Standing up for what you believe takes a great deal of courage. Learning that I am not alone in my struggles has really dawned on me recently. I have learned that it does not matter if I am accepted by some on this Earth because Jesus is greater than that. The fact is, it is scary to tell people I am a Christian trying to live my life for the Lord. People ask me why, people say you're crazy, people wonder what is wrong with me. I simply say to all of these this Man, Jesus Christ, died for my sins, heck He died for your sins too and good golly He died for all of our sins, our dirty sins. He was nailed to a cross for you, and you say you don't believe, you say that He could not possible exist. Well I'm sorry friend but He has never been more real. We are all so undeserving of Jesus' love and yet He pours and pours and pours it out. The reason He does this is simple, He wants us to have eternity with Him, not the man downstairs, who is also very real. God wants all of us here on this Earth to live for something and follow Him. He has saved me in some pretty dark places and the only way I can repay Him even in the slightest is to follow Him. What does it mean to follow Jesus. Well it takes a lot more than just saying you're a Christian, it takes action. Sometimes I will admit my actions are not the best of actions or the most holy but it all takes time and patience with my Lord and myself. Loving Jesus means giving our minds, bodies, and spirits to the one who gave it all so we could have life and live it too. So, to bring this to a fear I have been trying to overcome for years, standing up for what I believe in. Recently I have had the opportunity to share the good news of God with someone who cares for me a whole lot. This person likes me more than I even know sometimes and I like that but something that struck me first is, Does this person love Jesus like I do? The answer my friends was no. This person is a very close friend of mine when I am here at home from college and I realized they don't know Jesus and man do I want them to. You see, I have been friends with these people for years and yet never told them the good news of God, until now. I realized how much of my life they don't even know about, so, I shared with this friend a little bit about Jesus and why He needs to be priority in my life over all else. You know, they actually listened, they listened because they are my friend and they knew there was truth to what I was saying. So, for me, learning to stand up for God is so important in my life and yes it is hard to talk to people about God sometimes in fear of being rejected but remember this, even Jesus Christ was rejected, hated, and spat on. Jesus remained faithfully even in the toughest of times. Why can't you, or I, or anyone else do the same?
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I really like this time of year because of graduation parties galore.
Things I like about grad parties: Freeeee FOOOODDDD Recollecting fond memories Pictures Celebrating the end of high school with people Learning what the people's summer plans are Discovering a new sense of courage to chase after my dreams as these young dreamers chase after theirs. Asking questions about the grad's future Freee FOOODDDD Sending love and prayers to the families of the grads Meeting new people and did I say FOOD. I like that part :) I wrote this poem my senior year of high school . I found it and thought I would share it!
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