I want to leave a legacy behind for God and help advance His Kingdom for His glory.
But here's the thing..
It's all just thoughts and words and without action to back them up, there will never be good fruit produced.
So here's alecture message..to me.
Dear Crissy,
You're still young. "You have your whole life ahead of you", they say. But in reality, you really don't know if you've got another 30 seconds to live. No one does.
The thing is, Crissy.. you've kind of lost sight of who you are in Him. Jesus says that in this world, we will have trouble.. and that's obviously evident due to the consequences of sin ever since the fall of man back in the garden of Eden. But take heart..because He has overcome the world. You need to have tough skin to make it through, especially in the times we're at now. This world is only growing more colder. You see it in the news, you hear about it on Facebook...you hear the words coming out of little children's mouths, the content of the music they listen to.. it's not getting any better.
But this isn't your home. And you need to seriously stop trying to find your worth in other people's opinions of you. They are not your god. Jesus Christ is your God. He died for you and they didn't. So why are you holding onto their words and opinions more tightly than you are holding onto His truths about you? Follow the convictions of the Holy Spirit. You need to follow Him and take comfort in Him and not in anything that this world can even hope to offer. Because all this world has ever offered you was emptiness...and a bigger void in your heart and life. Nothing in this world can truly satisfy you or your thirsty soul. You've traded sand instead of living water.
You want to start a legacy? You need to start knowing Jesus for yourself and stop gaining so much 'head knowledge'. Producing good fruit for His glory is the evidence of your salvation. I need a heart conversion..I want more than what this life has to offer.
I need to stop fantasizing about all these great things to further His kingdom and actually DO something. Fantasies, words, thoughts...they're empty unless they're backed up with action. God didn't just say "I love you" He proved it by sending His Son to die for your filthy sins. The cross that others flaunt on their necks without having a clue as to the actual meaning? That's how gross your sin is. That cross is what it took to buy you freedom so that you don't have to pay for the punishment of your own sins. God looked at you and this world and had compassion and mercy towards us because He knew that we couldn't handle the punishment on our own. He needed to literally step down from His throne in Heaven and sacrifice Himself for you. What kind of a King would leave the comfort of His throne to save a filthy sinner like you? That's the King you serve- rather, should be serving. You need to stop serving yourself and stop being selfish. I know that this may seem really harsh, but it's the truth.
You need to move forward. Don't let your past sins that you've confessed, that have already been forgiven, to keep you from moving forward and following Him. He wants you to persevere, to keep going. He wants you to experience so much more than these empty days that pass by and these empty promises that the world temporarily offers but quickly leaves a bitter and empty after taste.
So.. if any of my brothers and sisters are reading this. Please know that I consider myself the worst of sinners. Paul said that he was the chief of all sinners..well I can totally relate. I don't need any condemnation. We're all on even playing ground. I just need some support from my brothers and sisters. Please lift me up in your prayers. Actions speak louder than words/thoughts. Please pray that God will continually mould my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, that He will use me to advance His kingdom and leave a legacy behind for Him and His glory- not mine. I don't want to do this to say 'look at me'. But rather.."Look at God".. and what He is able to accomplish through this broken person to reach across to a broken and dying world that needs the only thing that can satisfy their broken hearts and thirsty souls..and that's Jesus Christ. ♥
God bless you all.
But here's the thing..
It's all just thoughts and words and without action to back them up, there will never be good fruit produced.
So here's a
Dear Crissy,
You're still young. "You have your whole life ahead of you", they say. But in reality, you really don't know if you've got another 30 seconds to live. No one does.
The thing is, Crissy.. you've kind of lost sight of who you are in Him. Jesus says that in this world, we will have trouble.. and that's obviously evident due to the consequences of sin ever since the fall of man back in the garden of Eden. But take heart..because He has overcome the world. You need to have tough skin to make it through, especially in the times we're at now. This world is only growing more colder. You see it in the news, you hear about it on Facebook...you hear the words coming out of little children's mouths, the content of the music they listen to.. it's not getting any better.
But this isn't your home. And you need to seriously stop trying to find your worth in other people's opinions of you. They are not your god. Jesus Christ is your God. He died for you and they didn't. So why are you holding onto their words and opinions more tightly than you are holding onto His truths about you? Follow the convictions of the Holy Spirit. You need to follow Him and take comfort in Him and not in anything that this world can even hope to offer. Because all this world has ever offered you was emptiness...and a bigger void in your heart and life. Nothing in this world can truly satisfy you or your thirsty soul. You've traded sand instead of living water.
You want to start a legacy? You need to start knowing Jesus for yourself and stop gaining so much 'head knowledge'. Producing good fruit for His glory is the evidence of your salvation. I need a heart conversion..I want more than what this life has to offer.
I need to stop fantasizing about all these great things to further His kingdom and actually DO something. Fantasies, words, thoughts...they're empty unless they're backed up with action. God didn't just say "I love you" He proved it by sending His Son to die for your filthy sins. The cross that others flaunt on their necks without having a clue as to the actual meaning? That's how gross your sin is. That cross is what it took to buy you freedom so that you don't have to pay for the punishment of your own sins. God looked at you and this world and had compassion and mercy towards us because He knew that we couldn't handle the punishment on our own. He needed to literally step down from His throne in Heaven and sacrifice Himself for you. What kind of a King would leave the comfort of His throne to save a filthy sinner like you? That's the King you serve- rather, should be serving. You need to stop serving yourself and stop being selfish. I know that this may seem really harsh, but it's the truth.
You need to move forward. Don't let your past sins that you've confessed, that have already been forgiven, to keep you from moving forward and following Him. He wants you to persevere, to keep going. He wants you to experience so much more than these empty days that pass by and these empty promises that the world temporarily offers but quickly leaves a bitter and empty after taste.
So.. if any of my brothers and sisters are reading this. Please know that I consider myself the worst of sinners. Paul said that he was the chief of all sinners..well I can totally relate. I don't need any condemnation. We're all on even playing ground. I just need some support from my brothers and sisters. Please lift me up in your prayers. Actions speak louder than words/thoughts. Please pray that God will continually mould my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, that He will use me to advance His kingdom and leave a legacy behind for Him and His glory- not mine. I don't want to do this to say 'look at me'. But rather.."Look at God".. and what He is able to accomplish through this broken person to reach across to a broken and dying world that needs the only thing that can satisfy their broken hearts and thirsty souls..and that's Jesus Christ. ♥
God bless you all.
