Merry Christmas!

"For God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life"

-John 3:16 NLT

This verse in scripture is probably the most quoted verse of the Bible. Almost anyone who has either visited church a couple times in their life or have been raised in church and have attended for a very long time can most likely quote this very verse to you and tell you exactly where it is in the Bible. The most amazing part is that no matter how many times we hear this verse, we can still take from it and apply it to our everyday lives. What is mind blowing about this particular verse is how it so eloquently states the condition of Gods love for us. God has given His son to be sacrificed for our sins. God did not give up His Son for those He knew would accept Him but for everyone. The sacrifice was made for the most moral of people to the person who committed the most heinous crime. This might rub some people the wrong way but if you look at the fact that Jesus died for someone like Mother Theresa and in the same way died for Adolf Hitler, that shows powerful love and mercy. I am in no way condoning the acts of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany by any means but I just wanted to simply paint a picture of God and His great love for us. I think it is nothing short of amazing how God could know people would reject Him but still went through all the pain of an agonizing death. God has just as much love for the judgemental, selfish Christian that I am to the most oppressed and neglected child living on the streets. It makes me feel so small but delighted when I think about how God doesn't see my imperfections but visualizes the potential He sees in me. He knows I will be a work in progress till the day He returns to take me home. No matter how many times that I think I have my life figured out, He will always be there to kindly let me know that I don't. His love covers a multitude of sins. God loves me just as much as the agnostic or the athiest and accepts us for who we are. No matter what race, ethnicity, lifestyle, or religion; God has a special love for you no matter what "church people" may say. You would think by the way some Christians act that they were working for the Devil with how much hate language is spewed out of their mouths. Life is too short to get caught up in the details but to understand that God loves you for who you are. This is what Christmas time should be about but sadly we have many people who get caught up in spending so much money on family and friends(myself included) and we forget about what this time of the year is truly in remembrance of. We shouldn't celebrate this attitude once a year but every single day. We should be giving of our time and helping out the less fortunate whenever we can. We need to make Christmas about Christ and remember the love that He has for us.

Living for Christ

Many changes have been taking place in my life since my last blog. I have come to a realization that I really need to start caring about what God would have me do with my life. For a while I have been content with my spiritual walk. What I discovered is that you should never be content or comfortable with your spiritual growth. If you look at the human body or life in general, you will notice that both of them never stop changing. If we grow weary and decide to rest, we will not be doing the will of God and this will lead to God not receiving the glory that He so righteously deserves. Don't get me wrong, God will give you rest but what I am talking about is continually making sure that we do not grow stale but to stay fresh in hearing God and doing His will. It is so important for us to know what God would have us do with our lives. Ultimately how He will be glorified. Recently, I have decided to write Christian music instead of trying to write songs about girls or relationships. I am not saying that songs about those sort of things are bad or shouldn't be heard but I just feel in my life that I should use my talents to write about God and my relationship with Him. Music is a powerful tool that can be used to draw people closer to Him. I feel closer to God when I sing to Him and sing about what He has done in my life. For me, it is a time that I can spend with God other than in prayers when I might feel like I am just talking to Him hoping that He hears my prayer. I just want to live my life for God by loving others and being selfless. I want to be a light unto others where people can see the reality of Jesus in my everyday life.