Behold you have admonished many, And you have strengthened weak hands Job 4: 3
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 1 Cor 1:27
For to be sure, He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God's power. Likewise, we are weak in Him, yet by God's power we will live with Him to serve you. 2 Cor 13:4
Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony. Ps 6:2
Like a piece of clay or warm wax the Lord is molding me whether I want to be or not. If you didn't know or haven't learned this about me yet I will just tell you I hate change. Where do I have control in change? Change is something that is unknown to me or anyone else until it happens and that freaks me out just a little. Even though I am still sharp on some edges and broken on other the Lord has began to stir my heart and create a woman of God who is taking a stand for Jesus. This blog may be a little bold as you continue to read so its ok if you stop now in order to spare yourself some stirring up because after I heard and saw this in my life I could no longer sit still. This is a call of action, a call to repent and a call to step it up as a Christ follower.
I will be the first person to say I fail at this 7 out of the 10 times but in my eyes there was 3 times I may of moved forward and its 3 more than people who have done nothing have obtained. Christ follower! The verb in that is follower, when Jesus was on the earth this is what the disciples did, they followed Jesus and did work. My question is if the original followers, followed why in the heck are we sitting like rocks doing nothing to further the Kingdom? Why is it that every week we go to church and most of take notes even to never apply it to daily life. I believe the bible says that we were given a spirit not of fear but of courage to proclaim what is true. We need to get a move on it. There can be a major change in today's college world if we took the word of God serious and stopped looking at other people to make the first move. We cannot rely on the actions of love we show and the kind Christian heart we have inside. Non-Christians are nice people too so we must speak up in order for people to know the one true God.
Think about it this way. Who told you about Jesus Christ? What if they were to of chickened out or changed their mind cause they had better things to do. Some would say eventually you would be saved, others would say your off to Hell because that seed was never planted, so no one watered it and you are left to suffer. I did mention Hell right. IT not some make believe underground jail that you will go to if you die and don't know Jesus as Lord. Hell is a very real and scary place that all people were headed to until someone spoke the truth to you. How much do you have to hate someone not to share with them the truth of what you believe.
Everyone is a sinner, whether you are saved or have no clue who Jesus is, the difference is that if you know Jesus as Lord you should hate sin and not want to do the things you once did. There will be a change in your life once you become a Christian and this starts with repentance. Repentance is true turning from sin and dying to yourself to live a life that will bring glory and honor to the Father. If you are not sure if you have had this time in your life talk to someone about it. There is no shame in being sure or asking for help. It would be a sad day if you go to the throne and the Lord said be gone I never knew you. Christians you need to work on your self and pray for God to show you the things in each you need to repent for. I know these things seem like "big sins" but all are seen equal to God. If you are addicted to porn, stealing, lying, having sex, cussing, drinking, breaking the laws of the land, gossiping, being envious, or hating someone they are all sin and need to be addressed before you get on a high horse.
Christian we need to stop saying one thing and doing another! One of the main reasons people hate the church is they see people at church on Sunday teaching Sunday School classes, speaking out about sin or on the alter praying and when they walk out of church you could tell them for the lost. This is a major problem. Jesus says you know not the day nor the hour in which He will return and I am pretty sure you do not want to be seen doing some of the thing you are doing. If it is a struggle for you gather some friends up and ask them to pray and hold you accountable to your sins in order to get them in check. Biggest thing to ask God to help you over come these sins in order to become a good witness. I will be the first one to say I have hurt my witness in the past by doing things I should not be doing or by acting in a way that brought no glory to God. Our purpose on this earth is to know God and make Him known. You wouldn't advertise for Nike wearing a Adidas is awesome shirt so why advertise for Jesus when you hands are dirty and you forehead reads nothing but sin? These things should bother you I believe if your trying to share Christ and you or a Christian friend is making it hard by their actions or words.
We sweat the small stuff way to often. If it doesn't bring the Lord glory, why are we wasting our time on it? Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the Glory of Christ Jesus. Like I said I am far from perfect and I am just as sinful as you are because in Jesus' eyes it is all seen equal. I would just like to call college aged Christians foremost and everyone else to take a stand on sin and the world for the one that saved you from hell.
