There are countless excuses people will make to validate their "putting Jesus on hold" stage of life. Adults often times do this too however, it is not just young people.
Some of these excuses include:
"I'll start my real relationship with Jesus when I'm older"
"I'm just having fun, there is always time to be serious"
"Jesus loves me no matter what I do"
"Everyone 'lets go' a little in college, its no big deal"
"I don't want to give up things I enjoy, being in a relationship with Jesus is about rules"
These excuses are absolute lies that the devil tells us so that we begin to let go of our faith. The devils job is strictly to steal, kill, and destroy -- and he is after you. And he will do anything in his power to hinder your walk. He doesn't care what you worship, what you become consumed with -- as long as it isn't Jesus.
We need to QUIT making excuses. What if Jesus comes back today? Are you ready? When you think of Jesus coming back to the earth do you feel excited....or scared?
If you have any excuses talking you out of changing, capture those wrong thoughts and replace them with TRUTH. Paul said, “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Cor. 10:5). Grab ANY thought contrary to God’s overtake it, and replace it with TRUTH.
Today's society is all about "comfort." Just be comfortable. We however, as Christians, should not become accustomed to a "comfortable" state. It says in the Bible that we will be persecuted for our faith. Not as a punishment by God, but because the world we live in is against everything we stand for as Christians. It is a natural response from the world.
So who do you say Jesus is?
What do you stand for?
Are you classified among your peers, family, friends, co-workers, as a Christian? Or would no one really know that about you? Living radically should be our normal. Personally, I'm so in love with Jesus I want to tell everyone who would be willing to listen to me about Him. I want Him to be my source of comfort, my rock, my all.
Here is a closing question to ponder...
If being Christian was a crime -- would there be enough "evidence" in your life to convict you?
Painfully true stuff here. Another question for people to think about, are you a believer or a follower?
ReplyDeletei like this Sam.
ReplyDeleteit's a phenomenon that acts like a river current.
it sweeps one away so fast!
thanks for sharing.
'callbacks' are always necessary for christians like me :)
Sam when I think of Jesus comming back I feel both excited and scared, as we all should feel. We should love and fear God above all else, for he has all the power and he graciuosly gave us life.
ReplyDeleteAlso following is believing. If you don't follow you don't really believe.
ReplyDeleteI would like to point out that the goal of any institution of higher learning is usually to teach students to think logically and rationally, on a higher intellectual level. With thinking comes questioning, which everyone should be doing about everything in their life. This leads to self-reflection and questions about held beliefs and morals. College kids lose their religion because they learn to question what they believe. They learn to require logic and evidence to believe something. Most of these students graduate into responsible, moral adults. Why do they need to follow some superstitious beliefs to get them through life?
ReplyDeleteI believe college kids "loose" their religion because it was never there in the first place. Religion is not about rules and restrictions but about a relationship. You base your argument off of the fact that it cannot be proved. I want you to keep in mind that everything in science is a "theory" and nothing can be proved in science either.
ReplyDeleteIf a person opposes even the possibility of there being a God, then any evidence can be rationalized or explained away. It is like if someone refuses to believe that people have walked on the moon, then no amount of information is going to change their thinking. Photographs of astronauts walking on the moon, interviews with the astronauts, moon rocks...all the evidence would be worthless, because the person has already concluded that people cannot go to the moon.
When it comes to the possibility of God's existence, the Bible says that there are people who have seen sufficient evidence, but they have suppressed the truth about God. On the other hand, for those who want to know God if he is there, he says, "You will seek me and find me; when you seek me with all your heart, I will be found by you."
What is it about atheists that they would spend so much time, attention, and energy refuting something that we don't believe even exists?! What causes that?
Furthermore, if we truly are here just to live and die, what is the purpose and meaning of life? Money? Success? Fame? ....All of those things fade eventually. God never fades. Examining the earth, human brain, nature, and so forth...there has got to be something else. God gives purpose, meaning, direction, and hope to a life that would otherwise be meaningless. I am so relieved that at the end of the day, I know God has a plan and God is in control.
Also, without a God, why would anyone be "good?" Wouldn't we all be money-hungry, success-driven, narcissistic beings? But there IS good in the world, and that cannot be just human nature or coincidence.