Moving over a few articles I have written before: from Nov 24, 2008, not sure I totally agree with what I said because a lot can happen in 5 years of Christianity.
I was driving home, at 4:45 am....and had this intence vision of the lost meaning of christianity, especially in the christian youth.... instead of "lights of the world" the christian youth has become the most talented group of two faced people ever...
I dont care if you're offended, these are my thoughts, if you disagree, I am sorry... This is not to judge people, it is to convict..and do not take me for some holy roller, im a suffering christian like everyone else, even Hebrews 2:10 says that Christ was made perfect through suffering, I'll never be perfect, but i am striving to be more than this "sexually insane world" ... this sexual insanity is exactly my vice or main struggle, i deal explicitly with lust,not chemical addiction or stealing...just lust... and without the neverending grace of God, I would have fallen many more times than i have...
In the world today there are almost no "pure" people left, there are virgins, but they are only virgins, pure virginity is what should be held in the highest regard, and few people still obtain that...i do not.. I am putting this out there so people can know i struggle, and am not perfect, but at least i try. The two-faced part comes in now, because kids of youth groups, or self proclaimed christians, are just that, youth group self proclaimers..... they live one way, the sunday morning wednesday night way, and then the other way, which is usually of this world... and these kids give the strugglers a bad name...
Those kids are the ones that ruin the view of christianity...the "talkers" live only for the moment, they see sex as sex, and everyone is having it so they can too.... Romans 12:2 "Do not be conformed to this world, but continually be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God's will is-what is proper, pleasing, and perfect." ....I asked one of my friends recently if he was a christian, he answered yes, but he shocked me with what he said next, "God is working on me, and changing one thing at a time." and i respected that answer so much more, than if he would have said yes and said something about how great it is, he admitted sin, unlike most the "talkers"....
God notices.... trust me on that, he sees how you choose the pleasures of the body over Him, and yes Gods grace is great enough to save you, and to keep you, but how does He feel everytime you go to church with one face, then turn around the next night and get drunk and have sex with some dude..or girl.. He is genuinly hurt, because you completely shut out God and seeked the pleasure of your body....
God also knows when you use feelings, such as "I feel it is ok in concordance with my faith"....well what faith? you clearly cant read, or otherwise you could maybe have opened the Bible and read what God actually expects out of Christians, and what comes along with faith......"Therefore, never be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, his prisoner.
Instead, by God's power, join me in suffering for the sake of the gospel." 2 tim 1:8....suffering comes along with faith, giving up personal feelings and pleasures leave with faith... but this doesnt happen in todays christian youth, kids say,"im a christian." and do the opposite, it makes me mad, they speak as if to say they are justified in their sin....but arent repentent....and they spread this view to other youth, and the younger kids who look up to them for guidance.... sacrifice is a main theme in chrstian faith, but today christianity is portrayed as a get rich quick scheme.... this is not true at all, no where in the bible does it say walking out your faith is easy... "my yolk is easy and my burden is lite" is in there, but that refers to coming to God, or better God coming to you, because it is not the sinner that finds God, He finds you....
The question still stands, why claim to be a Christian if you dont chose to live the life at all... please learn to live out your faith, chose God, the Lord and Savior over pleasure.... im tired of hearing about how much more skanky some denomation girls are than others, none of them should be at all.... If your going to live in sin, go ahead, God still loves you, but yes He is dissapointed that He is second pick., or last in some cases.. leave feelings out of it and listen to Gods plan for you....
Realize that sacrifice and suffering are apart of this, and hope that by being not of this world, that God will bless you with pain and anguish so that in the end you come out stronger and mightier than all others... and hope not for a reward on earth for those are saved for the unrighteous... hope for riches in Heaven because when it comes down to it, we spend days on earth, and lifetimes with the Father in Heaven...
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