The true Gospel.

I have been having some interesting (and heartbreaking) discussions about God with a few friends and acquaintances of mine lately. One theme keeps popping up- the most important commandment, as stated by Jesus.

Do you remember that one?

Mat 22:37 Then Jesus said to him, "'You will love the LORD your God with your whole heart [fig., your entire inner self] and with your whole soul and with your whole understanding.' [Deut 6:4,5]

I am starting to find that there is no such thing as "wishy washy" Christians. The coal of such people eventually grows dull and goes out unless they catch themselves and throw themselves back into the fire.

Let me be clear. If you don't spend time alone with God, seeking Him, enjoying Him- your desire to be with Him, listen to Him, and trust Him will almost assuredly fade away. And eventually you will be nothing more than a washed-up Christian. You will probably even start embracing what the Bible clearly calls sin. Such as homosexuality, which is what some of my conversations centered around this week. Some people are trading their eternal salvation for the abillity not to offend friends involved in sin. Amazing. They are believing lies instead of God. I have a few gay friends. Shit, I almost married a girl who is now lesbian and then spend New Years with her after I found out. It IS possible to stand for truth, and still love the person!!!! IT IS!!!! But if you are not willing to risk your friendship over it, you are choosing sin over God. He still loves you, but you are making a very clear decision. And more than likely it is a result of your not spending time with Him alone. The more you spend time with Him the more you are like him. The less you do, the less you are.

Mat 24:12 And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.

The love for God of many will become cold. Because sin abounds. And they agree with the sin in place of God. A shame. And it all starts with just hanging out with God. Or choosing not to.

I heard a person talk once about how he wasn't sad a person had died, but how he was sad that they never really lived.

The same is true here. If you decide to give your life to Jesus, and then don't spend time with Him, you haven't truly lived the Christian life. You may say you have, but you haven't.

Isn't it worth it to just push into Jesus? To at least give Him a shot to really touch your life?

Luk 9:59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Luk 9:60 But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.
Luk 9:61 And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house.
Luk 9:62 But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

If you don't want to give your entire life to God, please don't think that He doesn't know. He knows everything.

I have never once regretted giving my life over completely to God. I have far more fun, met FAR more interesting people, been more productive, and enjoy every challenge and especially the victories. I'm not perfect, and I still have my issues. But my hand is to the plow and I'm going forward. With or without you, this world, and even if my family didn't approve I would follow Him. (Thank God they actually DO!!!)

And I am truly living!