LATE HOUR CHAT

I personally believe that being transparent & respectfully real as a Christian is part of what draws unbelievers to Christ! Truthfully speaking, sometimes I just don't feel like it! Period, point blank. Its not that I'm angry, mad, or frustrated...its just that some days I "feel HERE". Everyday is definitely a blessing & a joy to live, but if we are real about it, they aren't always cherries & berries! I don't wake up & carry a smile with me 24/7 because life gets hard for me too. Yes, I know God is good & yes I know with him all things are possible, but I don't want people, especially unbelievers to think that everyday is going to be struggle free when you walk with Christ! If you walk into/along this Christian journey & think that all of your problems & frustrations are going to go away, then think twice. One of the great things about knowing who God is, is when you develop a relationship with him, you'll never have anything to worry about anything because he already paid the price, though you will still encounter some uncomfortable things! He never said living for him would be easy, but it is TOTALLY worth it!

So we (Christians) must start being honest with people & using our struggles, hardships, trials, & tribulations as testimonies to those who don't quite know him. There is a way to share your story without telling the nitty gritty of all your business! Many people don't even want to know who God is because of what they've seen those that "claim to know & live for him" do. Did you know that someone is waiting to hear what you've been through & how God worked it out for you? Not because they want to be nosy & messy, but because they too are struggling & NEED a "Christian" to let them know that if God did it for one, then he'll do it for them as well!

If you're an unbeliever & reading this now, please know that being a Christian is so worth the struggle, but you won't always get it right. Its not to turn you off, but if anything I want to be honest with you & turn you TO God, in hopes that I can help you breathe a little easier, lol! You are going to mess up, you are going to experience pain, & you are going to cry & be hurt sometimes...and its all okay, as long as your remain connected to the source (God), repent, & continue striving to be like him daily. Though God will always forgive, it doesn't make it right to continue living any kind of way & expect him to always bless you because he won't. He loves you just that much to let you go & do your thing, in hopes that you'll ALWAYS find your way back to him (just want to throw that in there, lol). BUT, when you are saved & truly live FOR Christ, he makes ALL things new! That's part of the JOY in knowing him!

There are too many super Christians that claim to have it all together when they really don't! I know I don't because I'm still a work in progress & I strive to be like him daily, lol! But you know what?.... I bless God anyhow & continue to press throughout it all because I know greater awaits me! JESUS is the BEST thing that has ever happened to me, and I'm so glad to know that in spite of all I go through, he's there & he cares! LIVE FOR GOD! Don't be scurrrred, lol! Tell your story & allow others to "see" Christ in you! :-) *just my thoughts*