Originally posted by mrfish
just curious - do your eyes roll back in your head when you say all that wafty stuff? do you kinda close your eyes and nod out for a sec?
Well...not quite sure what you meant by that but here is my final word.
God is more than just a belief for me....I have witnessed in my life his love, his grace and his power. I try and share that good news whenever I can.
He loves all of us, not one more than another, but the same. Believer or non-believer, there is no destinction.
There is no free lunch....a price has been paid by God himself for our very souls. We all have a choice.
Now if you are right, then it's a free ride for you and I'm just a fool. I fear the Lord and believe in my heart as well as my mind that he died for for all of us and that he will return to judge this world and to establish his government on this earth. Do I fully understand or know what that will be like...absolutely not, I just believe. I also believe that he loves us and wishes that no one would perish. He is waiting.
Is christianity as the world presents it the truth....on the contrary, it is an embarrassment at best. The very people that Jesus despised the most, were the most religious of that time.
Where does that leave us?
Perhaps some of you are too focused on the penalty rather than the Lords promise....He came not to condemn, but to give us all life and life abundant.
I just want to say to you guys that if life is not what you thought it would be, or problems seem too difficult to solve or no matter what you gain, you remain empty, all that is required by God is to give up. Crazy isn't it? My mom(business executive) raised me to go take what I wanted...she would say,"no one is going to give it to ya boy!"
Did that for the majority of my life and was successful and empty. The world offers nothing wothwhile...and what seems worthwhile at the time, has no permanence.
Am I a saint, void of trouble or problems? No. As a matter of fact, what Gods Word speaks of has happened and continues to happen. Life is harder for me now than it was before I trusted God. I am persecuted for my beliefs, made fun of and am mocked.
The difference is this...I have been given Gods peace which passes understanding....I have the holy spirit within me to guide and help me. It is the gift of God.
Do I get mad and act like a fool....do I treat those around me as God has commanded, loving them, even my enemies? Not all of the time.
But God has sent his Son who stands in my place, bearing witness to the Father in my stead.
A man cannot serve two masters....be it yourself, Buda, money, power or God.
It has been my choice to believe God for all things and it was a personal choice.
Sadly, there is nothing I or anyone else can say to make you see. That step is up to each individual. It is my sincere hope, that you just might step out in faith and believe and trust God in you own lives....you probably have stepped out to the bar or the bedroom or the career, is God no better?
As Jesus said, "those with ears let them hear."
Cyas Up!:)
