Through Anything

In wedding vows people tell each other all the mushiest of the mushy things to express their love for the other, and follow with the statement that they will be together forever. Over fifty percent of marriages are failing. Divorce is at an all time high. How can people say that they will love each other forever, through anything?

When the Holy Spirit sought me out, and broke my heart, I told Him that I would follow Jesus no matter what happened to me. I still feel that way, and I think a lot of Christians would say they feel the same way. There's the question, "What if someone held a gun up to your head and asked you if you were a Christian," to which most of us would would reply, "yes." For some people, that may be true (it's fairly impossible to say what you would do if the situation actually occured) but what about something other than your own death? What if it meant torture? What if it meant being ostrocised from society? What if it meant harm to your family, friends, or your stuff? What if someone at school would take you less seriously? It is too easy to think that we would die for what we believe in when we aren't even giving all we got in our life. Living for Jesus is harder than dying for Him. Why can't we give up everything we have in speech, time, music, and movies? We would die, but not give up watching Pineapple Express, listening to Weezy, or taking the edge off our jokes. I am very guilty, don't get me wrong, but it's a struggle! If we won't even give all the simple stuff to God, what about the life-altering ones? People really do take your stuff and hurt your family for the Gospel. Are we willing to let anything go for God's kingdom to be furthered? I know I couldn't yet... No one is going  to touch my family. No one steals from me without consequence. You think I'm just going to let you take my money? You don't attack America, it's my country.  What I am learning is: not a thing in this world, or the next, is mine. My family is a momentary blessing, my stuff and money are a means to bless others, and this country is a great nation, but it's not the kingdom I pledge my allegiance to. God needs to mean so much more to me than anything of this world. If I lived a life like that, how many people could I lead to Christ? This is a battle...

It's tough to follow God through anything, this life isn't easy. People are leaving the church at an all time high. How can we say we love God forever, through anything? God doesn't need us to die for him, he wants us to live for him. Jesus didn't just die for us, he lived for us.