Its late and I can't sleep. I'm thinking about the day, the weeks, the months, the year... my faith, others who have faith, those who don't, my weaknesses, what it means to love god and my neighbor and then I get the root of my thoughts...
What does it mean to be a Christian? What does it really look like?
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There are so many influences in this world and so many "Christians" that don't even love their neighbor... I'll be the first to admit its hard, I'm weak, my pride gets in the way, I judge those who I think judge and judge even when they don't, I don't like to give love when I don't feel like its being reciprocated, I can become materialistic and love the world at times more than things of eternity, I put my own agenda before God... Of course I'm thankful for this grace in knowing that I am saved and in knowing that I do not have to earn this grace...
BUT on the flip side... where my heart is there my treasure is as well right? And not being able to be perfect isn't a legit excuse not to try and persevere to be faithfully following in the footsteps of Christ in always serving, always loving, always giving, always placing the other before myself right?
To be in the world, but not of the world... really needing to be set apart, we cannot live like the world lives, love like the world loves, serve the way the world serves... We need to step up and really allow for Christ to set us apart.
Man... I feel... I'm not sure yet... but I have this urgency and am reminded that we really need to live differently. As God is transforming our lives, may we be witnesses, examples that rise above and beyond the examples of the world... that WE ARE BELIEVERS! That we love, serve, and live lives differently because of who God is and who He has created us to be- may it illuminate in our whole being.
What does it mean to be a Christian? What does it really look like?
....
....
There are so many influences in this world and so many "Christians" that don't even love their neighbor... I'll be the first to admit its hard, I'm weak, my pride gets in the way, I judge those who I think judge and judge even when they don't, I don't like to give love when I don't feel like its being reciprocated, I can become materialistic and love the world at times more than things of eternity, I put my own agenda before God... Of course I'm thankful for this grace in knowing that I am saved and in knowing that I do not have to earn this grace...
BUT on the flip side... where my heart is there my treasure is as well right? And not being able to be perfect isn't a legit excuse not to try and persevere to be faithfully following in the footsteps of Christ in always serving, always loving, always giving, always placing the other before myself right?
To be in the world, but not of the world... really needing to be set apart, we cannot live like the world lives, love like the world loves, serve the way the world serves... We need to step up and really allow for Christ to set us apart.
Man... I feel... I'm not sure yet... but I have this urgency and am reminded that we really need to live differently. As God is transforming our lives, may we be witnesses, examples that rise above and beyond the examples of the world... that WE ARE BELIEVERS! That we love, serve, and live lives differently because of who God is and who He has created us to be- may it illuminate in our whole being.
