I recently came in contact with some friends that I haven't talked to in awhile. Friends that in the past have told me they were Christians. Now, I'm not saying that they're not, but their actions do not show that they are.
I can not understand how you could do some things if Jesus was honestly a huge part of your life. I feel God heavily in my life and because of that, I refrain from doing certain things I understand are wrong to Him. For example, I've been dating my boyfriend for 5 months now, and while we really want to take the relationship further, we know it's completely wrong, so we haven't and aren't until we're married. I'm extremely proud that we're staying so strong in our path to stay pure until we're married. We use God as help in keeping us from doing anything we would regret. Another example, before God was a big part of me, I used to cuss. A lot. As I was building a relationship, I started cussing less and reducing my vocabulary to words like "damn" (Sorry if using that offended anyone, but I didn't want to censor anything because it wouldn't seem real to me). I even partially cussed in the beginning of our relationship, and I was desperately trying to control it. I finally have, and I did it for God. I don't feel comfortable making me friends assume it's okay to be a Christian and use that language.
I want my friends to see me and how I act and realize it's okay to act different from everyone else. I want them to know they don't have to cuss, or drink or have sex to fit in or find love.
Life is great and I don't do any of that. I live off God's love and the energy I get from that. I'm extremely happy for what He's giving me and what I've yet to accomplish for Him.
I really hope they read this and look for a deeper relationship with Him, that doesn't consist of their previous past. I'm not judging them at all, I just want them to know I'm here if they want to talk and so is He.
Monday, May 18, 2009
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This is the first time I've been to your blog--I really appreciate this article, and your puropse for this blog. I think it's awesome that you put your faith out there for everyone to see. I'll def. be checking back here soon.
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Wow. A comment from Chad. Phenomenal.
ReplyDeleteI also admire you putting yourself out there, Melly. Being open about yourself and your faith. God will bless you for it, I'm sure. I love you dearly!