Bleed Out
Written by Jon Acuff remixed by Tony Ares.
I met a man that worked at a slaughter house. He shared how he killed animals. He said, "I like to bleed them out slowly! If they die a sudden death then it is difficult to remove all the blood. If you cut an artery though, the heart will pump out the blood. It's more painful for the animal but it is much cleaner for the butcher."
I began to realize...that is what the devil wants to do to us. He doesn't want a sudden fall or death. He wants us to slowly die to this world. He wants a slow kill. If your dying slowly...you don't have to give up your idols. When you hit rock bottom though, you learn to trust in the ROCK of God, Jesus Christ!
We all have a decision to make. Do we want to bleed out slowly over 70 years? Or do we want to really die suddenly...so that we can really live?
We need to get busy dying...so we can get busy living!
(The original version is posted on the link below. It is much longer and rambles a bit[sorry Jon]
http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/09/3710/#comments )
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I met a man that worked at a slaughter house. He shared how he killed animals. He said, "I like to bleed them out slowly! If they die a sudden death then it is difficult to remove all the blood. If you cut an artery though, the heart will pump out the blood. It's more painful for the animal but it is much cleaner for the butcher."
I began to realize...that is what the devil wants to do to us. He doesn't want a sudden fall or death. He wants us to slowly die to this world. He wants a slow kill. If your dying slowly...you don't have to give up your idols. When you hit rock bottom though, you learn to trust in the ROCK of God, Jesus Christ!
We all have a decision to make. Do we want to bleed out slowly over 70 years? Or do we want to really die suddenly...so that we can really live?
We need to get busy dying...so we can get busy living!
(The original version is posted on the link below. It is much longer and rambles a bit[sorry Jon]
http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/09/3710/#comments )
Sent from my iPad
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