I have been trying hard to live out a godly life and do as the bible has told me to. The instructions from Jesus, Paul, Peter, and each bit of what God is telling us to do in the bible–follow Christ and submit wholeheartedly. However, as fallible humans, we do just the opposite. We try to lead godly lives by leaning on our own strength and we say that we are wretched yet we still believe that we can do it. That doesn't make logical sense at all, does it? If it is logical and it works that way, Christ died for nothing. No matter what we are going through, stick with Christ. When faced with hostile remarks, do we fight back and retort? Given my personality, it's especially hard and I'm ever so tempted to give a blunt reply. I tend to refuse to take a step back and conduct myself in a Christ-like manner. That is in stark contrast from what we are told in the bible, isn't it? If it is hard, look to Christ and the bible.
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. (1 Peter 2:11-12)
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. (1 Peter 3:8-9)
Jesus isn't a safe haven that we run to when we need help. He is who we should be with all the time.
Is following Christ easy? Not at all. Before we could do that, we have to put our selfish desires aside. There are so many things out there that draw us away and essentially, the worldly values are not Christ-centered. When conformance equates to being included, we are caught in a dilemma. We want to live apart yet we want to be included. It's a hard choice to make. Choose Christ, choose life.
No comments:
Post a Comment