The biggest challenge that I am being presented with (at least so far) reading through this book is am I living out, truly and honestly living out my faith everyday in everything. Am I compartmentalizing my faith and even Christ? Am I letting Christ influence my life in every area or are there areas that I am holding back from him? Do I see Christ influence in my life in my social life outside of church? even when its hard?
I find myself evaluating myself and as I am living my daily life taking note of what I do without even acknowledging my savior. You would think that I would in everything acknowledge the Almighty God who loves me so incredibly much that He sent his one and only son to die a horrible death on a cross to save me from a horrible eternal death in Hell...But lets be honest for a minute...
I don't...I know that I am not perfect and I am human...I know that since I am human being I will forget some stuff every now and again. THAT'S NOT THE POINT. The point is...am I truly and honesty striving to live out my faith in everything? Or am I compartmentalizing my faith and saying...
"You know what God...I love you...I really do but...I don't love you enough to show it to you outside my church and my home. You see my friends wouldn't understand You and I might lose them...at the grocery store I don't want to make a fool of myself by acknowledging you in front of people who might not what to believe in you...I will save that for my pastor...hey its his job."
And this just doesn't include talking to people. Does Christ's influence in my life show up in my schoolwork? In how I do it and do I stand for the things I believe in when the wrong ideas are presented?
Does Christ's influence in my life show up in how I do jobs both inside my house and out?
Does Christ's influence in my life show up in my face-book and other social networking sites?
If you answered no to any of these questions please evaluate your life and ask yourself what's important. Ask yourself what needs to change. Go and be challenged to live a more godly life. Make sure you are being Jesus to those around you!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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Life not only feels empty when I life for myself, but it IS empty when I live for myself. It's when I'm living for God, thus shunning me, that life becomes worth living.
ReplyDeleteLovizzle that is very true. Thanks for your input!
ReplyDeleteGreat insight! Thanks for sharing it. And just so you know, I'm a fellow rebelutionary that happened to stumble on LoVizzle's site and then came across yours. I'm Ashley!
ReplyDeleteWelcome Ashley! So glad to meet a fellow rebelutionary! I am glad you enjoyed the post. :)
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