Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The Essence Of The Christian Faith

By Jayde Johannsen


Christianity is not a religion. It is a lifestyle Many Christians today fail to realize this. They evidently mistook the fact that belonging to this sect will eventually save them from the fires of Hell. More often they forget to strengthen the Christian faith leading them to sin.

A Christ-like lifestyle is hard to achieve. Temptations are great and it is everywhere. Many Christians are challenged into sustaining the teaching of Jesus and applying it in their lives. They are practically torn between becoming a soldier of faith and keeping up with the modern times. It obviously contradicts each other thus making it difficult to live both lives.

Prayers can do wonders for the challenged Christians. If we are moved to temptation, close your eyes and talk to God. Doing occasional fasting can help strengthen our faith. One must be objective in completing the process. One must be steadfast in maintaining a happy disposition even if your stomach is begging for food.

Learn to apply what you preach. Many Christians fail to do this. They evangelize the words but fail to put in action. They make use of the verses but do not completely understand them. This sad fact is affecting the perception of others leading their critics to sin unconsciously.

Keeping a happy disposition while under siege is indeed hard. However reading through the book of Job we come to realize that sometimes we have to undergo a time of ruin to build a better relationship with Him. If we have not gone through it will we ever seek him?

We are all children of God. We tend to take this for granted and push our limits. We ask but we never give back. We unintentionally break the bond as we sin yet we pride ourselves of being a soldier for Christ. Assess your faith. Try to accept your shortcomings and work out the difference. As Christians it is our responsibility to look after our brothers and ourselves. We should not allow Earthly temptation to get the best of us but instead we should be mindful of our words and our actions.

If the Lord sacrificed His only son for us, what is our right to not give everything up for the faith? A religion is just a group if it fails to show its faith. Do not claim anything until you can show it action. It is like looking in a mirror and forgetting how you look afterwards. Live the faith and earn its rewards.




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