"ARE YOU A "FRUITCAKE" OF THIS GENERATION?"
You will find out that all the youths that attended the meeting will always have a saying "I wanna be a fruitcake for Jesus!"Why fruitcake? Louie Giglio was sharing the Journal of Ashley and it's a story of her life with a different approach of God's so much grace and here it is...
Ashley is a student of University of Florida, the Top party school in the States. Now you can imagine what happens when the parties would start. She is an unbeliever, and she lives in an apartment with her boyfriend. She was in her senior year when one day she went home and caught her boyfriend sleeping with another girl. And of course she was devastated. She broke up with him, kicks him out of the apartment and posts an ad in school needing for a new roommate. A girl named Christa found it and she became Ashley’s roommate. While Ashley was on her depressed mode, she was writing about how screwed up her life is and every once in a while mentioning details about her new roommate Christa, how she acts crazy and is a freako believing in God and all that Christian stuff; Ashley says: “what a fruitcake”!
Ashley gets more and more intrigued at how Christa is living her life, there was a day Ashley was wallowing over her situation crying whole day and eating ice cream, and Christa asked her and sat beside her as she too started eating ice cream. She asked Ashley about her situation and Ashley said she never heard the response she was expecting to come out; no condemnation but genuine care and sympathy. Christa asks if she could pray for her but of course, Ashley refused. Ashley’s Mom and brother were Christians. She said she would have expected his brother to be good to her, but it’s puzzling her that Christa acts that way with her.
Ashley becomes all the more bothered how Christa had been living her life which was opposite of how she lives. It was obvious that Ashley didn’t drink, and when asked if she slept with her boyfriend whom she’s been with for three years she said she’s still a virgin. That was crazy stuff for her. She asked why Christa was living her life that way, she said she wanted to please God in all that she do. Christa shared about how Jesus loved him so much. As Ashley kept on writing on her journal, she just can’t accept that God could forgive her. God is just not for her type. Ashley was on her moment of unbelief. But it was funny how Christa would share about her experience at a Passion conference and even had a DVD of Louie Giglio sharing a sermon. Ashley writes about how crazy that was.
To Ashley, God just can’t forgive a crap like her but God was working in Ashley’s life, and Christa is doing her work in being a good witness of God’s love and grace. As they lived together and the days passed by, Christa had shared about the good news of God’s grace that forgives, even if it’s the worst of people, even Ashley. She saw that love in “fruitcake” and wanted that for herself. One day, Ashley finally believed and gave in and she said in her journal, that was it, the day she became a Christian, and the unconditional love of Jesus flooded her heart with peace. She experienced this love and grace that God has for everyone.
Ashley attended one of the Bible studies where Christa attends. The youth didn’t act in a crazy way but were interested at her and were genuine. So they sang and Ashley didn’t know the song but she really liked it and felt like raising her hands too, but she didn’t. When she got home, she googled the lyrics of the song they sung and it just communicated to her so well.
Everyone needs compassionA love that’s never failingLet mercy fall on meEveryone needs forgivenessA kindness of a SaviorThe hope of nations
SaviorHe can move the mountainsMy God is Mighty to saveHe is Mighty to saveForeverAuthor of salvationHe rose and conquered the graveJesus conquered the grave
So take me as You find meAll my fears and failuresFill my life againI give my life to followEverything I believe inNow I surrender
Shine your light and let the whole world seeWe’re singing for the glory of the risen King…Jesus
Ashley and Christa talked about how God’s children worship Him and that’s one of the ways.Ashley made her family know about her being a Christian and her mom cried and her brother was so happy to see her. Their prayers were answered. Ashley emailed Louie about her experience, and He shared this story to many people, even writing it to the passion blog and it’s being heard in their podcast. Ashley was thrilled that many people can know of her experience, that of God’s unconditional love forgiving her and changing her.
Louie, last night(august 1), scanned through the pages of Ashley’s journal and jumped to a couple of pages near the end where Ashley was very excited for her graduation. Louie wanted to see and know that she graduated, but there were empty pages. No words were written about her graduation….The journal was handed on to Louie by Ashley’s father….
Ashley died in a car accident, but her story and God’s love that changed her life for 3 months is now being known all around the world. It took a “fruitcake” for Ashley to know about this love and grace, and Louie reads her nicely written story in their passion tour.
How about you.... Are you a fruitcake for Jesus?
