It's been over a month since I've posted. I've always felt that blogging was something people did because they had something important to say. But I just realized that blogging is a great way to get things out. It doesn't matter who reads my blog or even if anyone reads them. So my thought in this moment is to at least type up blogs on a more consistent basis and post them when the time is right.
Now with that said, let the blogging continue.....lol!!!
Lately I've been thinking about something that a lot of us have heard for YEARS!! "Jesus is coming back soon!" Now, I am 31 years old. I know there are others who have heard that saying longer than I have. But I want you all to think about something. Those who you FIRST heard say that when you were a child, are they still living? A LOT of the people I heard say that have passed away. One day God dropped this thought in me. "'Jesus is coming back soon' doesn't just mean the rapture. Think about all those who you heard say it. They have passed away. Because they were close enough to Me that they knew their time was winding up. They didn't know the day nor hour that would be their last breath, but they knew that THEIR end was near."
So, don't think I'm negating that Jesus is coming back as in the rapture. The rapture will happen. But I encourage you to begin living IN and FOR Christ as though tomorrow is not promised....because to our knowledge, it's not. We are only living because God continues to give us the breath of life and has given us grace and mercy each day. Get closer to Him. Commune with Him on a REGULAR and CONSISTENT basis (concept coming in another blog). Have your OWN relationship with God. Stop using other people's relationship with God as a crutch. In the words of my pastor, " Get your big boy/big girl panties on!" Get to know Christ for YOURSELF! How can you work out your OWN soul salvation with fear and trembling when your relationship with Christ isn't your own??? Remember, God knows the mess you've been in, will do, have thought about, and much more. But yet He still has His arms open waiting for you to come to Him. You need Him to help you get things right. YOU CANNOT CLEAN YOURSELF UP! YOU NEED GOD! If you could get things right on your own, wouldn't you be "right" by now??? Lean on Him. Learn to trust Him.
If anyone reads this, I hope you adhere to what has been said. We can all get closer to God no matter what our relationship with God looks like. #LEARNINGTOBEME
