Woohoo!!! We've made it to the one week mark on this crazy, challenging journey! Yet, as exciting as that is, it's also kind of nerve wracking. Just a little. I look back on the week and wonder if I did anything really significant, and I find myself worrying that I didn't. Sure, I have been motivated to live in ways that I haven't before, but what have I done for others? That's what's really important. So, this morning in church our youth pastor continued the series by asking two more questions:
1. What would you die for? My mind went straight to my loved ones when I heard this question. Some people admit that they wouldn't die for most of the people they know, which is completely understandable. At first I felt the same way, but then I came across a passage of Scripture.
Romans 5:6 - 8 (NLT)
When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
After reading this I thought about my friends and relatives. If Jesus Christ Himself gave His life to save my friends and family, then who am I to be any different? Phillipians 2:3 says "in humility consider others better than yourselves." Taking this verse to heart, I really do think I would die for someone else. And if I was ever in a situation in which I had the option to deny my faith in Christ or die, I would choose death. So I would die for people and for my faith.
2. What would you live for? This question really struck a nerve with me. At first my mind instantly threw out answers. But then I stopped to think... if I really felt that I had things to truly live for, then why haven't I been truly living? Throughout my 17 years of life I've just been getting through each day waiting for the next to come. With further thought I came up with two answers for this question: that I would live to show people the life that has been given to me through Christ Jesus, and that I would live to be closer to my Lord. I want to begin doing this! But sometimes I just don't know where to begin. This will definitely be on my heart and mind for the next few days.
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