I pray that you will find this message worth
while. It is not me jumbling on about something; I am jumbling on about
something that I base my life around, so that I am not stressed about
pleasing God. Read until the end so you may learn the whole message. I
pray that it will reach deep into your heart and stick with you
forever...
A Prayer...
Loving God, you called us each
by name and gave your only Son to redeem us. Open our hearts to Jesus in
the Gospel of Luke. Send us the Holy Spirit to continue the
mission of Jesus among us. Give us the courage to speak his name
to those who are close to us. And grant us the generosity to share his
love with those who most need it. Help us to be missionaries in his
name. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.
Now,
you do not have to preach about Jesus at your school talent show, you
don't have to go up to random people and say "Where are you with God?
God loves you, why don't you love Him?" And you don't have to feel
pressured to spread Jesus with the whole world. You are ONE PERSON. And
one person makes the difference. Don't think I'm saying to sit back and
relax and forget Jesus. We should never forget Jesus. He died for us; we
can't deny it and we can't forget it. So out of gratitude for what He
did on the cross, and to show our thanks to Him, not because we have to,
we speak His name with ones that are close, including our Christian
friends so they may be encouraged too, AND, we share the Love of Christ
with others. Just a friendly wave, sit with them at lunch if they're
lonely, not necessarily anyone who's sitting alone, I mean the people
who sit alone every day; and I can assure you that you will be glad you
did. It's a great feeling... Or, just give people someone to talk to or
a shoulder to cry on. And remember, they are trusting you.
We can
trust in CHRIST.
Christ had a relationship with all of his
disciples before he started proclaiming all the good news; He didn't
step down from Heaven, and proclaim "I AM GOD. BELIEVE IN ME AND FOLLOW
MY WILL OR YOU WILL PERISH," and then disappear back into the clouds.
NO!
He had a relationship with us first, He lived a full life
on this Earth, he felt our pain (he died a painful death...), he taught
the will of Our Father his whole life, GOD was standing right before
them; and they still didn't believe!
Never feel pressured to try
to "save" your friends in one day. It could take a lifetime. And after
many different encounters with many different Christians, they may come
to Christ! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO IT ALL.
Never feel pressured to
prove your love for Christ through works. Accept His gift to you that
he, The Perfect Lamb, was slain on the cross for Our Sin; and then out
of gratitude... you show the love to others that Christ has shown you.
That is ALL he asks; Have Faith, Love Me, show Love to others,
Follow my Will (Ten Commandments) and My Word (the bible) and treat your
neighbor as you would yourself.
GOD IS LOVE...
Show God to
others; in all these ways I have told you about.
God Bless, and
may you find a peace with our forever-Loving God,
A Friend.
Emily B, Age 13
