Growing

It is funny how when we first become a Christian we want to take everything in. But what no one tells us is how uncomfortable it is facing our self. All those things that we tried to run away and hide from. The things that we tried to ignore, cover up, and pretend that they weren't real, all of a sudden we are face to face with them. When we put away our masks and all of our self medicating antidotes, those things that we didn't want to acknowledge about our self, all of a sudden rise to the surface. We are often left confused, overwhelmed, and in all honesty we really don't know what to do. Here we are finally acknowledging this GREAT BIG GOD, but all of a sudden life seems so terrible. We begin to look at our self and wonder why. What am I suppose to do? Why don't I feel like everyone else feels? Why can't I get any answers? Why can't I hear him? It seems no matter how hard we try, we keep going two steps back, never moving forward. Though we think.......Let me bring to light a little secret. Each day that we are driving our self crazy trying to get closer to him. We are getting closer to him. Every time we yell out, "I don't understand!", "Please, help me. Please, show me." Each time, he hears us.

You see we are all the children of God. There are different stages and phases. It is a relationship that we have to build over time. It doesn't just happen all at once. It is a process, one that we will endeavor for the rest of our journey with him. Knowledge comes with experience, experience with relationship. When we fall in love with someone, we study them, pursue them, can't get enough of them. It is not any different with God. There is a hunger and thirst for more of him, but we must first get over our self. Then we will be able to get to closer God.

1 Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.

You want to know the big secret? It is not about YOU.

Purpose & Destiny

Some people search their whole life trying to find their purpose. Trying to figure out what is their destiny. They seem to struggle with it, searching for the big plan and the right path. What they don't understand is that their purpose is right there in front of them, and their destiny has already been fulfilled. We are all children of God and our purpose and destiny is the same for all of us. Our purpose is to serve, glorify, worship, magnify, live for, uplift, rejoice, praise, trust, bless, obey, and honor, our almighty God. And our destiny, well our destiny is the Kingdom of Heaven. Our path has already been paved for us. However, by being human we tend to stray and get off course. We tend to put our self in the equation. Sometimes we forget that there is only ONE, and we are not it. It is not about us. Only when we give into our purpose can we completely fulfill our calling and do the works of our Lord.

What is it like to be a Christian?

The world labels us as do-gooders, and feels as though we think that we are perfect, sinless, and better than they are. If you are a Christian every unbelieving eye is upon you watching and waiting for that moment when you make a mistake so that they can call you out on it. Well, let me tell you my friend, just because I profess that I am a Christian does not make me any less human than you. I still have afflictions, struggles, and addictions to fight just like you. The only difference is, is the way I choose to fight them. I do not, in any way, feel as though I am perfect. You might be surprised to know that I feel just the opposite. By having God in my life, I see how imperfect I really am. And even though I try so hard to be that perfect person that this world has labeled me to be, I know that I could never be PERFECT, because I am human. I don’t have all the answers, I make mistakes, I have sin in my life, and I don’t always do the right thing. Just because I serve a mighty God, does not make me, in any way, better than you. When I see my friends going down a tortuous path, it hurts me to watch them, because I know there is a better way. When I try to mention church or God, and they turn their nose up at me, I tend to keep it to myself, and never mention it again. Is this the“Christian” thing to do? Probably not, but it is the only way I know how to be without offending or belittling them. And because I care, I cannot and will not watch them self destruct. Nor can I allow myself to fall down with them. I can only pray that one day they will see the light in the midst of their darkness. I can only let them know that I sincerely care and love them.