Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Are you IN??

I have been convicted lately of the way I live my christian life...and I want to share it with all of you.
I go to Church twice a week (that's only for the Services), I take different classes there, hang out with christian friends, and find myself being not ME as much, but trying to be more and more like Jesus. Yes, yes, that's all good!

BUT...I realized that I've pulling myself in the "christian bubble" and not being IN the world as Jesus says I should.
I've seen my circle of friends radically changed this last year and realized that I'm neglecting my friends that don't know Christ.
Yes, I still call them and help them when they need me to, but I'm not spending that much time with them anymore, trying to "make disciples".

It is SO EASY to get to that point, where you're in your comfort zone, fellowshipping with your christian brothers and sisters, while the world keeps living in darkness. I felt so convicted and selfish.
A couple of months ago, I realized I've been taking all these classes to learn more about Christ, to learn more about the Bible and become a better christian, but what was I doing to change the world around me? Not much I guess.
It felt awesome to see how much I've grown spiritually, to see how closer and closer I get to Jesus every time, excited to take more classes so that I could learn more and more...but still I felt there was something lacking inside of me.

One night, God led me to Hebrews 5:12 and then I realized how selfish I was being for taking all these classes and not doing much with what I was learning.
"You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word..." Hebrews 5:12

Now that REALLY convicted me...After that, God put a passion in my heart for those who don't know him. I LOVE serving at Church, but people there are already saved. I WILL see them in Heaven.
So what I really ought to do is go out and be IN the world, sharing my faith, my love and God's love for the world. Call my friends who don't know him and look for opportunities to share with them...Be God's arms in this world pulling people towards him, not sitting in my "christian bubble" thinking "YEY, I'm already saved!".

We are honored to be called by His name, so let's live in a way that makes us deserving of being called "christians". Let's go out and be IN the world, trying to gain more souls for Christ.
Jesus said that in His Father's house there are many many rooms...Lets make sure none of them remains empty.

One final verse for us to realize what God wants us to do...
"So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd, and they are easy prey for any wild animal. They have wandered through all the mountains and all the hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them." Ezequiel 34: 5-6

The workers are few...We need more volunteers...ARE YOU IN?????

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