Christians, this one is for you. Inside, I feel a FIRE. Righteous anger, godly grief, mourning for lives, for Christians who are falling for false teaching, for people choosing culture over God and the Bible. Y’all, we have to do better.
A few things:
Read your Bible. Listening to your fave teacher or friend on the subject (my posts included) does NOT substitute YOU knowing God’s Word and having a personal relationship with Him. Period.
Culture is ever changing, so are politics. But God is the Alpha and Omega and His truth is everlasting. Quit picking something because it sounds good. The gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life... choose life.
Speak up. Yes, we should pray for wisdom and discernment, seek Godly counsel, and make sure we share with a spirit of reconciliation, but we must speak up! Christians, we who love the Gospel need to speak up, share the truth, gently call out believers who need correction.
Following Jesus was never popular. He never showed up the way He was expected to. He spoke of lowering yourself to serve others. He spoke of loving children. He spoke truth, even if it meant calling out one of His closest friends. We must endeavor to follow His example.
And even if you don’t feel like you can do it justice... for those of you who have private messaged me with “I wish I could do what you do”... I love you, but you can. Speak it. Even imperfectly. Share. If what you have to share is your personal story or Scripture and God says share... OBEY, period. Let the haters come. God has placed his hand on you and you are in the refuge of His wings. Do not bow to fear or culture or man.
Be on mission, friend. Wake up. Be alert. Speak truth. Love first and through and always. But love means calling others to the truth that is Jesus; it doesn’t mean silence. With that being said... be slow to anger, slow to speak, quick to listen, and faithful where you are called.
Thank you, Angie! I so agree with you. I found that I had a lot of conceptions about God’s character that His word totally contradicted. Instead of feeling like He was wrathful, I saw His patience and love for Israel. It was a wonderful revelation. I agree with speaking truth in love too. It needs to be done in relationship, but when we see something that contradicts God’s word and character, we can feel Godly grief and Godly (righteous) anger and that’s when we speak. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Amen & Amen! I will be 56 in April. I asked Jesus to come into my heart and save me when I was in the 3rd grade. So for 48-49 years I have been a child of God. I grew up in church (Sunday School, D.T., Wednesday night services, and any other time the church doors were open) and I have done ladies bible studies (even Beth Moore's studies - DEEP), yet this year is the first time I have ever committed to reading the complete Bible through all on my own. Because of being raised in church since conception, I know the Bible stories. But I don't know ALL of the Bible for myself. I only kn…