No matter where I go I want my life to echo you.
What it truly means to be a Christian is laid out very clearly in Matthew 16:24-26 when Jesus says, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?"
Francis Chan and Charles Stanley put it better than I ever could. Francis Chan said, “We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.” Charles Stanley put it even more clear by saying, “The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don’t even like the word.” To further their points, I'll say this, making that commitment isn't something to take lightly you are literally giving up your life and your ways to live your life every day in a way that reflects the life of The Son of God. When you are being held back by this life and all of the things of this world, it is very easy to put off that commitment for "someday." The sad part is that sometimes, someday comes way before you ever thought it would and you're standing there with your time running through your fingers like water and all you have left to cling to is this world... this ugly world full of nothing.
The point I'm getting to is this, nothing about trying to live a life following Jesus is easy in fact, He left some pretty big sandals to fill, but that's the beauty of it... if you are pushing forward each and every day to live, love, and treat people the way He treated them then you will make a real difference in this ugly world and gain an everlasting life which is more of a treasure than anything this old fading world could ever give you.
