Over the last few months I've been able to sit back and be involved in some heavy dicussions of just what exactly it means to be a christian but more importantly how christians are supposed to act, believe, conduct themselves...Here's my thought, there is a blueprint mapped out in the bible in which all those things are dealt with for the "foundation" in which we are to do those things. BUT God who made us individuals, unique in our own way, one that blesses us with different abilities, capabilities, different humor, looks, different EVERYTHING. If we were to shove everybody into what we personally believe christians are supposed to be it would just be a individual tyrannical CULT. See the beautiful thing about being a believer is that along with the structure and foundation of the word of God we each live it in a different way. We all have different problems, different family, different starting positions, and most of all God gave each individual "free will". When you take that all into consideration I believe there isn't ONE way to live as a christian and that being said we as believers can't snuff another believer or judge them for how they handle a situation or how they respond to action against them. We as believers are to lift up our brother/sisters in christ. If you see them stumble pick them up. Don't by any means put them down. Don't force them in to being accountable to your interpretations of your beliefs of how christians should act. If we all acted like Marty and how Marty believed christians should act we wouldn't have christians we would have a Marty CULT. In this comes knowing that each of us has a personal responsibility to get into the word of God see how it tells us to live, how to conduct ourselves, and what we believe. Then that personal responsibility transfers over to actually living it! That's the hard part and that's what Jesus Christ died on the cross for. You messing up.
God gives us our own revelations of himself and about us each unique and individually so that we can take that revelation and share it, or put it to use in our lives. If you aren't receiving revelation in your life from God I encourage you to start praying before you read your bible that God gives you understanding and advanced knowledge of what your are about to read. He'll show you the way as you allow (free will) him to. Experience something that no one else has......share what God does for you, it might just help someone. You are unique and your revelations and your Godly experiences will be too, so share it with someone it might just turn their situation around. As you live the best way you know how through the word of God and you get deeper, my pastor says "People will hate you, christians will attack you". Why is this??? As you start living the word of God it changes you. You become who God intended on you being. Becoming holy and righteous takes a lot of work and I can't really say we will reach it in entirety while we are on this earth but I know one thing He is able. People recognize this and in their human nature lash out at people that "think they're better than everyone else" but thats not it God's just working... As you try he smiles. So keep trying and if you feel like judging someone stop, think, what they might be going through, what you've been through, show LOVE pure and nonjudgemental. Not everyone is bad not all christians are hypocritical, maybe they are going through something that they just need prayer for. Don't fit them into your beliefs, if they lack knowledge and understanding and you can provide it don't withhold it. Pick your brother or sister up. You once needed picked up. You once needed guidance. You struggled.
In my experience right now with the love of God I feel weird.....It's not how I would normally react to situations. It's not like the old me that would throw faults of others up to mask my own insecurities and short-comings. Looking FEAR in the face and saying FAITH! this isn't me....Looking at my situation and saying "ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO THEM THAT BELIEVE"! but I rather lay in my sorrow and pillow my head on depression's shoulder...."YET in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us"Romans 8:37 yeah but that giant is BIG..... All these things I knew and didn't use. Some God gave me revelation through my experience and getting into my word. Real situations have Real problems and God has real LOVE. Having the love of God in your heart and using towards others is the best gift you can give someone and the best gift you can give yourself. Focus on loving others and God will love on you.
I know this post is probably scatter brained jumble but I just feel someone sometime today or in the future really needs to hear (read) these things.
+ 2 Thessalonians 3:5- Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.
+1 John 3:17- But whoever has the worlds goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
+John 15:9- As the Father loved me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.
+1 John 2:10- He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him
one last one...
+Job 4:4- Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, And you have strengthened the feeble knees.
Read through these versus a couple times. Strengthen yourself with the word of God. Let him change you from the inside out, you'll be glad you did. I know that I haven't truly been this happy in my life, no lie! I also have been through the roughest two years of my life, and all the while his grace held me, his mercy followed me. How can you say that you are going through the roughest time in your life but you are the happiest you've ever been? Because I just want God to love on me. I want to make him happy not myself. I want his desires not my own. The reason I went through the roughest journey was because I was signing off on things in my life that were supposed to be God's. I was "forging checks" from God's bank account. NOW I'm letting him sign them, I'm letting him guide me, I'm lining my desires for me up with his desires for me. Happiest and most blessed I've ever been and It's only going to get better as He gives me guidance and wisdom in dealing things of this world I do not understand.
Take a moment today and hand something over to God. Something you've been holding on to for a long time. Your life, your finances, your children, your job, your struggles, your burdens, your strongholds, hand them over, try God. Stop signing your name to stuff that doesn't belong to you, you are not your own, give it to him let him put his signature on your life. He does it PERFECTLY!
Hope this helps :)
mnixon33
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