stand firm in the faith
Is anybody else feeling that their faith is being brutally challenged more and more?
I truly despise watching the news. I haven’t really sat and watched the news since the election. Really. If I did see it on TV, I would probably automatically change the channel. It’s so depressing. I haven’t seen anything that I would feel overjoyed about. People killing people. People stealing things. Laws that are passing that are definitely not pleasing to God. This is just in America though. I wonder how all the other countries are doing.
ANYWAY, so I’m retaking Philosophy 100 this semester. My first one was interesting and I didn’t mind that class at all because I had fun learning about what other people think. This semester, I started off with a totally different perspective than before. It’s still interesting to me, but I’m affected by the topics more and more. Maybe it’s because the professor goes around the room and asks every one of us to give our opinions on a certain topic. I remember a couple of weeks ago (probably before SpringBreak) we were asked what we thought about spirits, souls, our mind, etc. God being brought into the picture was inevitable. But I did not expect so many people to deny Christ, to misunderstand what He stands for, or to not know what exactly to believe. I think, only 3 people (including me) stood up for Christ. Wow. So now the class and the professor believes that we’re crazy Christian people. Whatever! We are. We’re crazy about God! Why shouldn’t we be? It is already clear what He did for us, what Jesus did for us, and what He SAVED us from.
In Sunday School, we learned about sin..
“When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.”
— Colossians 2:13-14
To be honest, I had to picture it in my mind to make it more concrete and to fully understand just what exactly God did for me. The punishment that He took before getting on the cross and while He was on the cross was meant for me. The whipping, the beating, the hydration, the nails ramming into my hands and feet. That is suffering that cannot even compare to my “suffering” that I would do for Christ. After the class, I was considering my sufferings for Christ, and… it hurt. I know I already talked about suffering in a previous post (I think? It just sounds way too familiar). But why shouldn’t I remind myself? I’m trying to keep myself on track, here.
Now, because I don’t have my own computer and my siblings need it for their homework, I gotta get out of this. But bottom line, don’t be afraid to admit that you’re crazy about God. God loves it! Just remember He loves you so much more and it’s a love that is worth suffering for
“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love”
—1 Corinthians 16:13-14
I wish I had my own computer ):
—Jainah.
