Live Like You're Dying

Happy New Year!!  For those of you who think I am crazy, Rosh Hasannah begins today at sun down.  Rosh Hashanah marks the start of a new year in the Hebrew calendar.   I've written in a past post that 2011 has not been a good year for me, but today, in the name of the Lord, I am declaring this the start of a New Beginning!  I recently bought myself a new bible and put in there "A New Begins", Today I moved into my new place (praise the Lord), I have a new boyfriend (and for the first time in a long time, a healthy relationship), and I got a raise at work! So here's to a New Beginning.. May I continue to run the race and lean on God for guidance in this crazy thing called life!  Amen. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things -Philippians 4:8

Being Christian doesn’t automatically make you sinless or without flaws. Being a Christian means you choose to follow in the steps and teachings of Jesus Christ, who is God’s son and who is perfect. But just because you choose to follow Jesus, doesn’t make  you  perfect. Human perfection is impossible. By claiming to be a Christian you are acknowledging the fact that you  are  imperfect—that you are a  sinner . In this acknowledgement you are also implying that you are turning away from sin. Christianity is not a characteristic of an individual; it is a lifestyle choice. It is the decision to turn away from the sinful desires of this world and to willfully pursue righteousness and a godly life.

Do you know as Christians that we are supposed to share our faith with others?  I'm sure many of you do, but do you know what that looks like?  Part of our purpose as a Christian is to expand the Kingdom of God.  That doesn't just mean witnessing to other people.  That means living a life like Christ and showing His love to those around us.  Matthew 5:16 tells us to let our light shine before men so that they may see our moral excellence and out praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and glorify our Father Who is in Heaven.  They should see Christ in us. God is not interested in saving people just to mark it off His checklist.  As you read through Luke 10 , you will see that we are called first to bless other people and to live along side them so that they can see we are different.  Evangelism is about more than witnessing, it's about being a witness. I'm a wreck.. I'm not perfect and I make a ton of mistakes all the time!  And you