(taken from http://scarlet12.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/who-wants-a-fruitcake/#comment-667)
You will find out that all the youths that attended the meeting will always have a saying "I wanna be a fruitcake for Jesus!"Why fruitcake? Louie Giglio was sharing the Journal of Ashley and it's a story of her life with a different approach of God's so much grace and here it is...
Ashley is a student of University of Florida, the Top party school in the States. Now you can imagine what happens when the parties would start. She is an unbeliever, and she lives in an apartment with her boyfriend. She was in her senior year when one day she went home and caught her boyfriend sleeping with another girl. And of course she was devastated. She broke up with him, kicks him out of the apartment and posts an ad in school needing for a new roommate. A girl named Christa found it and she became Ashley’s roommate. While Ashley was on her depressed mode, she was writing about how screwed up her life is and every once in a while mentioning details about her new roommate Christa, how she acts crazy and is a freako believing in God and all that Christian stuff; Ashley says: “what a fruitcake”!
Ashley gets more and more intrigued at how Christa is living her life, there was a day Ashley was wallowing over her situation crying whole day and eating ice cream, and Christa asked her and sat beside her as she too started eating ice cream. She asked Ashley about her situation and Ashley said she never heard the response she was expecting to come out; no condemnation but genuine care and sympathy. Christa asks if she could pray for her but of course, Ashley refused. Ashley’s Mom and brother were Christians. She said she would have expected his brother to be good to her, but it’s puzzling her that Christa acts that way with her.
Ashley becomes all the more bothered how Christa had been living her life which was opposite of how she lives. It was obvious that Ashley didn’t drink, and when asked if she slept with her boyfriend whom she’s been with for three years she said she’s still a virgin. That was crazy stuff for her. She asked why Christa was living her life that way, she said she wanted to please God in all that she do. Christa shared about how Jesus loved him so much. As Ashley kept on writing on her journal, she just can’t accept that God could forgive her. God is just not for her type. Ashley was on her moment of unbelief. But it was funny how Christa would share about her experience at a Passion conference and even had a DVD of Louie Giglio sharing a sermon. Ashley writes about how crazy that was.
To Ashley, God just can’t forgive a crap like her but God was working in Ashley’s life, and Christa is doing her work in being a good witness of God’s love and grace. As they lived together and the days passed by, Christa had shared about the good news of God’s grace that forgives, even if it’s the worst of people, even Ashley. She saw that love in “fruitcake” and wanted that for herself. One day, Ashley finally believed and gave in and she said in her journal, that was it, the day she became a Christian, and the unconditional love of Jesus flooded her heart with peace. She experienced this love and grace that God has for everyone.
Ashley attended one of the Bible studies where Christa attends. The youth didn’t act in a crazy way but were interested at her and were genuine. So they sang and Ashley didn’t know the song but she really liked it and felt like raising her hands too, but she didn’t. When she got home, she googled the lyrics of the song they sung and it just communicated to her so well.
Everyone needs compassionA love that’s never failingLet mercy fall on meEveryone needs forgivenessA kindness of a SaviorThe hope of nations
SaviorHe can move the mountainsMy God is Mighty to saveHe is Mighty to saveForeverAuthor of salvationHe rose and conquered the graveJesus conquered the grave
So take me as You find meAll my fears and failuresFill my life againI give my life to followEverything I believe inNow I surrender
Shine your light and let the whole world seeWe’re singing for the glory of the risen King…Jesus
Ashley and Christa talked about how God’s children worship Him and that’s one of the ways.Ashley made her family know about her being a Christian and her mom cried and her brother was so happy to see her. Their prayers were answered. Ashley emailed Louie about her experience, and He shared this story to many people, even writing it to the passion blog and it’s being heard in their podcast. Ashley was thrilled that many people can know of her experience, that of God’s unconditional love forgiving her and changing her.
Louie, last night(august 1), scanned through the pages of Ashley’s journal and jumped to a couple of pages near the end where Ashley was very excited for her graduation. Louie wanted to see and know that she graduated, but there were empty pages. No words were written about her graduation….The journal was handed on to Louie by Ashley’s father….
Ashley died in a car accident, but her story and God’s love that changed her life for 3 months is now being known all around the world. It took a “fruitcake” for Ashley to know about this love and grace, and Louie reads her nicely written story in their passion tour.
How about you.... Are you a fruitcake for Jesus?
(taken from http://scarlet12.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/who-wants-a-fruitcake/#comment-667)
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