7 - notes

7 by Jen Hatmaker - notes and such

"There's something so marvelous about women comfortable in their own skin."  - No kidding.  When you are around someone who gets her imperfections and is not stunted by them, it is marvelous.  I've heard a few men say there's nothing sexier than a woman who has humble confidence.  And I think this is basically what they're talking about.

"I suspect God is more glorified in a humble room of earnest worshipers than a massive production designed to sound "relevant" to the listeners but no longer relevant to God.  When the worship of God turns into a 'worship experience' we have derailed as the body of Christ."

"Every time I buy another shirt I don't need or a seventh pair of shoes for my daughter, I redirect my powerful dollar to the pockets of consumerism, fueling my own greed and widening the gap.  Why?  Because I like it.  Because those are cute.  Because I want that.
Those thoughts burden me holistically, but the trouble is, I can rationalize them individually.  This micro-justification easily translates to nearly every purchase I've made.  Alone, each item is reduced to an easy explanation, a harmless transaction.  But all together, we've spent enough to irrevocably change the lives of a hundred thousand people."

-Such convicting words.