Those who walk with Christ bring the presence of God to everyone around them. (November 7th “Our Daily Bread”)
I remember that when I was young I wanted to be grown and do everything that my mom did because I tought that it would be cool to be an adult. However, I didn’t realize that there are certain RESPONSIBILITIES that you have as an adult. I know that as a Christian, it is my responsibility to help lead others to Christ. I know that I should not have to walk around saying, “I’m a Christian and God loves you. So be a Christian with me.” I should not get so wrapped up that I am trying to force people to follow Christ because it is a personal decision. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink. I should live in such a way that others are able to see Christ in me. My love for Christ and my light should shine so brightly that others are just drawn to what makes me stand out. Colossians 1:10 says to walk worthy of God. So the question I pose today is, are we, as Saints of God, walking worthy of God or are we running away from our responsibilities?
One of the responsibilities that I have is this blog that I know reaches people. Unfortunately, I have not been doing that. I have to ask myself, “In my not doing what I know I should be doing, who may have missed an opportunity to know Christ?” That doesn’t sit well with me. The knowing that I shirked my duty because of myself. i said a while back that we have to remove self from the equation. We have to get out of our own way if God is to be the head of our lives and truly work in our favor. Does your life display the presence of GOD? I had to ask myself that. Upon thinking and thinking about that question, I know that it does not. I am not a hypocrite, which is why I put so much of myself into these blogs. I want people to understand that everyday we battle with this flesh because we were born into sin. We are but only human. There is only so much that our flesh can take before we feel like we have to take control of a situation. But, there is hope. God is our hope and light in a dark place. I know that sometimes we want to just drop everything and live in the flesh sometimes. I know that we want to shirk all of our responsibilities and run far far away from adulthood, and in other instances, Christianhood!! We don’t have to run. We can face anyhting that comes our way if we lean not to our own understanding. The bible says that we will face toils and trials in our walk as Christians. But it is the battle that makes us strong!!! For some of us, the battle is just simply trusting GOD to do what He said He would do. We find ourselves wanting to take over things but how are we trusting God with something if we can’t let it go when we claim to have given it to Him? Today, that is our concentration……No more running from our issues and reponsibilities……No more giving things to God to handle and then taking them back as if He can’t handle it on HIS own…..No more being closet Christians
God can’t use you if you are afraid to stand up and fight!!! You have to take on the responsibility that He has given you with your whole heart. You must stand and be counted among those who heard the call and answered with a resounding , “YES LORD!” I have had my issues and had enough of fighting with the things that I say that I have given to God…..haven’t you?
Let GOD do it for you…stop running and accept your responsibility in Christ
Peace and Blessings ~ I love you all
