Get me on the front lines!
As I sit here reading an article on the Christian genocide happening in Iraq I can’t help but weep. To see these little kids faces and see some of the devastation it makes me sick. I literally want to throw up and and bawl my eyes out all at once. I mean our brothers and sisters are getting persecuted for saying that they believe in God, seriously heartbreaking. At the same time though it is so encouraging to see that these people are brave enough to stand up for Jesus.
NOW THAT IS BOLD
We want to say that were tough and bold but can you honestly say you would hold true to your religion if that happened to you. Personally it makes me reevaluate so many things in my life. Like I sit here so wrapped up in my daily routine of work and my own personal complaints, that are so irrelevant in the bigger scheme of things. Seriously like I’m over here concerned with myself being out of shape or not being able to raise money or make time to do so. Then i look over there. I see those people suffering and their whole entire lives changing over this, I mean they’re literally fleeing for their life.
I am so convicted. How easy it is to fall into this way of self glorification of wanting to look the best, be in the best shape, with the nicest things. Like that stuff is not eternal, God’s not going to say welcome to heaven, so happy you spent those endless hours at the gym getting a six pack. No, he’s going to say what did you do for me? Don’t get me wrong its okay to work out and be fit but the issue occurs when you obsess over it and take God out of it. You have to ask yourself at the end of the day who are your glorifying and which things in your life are worth sacrificing. I mean I love working out, its such a great stress relief and I fully believe that our bodies are a temple of Christ and it is so important to treat your body like that. But For me lately the enemy has been attacking me with lie after lie about self image and I have bought into it and been obsessing over it.
Ladies ladies ladies, i know you can all relate to this and men, ya’ll definitely can too. But we need to stand strong together. I mean the Lord says that we are perfectly and wonderfully made and that THE God of the universe knit us together in our mothers wombs…..WOW. Like can we pause there, just think about that for a second. He put us together just how we are, exactly how we look. By putting ourselves down and accepting those lies from the devil we are not only saying that we don’t trust God but we are saying that he didn’t know what he was doing.
Psalm 139:13-14
For you created my inmost being:you knit me together in my mother’s womb.14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
The world should have no say in what skinny means, what fit means or what fat means. Yet we let them constantly feed us with these lies. We need to take a stand for Christ and embrace who we are and whose we are! He has made you perfect and he loves you so so so much!!
Don’t take for granted who are you and love yourself right where your at because your Abba Father in heaven does. The King of the universe does, so why shouldn’t you. Also know how blessed we truly are to be in America with the freedom we have.
I know that those issues overseas seem so far away, but that is our problem! We need to get involved and be praying for them and for restoration for that country. Don’t be foolish and think that couldn’t come to America cause it could. I mean like we are insanely blessed guys.
Man let me tell ya I cannot wait to be on the front lines! This just gives me such anticipation to get overseas and continue to fight the good fight for the Lord! Hallelujah! haha but really 4 more months say whaaaat! Our God is so good and sovereign over all!!
Ezekiel 23 I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.
