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Of course when I was in the Navy I wasn't a Christian, but I was thouroghly convinced that I was basically an alright guy. I was serving Sex and Drugs at the time. I didn't apreciate people trying to correct me as I marched to Eternity on the path I was traveling. Today I find that I'm marching to a different drummer.
9:7 Who ever goes to war without looking to someone to be responsible for his payment? who puts in vines and does not take the fruit of them? or who takes care of sheep without drinking of their milk?
Oops this translation doesn't use the word Soldier, as the NLT does, I'm really not looking to collect any kind of pay but I remember what a rebel I used to think I was. As I was living in Sin with my girlfriend, or smoking my dope. But I'm finding more and more that we are the real rebels. We don't really get to make a big scene out of it like we used to, but we get to march to the beat of a way cooler drummer.
Today's service was about sacrifice, the sacrifice that many of our veterans have made over the years. I apreciate the fact that people aren't spitting on us as the did in the middle 70's. Out church service was kind of patriotic.
The thing I noticed was that it brought to light a root of rebelion that I still struggle with. A rebelion that seemed to be aimed at all things patriotic, and seems to be focussed towards my Dad. Something worth confessing to my fellow Christians in my cell group, and My Home Church. I hope as I discuss it I don't rub any one the wrong way.
I usually discuss these things because I have to confess them. I believe it's part of the cleansing process.
1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
I don't know what actual rebellious actions I'm taking these days but I like to be transparent about what I'm thinking while it's in the thought process. Before they turn into actions and some one gets hurt.
I remember a time I'd take great pride in rebelling against Dad and sitting thru the National Anthem, and I didn't really like the fact the briefly thought about sitting out "God less America" at church. I didn't do it, after all I'm a veteran, but I have to confess that I served as rebeliously as I dare.
To me confessing these things is part of letting The LORD get at the root. A bitter root that I don't know why I defended all these years. I love this new way of life. and as I type the word Love I'm realizing that it's a word that's changed a lot for me.
To me in all honesty Love use to mean what feels good to me. It was mostly focussed around Sex. As if the folks in advertising don't know how to get a guy to buy something these days. Now having seen the reality of the cross, I realize I know so little about Love, apearantly it has to do with sacrifice. And sometimes we sacrifice for folks who don't really care. people who are just as selfish as me a while back.
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| November 11, 2007 |
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Amen.. and I am a Navy Vet myself.. and have a happy Veterans day and God Bless..
P.S. I wasn't saved either while I was in..... :( |
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| November 11, 2007 |
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| BTW for those of you who took abuse from me while I was having fun sinning. Thanks and eventually it paid off. |
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| November 11, 2007 |
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Dave i didn't know the old you! But i sure am glad to know the new you.(Smile) You are a true and honest soldier in the army of the Lord and ,i'm happy to serve with you on this battle field!
God bless you! And God Bless America! |
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| November 11, 2007 |
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| Yup loyalty to the cross, I supose it'd be woth it to get some arabic, or Viet names scripture in the right hands. |
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| November 11, 2007 |
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| I'm glad your back on - line Arlene. |
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| November 11, 2007 |
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Thank you for your service. My husband was also in the Navy. What sacrifice you make.
~Robin  
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| November 11, 2007 |
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Dave, you sure know how to throw a bone out there with a lot of meat on it (that's from Bay)!
Rebellion is a tough one, and one we all suffer from and through - some more than others, but it is part of our sin nature. Sounds like you have made a lot of progress at getting to the root. I was going to say for others here that one of the only ways to get to the root of rebellion is through accountability to another person - cell group, home group, doesn't much matter. If you don't want to go through the accountability thing, then that is even more rebellion. Dave is doing it though his cell group and, for that, I applaud him. Sounds like he was one of the "more than others" bunch.
One final thought...similar to what Dave mentions in his last paragraph...when God changes the heart, the love that comes out of a man is so different than what was there before. That is a blog onto itself.
As one vet to another...thanks brother. Thanks for serving, but even more so, thanks for bowing your knee to the King. |
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| November 11, 2007 |
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| Great one God Bless You and thankyou for your service Doyle Crowe |
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| November 13, 2007 |
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GREAT BLOG THANKS FOR SHARING
I agree , you are a differnce person now
I very Happy to know that the healing and cleansing process is taking place in your heart Dave, I can see it in every Blog you post.My two grandson who are save and in the navy, still have a GOD mindset, when they return home and my father served in the army and I have a cousin here in Tampa who just came home after doing 4 years so I do solute them all for protecting our country. |
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