the following:

Hebrews 11:9 By faith Abraham, shen he was called, obeyed and went forth to a place which he was destined to recieve as an inheritance: and he went, although he did not know or trouble his mind about where he was to go. Prompted by faith he dwelt as a temporary resident ( or in other words, sojourner) in the land which was desgnated in the promise (of God, though he was like a stranger) in a strange country...

I Corinthians 7:31 And those who deal with this world (overusing the enjoyments of this life) as though they were not absorbed by it and as if they had no dealings with it. For the outward form of this world (ther present world order) is passing away.

II Corinthians 4:18 Since we consider and look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen: for the things that are visible are temporal (brief and fleeting), but the things that are invisible are deathless and everlasting.

Is the current economic crisis our second chapter after chapter one of 9/11 from heaven that is saying to us "Hey, look up here! Hey, your only help comes from here! This is your home, remember!" We came from Him, and we will return to Him. Let us remember to live with Him! Daily! Hourly! Momentarily!

On this blog, I do want to engage the issues and attitudes I believe hinder American spiritual experience. It is very sad to me that as we reside in an amazingly blessed country, both spiritually, in freedoms and wealth, we do not have the heart hunger or absolute dependance on God that the condition of oppression or lack seem to create. Because this country was built and fashioned in Biblical beliefs, we enjoy many more of God's blessings than any other country on the earth. One of those is freedom of speech. This is another reason I decided to blog, I have seen first hand, this right exsists unlike it does in my mother country anywhere else on earth. As long as it exsists, I need to use it for the sake of my beloved, Jesus.