The Struggles We Face

 The Struggles We Face

        I have had the urge to start blogging, and have been struggling with what to do. A lot of this comes from the fact that I am afraid of other peoples opinions and what they might think of me, both my Christian and non-Christian friends alike. I guess it is something we all face at one time or another, do you show your true self to everyone who knows you or are you going to keep up the charade that you choose to show only certain individuals.

        So I guess it is time for me to come out of my shell and show my true self, and unfortunately only those of my Christian friends know who this actually is. I am a Christian, and I am proud of it, and now thanks to this blog, I am held accountable to it. This is public, and I cannot hide from it, or choose to ignore it, or pretend like it never happened. Which means that I have to live up to what it means by being a Christian.

        Wow! That is a lot! This is one of the greatest struggles we as Christians face, being a Godly person, in a Godless world, it is the daunting task and the responsibility we have to live our lives as Christ lived His. To show perfect love, understanding and forgiveness to all of those around us. To reach out with compassion and understanding to those that are in need. 

       Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of people out there who do not believe in God and carry out all of these things, which is great! We as Christians need to be doing this, and we are being shown up by those who are not! People see us all as a religious organization, a place of rules, regulations and crazy fanatics, and we are doing nothing to destroy this image. We play along with what the world perceives us as because it is easier to deal with and we will not face persecution for it.

       This is how Christ lived His life, He lived with persecution. He was hated, despised and rejected by man, and He died because of it, Jesus told us that it would not be an easy road to follow and that we would face hard times because of what choose to believe. Isaiah 43:2 gives us a promise though: "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze." 

       Notice how it says when not if, it will happen, where you will have to go through the fire, but His promise will remain a constant, it will never change. He will always be with you, even in the worst of times.

        Thanks for reading, I plan on doing this at least every other night, so keep looking for new blog posts.

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