Cross Roads

Before I begin this post I must start by saying that in August 2010 I made a commitment to Christ that I wanted to love Him with all my heart, soul, and mind. I set out to learn (from Him) how to love Him. Its been a remarkable journey thus far because I have done things that I thought I would always be afraid to do. I am coming to truly understand how HIS strength is made perfect in my weaknesses. 

Well, I have been reading Luke 14:25-35 over the last few days. I must admit that it is a scripture that will make you question your commitment to Christ. In this scripture Jesus tells us that 

"If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple." 

I have been a Christian for a while now, but I can honestly say that I have not ALWAYS honored this scripture in my words or deeds. I've fallen way short of this scripture many times. The truth is that I have, at times, placed my desires before the will of my Master. I am also guilty of allowing those who are closest to me to sway me from doing what God has given me to do. For the longest I avoided this scripture but what I find truly amazing is that He patiently has a way of bringing things that we avoid right back in your face (full circle). I can remember the time when I first read this scripture. It was about 12 years ago while visiting my aunt. I was new in my commitment to Christ and upon reading it I closed the bible, put it down, and never really turned back to that scripture again. Like the disciples in John 6:60 I thought to myself, "this is a hard saying; who can hear it? However, unlike those same disciples I could not just walk away from the ONE who has given me real love, abundant joy, and true peace. 

But now that I have walked this Christian walk for a while I do believe that God intentionally waited until THIS moment to have me sit and deal with this scripture. It has brought me to a crossroad. Today, I stand before the cross determining which road I will take. Those roads being: #1 to count the cost and follow Christ or #2, to walk away from my Savior because I refused to bear my cross. Well, the latter is definitely NOT an option for me. I love Christ to much to just leave Him.  

I can truly say that I am ready to forsake all and follow Christ. Of course I know I will have my failures and set backs and I am in no way saying that this will be easy. In fact I expect rejection (for which that has been happening quite a bit lately), I expect ridicule (especially from those who are closest to me), and I expect that my flesh will kick in and work against the Spirit. The former two has always been a fear for me, but lately my prayer is that He blesses me with the SUPERNATURAL ability to follow Him even when it looks crazy to the rest of the world. My desire is to love him wholeheartedly and to love those whom he places around me. Because even though this scripture may be hard to swallow for my flesh, my spirit tells me that Christ is worth it. Every bit of it is worth it.

"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."

                                                                                Romans 8:18 (KJV)

         Help me Lord!!! 

  

Christ the King

Christmas time is my favorite time of year. Christmas music, family gatherings, baked goodies, and food galore. But most of all this is the time that we have set aside to celebrate the birth of our Savior. Christ, born in a lowly estate of the virgin Mary. Born so that He may fulfill the purpose of the Father. Born to die for our sins and transgressions. As joyous as this occasion should be this is also a time of great depression in our country. More and more phone calls are made to the doctor to fill anti-depressant medications and suicide increases at an alarming rate during this time of the year. I truly believe that this is a result of taking our eyes off of the true meaning of Christmas. CHRIST! We stress ourselves to make sure our kids and loved ones have plenty of presents under the Christmas tree and yet we often times fail to even mention the birth of our Savior as we gather around the Christmas tree. WOW!  

Why Blog?

I have created this blog to share the wonderful things that God can do. Especially those things that He has done in my life. I have come to know that His riches are immeasurable, His love is everlasting, and His tender mercies are NEW each morning. I hope to share my journey with Christ to all whom will hear because there is no such thing as hidden light. My desire is to be a living epistle of God's love, grace, and mercy. This blog will be used as a tool of encouragement, witnessing, and as a testimony of God's (dunamis) power.

Enjoy