User talk:Jesusfreak22

I wish I could say it's easy. And I wish I could just whip out a fool-proof solution. But I can't. I wish there was a step-by-step process. I wish there was never hard times or times when I just want to give up. But no matter how hard we wish, we can't escape the truth. We can wait and wait for something better. But until we actually decide to get off our butt and do something about our superficial life, nothing will ever change. There's more to a relationship with God than just following the rules. God isn't limited to rules. I mean, God Himself is a rule-breaker. Jesus healed the sick, proved His unconditional love, and conquered death... defying all the odds and destroying the limited human mindset. I understand how people feel who have always grown up in a Christian family. I have. I think it's harder than it looks. From childhood you're taught about God. Your views of God and a relationship with Him are founded on your parents and what they tell you. You basically have 2 choices: play along or rebel. Either way sucks. I would know. Because in the end, when your parents, your foundation of faith, are gone, your little bubble collapses. And you see for the first time the real world. You're exposed to other ideas that contradict those you have been grown up to accept. And without the real hope from Christ, those ideas start to look pretty good. All your life you've been told what to do, how to pray, what to believe. And yet, even when you do those things in the way you should, you feel deprived and empty. It feels like you're having a one-way conversation when you pray. Because the voice on the other end doesn't always answer. But then you have to ask yourself... if the voice did answer, would you be willing to accept what it said? A real relationship with Christ is more than just acceptance or tolerance of a taught truth. It's a life. It's a life that revolves around the Son... God's Son. It's a committment to give everything you have. Everything you are. Everything you ever will be to glorify God. It's a process of surrending what you want and letting God take over. It's a huge leap of faith to stop doing what you want and give it all to God. It's learning to accept the simple, but passionate love God offers instead of simply questioning its existence. And in the end, it's all worth it. Because one day when we stand before the throne of God, every person that has ever lived, and ever will live will know that WITHOUT A DOUBT, GOD IS KING. No questions will be asked. Not a single person will doubt God's undying love. And every person will be judged. Not one person will escape God's judgement. And on that day, nothing else will matter. Money won't matter. Girls/guys won't matter. Possessions won't matter. Status won't matter. But God, He will consume us. And on that day, "every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord." And on that day, I will stand before the throne of God. And He will smile at me. Because I believed. And I accepted His love and forgiveness. We make it so much more complicated than it is. We make pathetic excuses. Procrastinate and deny. Because in reality, the God of the universe, our creator, is on our side. And He loves us enough to give this screwed up world His ONLY Son to DIE for the very things that upset Him the most. The things that defy our purpose in life. Our sins and mistakes that we make when we disobey His commands. When we hurt other people. Things that destroy our lives. God sent His ONLY Son to DIE for all that crap. And who, in their right mind, can't see or find deep passionate love in that?! It's a foreign concept to the world. Having someone love us enough to die for us without question or hesitation. But no matter how hard it is to believe, it's the truth. The real, undying truth. John 3:16 "For God SO LOVED the WORLD that He GAVE His ONLY Son that whosoever BELIEVES will NOT PERISH, but have eternal LIFE." And that's a promise to the world. The Bible seems boring and dull until we actually realize the value of what we are reading. God LOVED the world. He didn't "care for us deeply" or "like" us. He didn't just "hand over" His Son. He didn't hesitate or differ from His plan to save the world from ourselves. He doesn't just "kinda give". God LOVED the world. He GAVE his ONLY Son. So that EVERYONE who believes and accepts His forgiveness and love will live forever with Him after they die. "For God did not give up a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-disipline." 1 Timothy 1:7 And that's a promise to all who believe. That God Himself will empower us to live full, purpose-filled lives. He calls us to something greater than doubt, HE CALLS US TO LIVE ALL FOR HIM. So what will you decide?

-KD

Jesusfreak22 (talk) 23:31, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

November 2008
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