Accepting the Challange.
Jeremiah 29:11-14 and Galatians 1:10
If the weight of my words could only seep through these sentences, that would be great.
To know that you have been called to follow Christ is one that not many can be sure of.
But I myself know that I have been called.
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It is one thing to follow blindly, then it is to blindly follow.
Here's the difference.
To follow blindly is when you have given all submission to someone you believe carries themselves in a Christian manor. You trust them completely. You understand they have your best interest at hand. To follow blindly is to not doubt anything they say or tell you to do.-This can be a tricky thing. And not a predicament most people find themselves in. Regardless, this kind of devotion should truly only be to Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit. I'm not saying that there are not people who truly live life for Christ, it's just better follow Jesus-who isn't wrong, then following someone who could fail as easily as you could. But God WILL provide you a leader when you need one, but sometimes Christ needs to know you can follow him without having to follow another person following him.
Blindly following is another thing, It's to over look all obvious things. It's to ignore the gut feeling that something is wrong. It's to follow the wrong path and know it, but to not acknowledge. Blindly Following is a big problem in our world. People follow the crowd this way. This is how peer pressure works. How colts evolve. And how many people believe they are doing the right thing, but really the heart of God is absent and it's all an act.
The two are critical.
There are people that are made to follow, people that can follow but also lead, there are those who know how to lead but don't take the reigns and then there are those who can lead and only lead. But there a few leaders out there that lead well enough and up to what GOD wants, that their lives actually live what God's cut out for them; that it is an example of what it takes to follow God and lead others to following God. And because of that they are called to live a life against the flow of the world.
The opposite way-those leaders go the complete opposite way, away from the world. That is what Galatians 1:10 talks about. There will be plenty of people to come and go, that you pass by, but you can not cater to them. You obey God and follow his plan. And not try to blend in. God calls us to stand out, and if we are aware of his calling, we should follow it thoroughly. and not doubt him.
Jeremiah 29:11-14 backs it up. God having a plan for you is something everyone wants to hear. But to know that it's a good one, is even better.
So with all the faith and belief you have, throw yourself into God's arms and run for the dreams you have in your heart-the ones that he's put there. Live a life for him, and a one called by him, one to run against all odds. If it's one against 1,000,000,000,000 you can do it. Jesus did, why can't you? You have the power of Christ living right there inside of you!
To know that you have been called to follow Christ is one that not many can be sure of.
But I myself know that I have been called.
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It is one thing to follow blindly, then it is to blindly follow.
Here's the difference.
To follow blindly is when you have given all submission to someone you believe carries themselves in a Christian manor. You trust them completely. You understand they have your best interest at hand. To follow blindly is to not doubt anything they say or tell you to do.-This can be a tricky thing. And not a predicament most people find themselves in. Regardless, this kind of devotion should truly only be to Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit. I'm not saying that there are not people who truly live life for Christ, it's just better follow Jesus-who isn't wrong, then following someone who could fail as easily as you could. But God WILL provide you a leader when you need one, but sometimes Christ needs to know you can follow him without having to follow another person following him.
Blindly following is another thing, It's to over look all obvious things. It's to ignore the gut feeling that something is wrong. It's to follow the wrong path and know it, but to not acknowledge. Blindly Following is a big problem in our world. People follow the crowd this way. This is how peer pressure works. How colts evolve. And how many people believe they are doing the right thing, but really the heart of God is absent and it's all an act.
The two are critical.
There are people that are made to follow, people that can follow but also lead, there are those who know how to lead but don't take the reigns and then there are those who can lead and only lead. But there a few leaders out there that lead well enough and up to what GOD wants, that their lives actually live what God's cut out for them; that it is an example of what it takes to follow God and lead others to following God. And because of that they are called to live a life against the flow of the world.
The opposite way-those leaders go the complete opposite way, away from the world. That is what Galatians 1:10 talks about. There will be plenty of people to come and go, that you pass by, but you can not cater to them. You obey God and follow his plan. And not try to blend in. God calls us to stand out, and if we are aware of his calling, we should follow it thoroughly. and not doubt him.
Jeremiah 29:11-14 backs it up. God having a plan for you is something everyone wants to hear. But to know that it's a good one, is even better.
So with all the faith and belief you have, throw yourself into God's arms and run for the dreams you have in your heart-the ones that he's put there. Live a life for him, and a one called by him, one to run against all odds. If it's one against 1,000,000,000,000 you can do it. Jesus did, why can't you? You have the power of Christ living right there inside of you!
