April 9 2015

April 9 2015 Greetings My Friend There it was a post on Facebook about “too many Christian messages.” I feel strongly and sense my Christian witness is in social media. I get encouragement from other Christian believers so I continue with the message of Jesus. I wanted to write something upfront about this witness but I felt “not this time.” Next it was time to post my blog and with it I generally post three “advertisements.” The three all spoke of my reason for speaking about my testimony so much. Right now the song Amazing grace begins to play in my thoughts, “I once was lost and now am found, was blind but now I see.” For many years I believed “in” God but I did not believe God. The more I learned to believe God I found a new life forming within me. At this point I long to share the Good News which has set me free and given me a hope. I liken my desire to share the Gospel with buying a new pair of shoes. As a woman shoes speak to my womaness. When I find a new pair I want to share with anyone who will listen on the bargain or the comfort they are. I want to share where I found them and how much they cost or how little they cost me. It seems to me I can’t not tell about my faith journey as well. It has become a part of my life, my hope and my desire to share how low I once was and how I am able to endure in the Lord today. At my lowest I felt totally rejected and unwanted. My heart reaches out to those that others may not see or accept today. Jesus was always reaching out to the undesirable ones of His day and I feel compelled to do the same. In my world of misfits I find strength and honor and love. In the world of being popular I found a lot of judgement so I long to be in Jesus. I want to tell the Good News, I want to Agape love and if I am rejected today I don’t really care. I find that Jesus is all I need to live and to give. In Jesus I am not the abused woman of yesteryear. I am not out seeking love at any cost and feeling prostituted in the giving. I realize the subtle messages are going to come and I am going to continue on in Jesus. My goal is to please God not man. As I write this I recall the time in our nation where the Bible was how children learned to read. I recall that our own government was set up with a lot of God’s teaching. I also remember where Jesus was who we as a nation looked to and we allowed other believers to believe the way they believed. We kept keeping Jesus at the center of our lives and in our nation. I also believe that others saw Jesus in us and came to Him. It is my desire to keep Jesus at the heart of my being and prayerfully others will meet the Jesus I love. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet