I have been doing a couple of Bible Studies that have really hit home with me lately. I would like to share some of the things that I have learned recently as if for the first time in my life. When I was new believer at the age of nine years old I did not know anything about God except what I was told that He loved me and He died for me and that He wanted a relationship with me. I accepted Him that day and then was baptized a couples years later. I felt different somehow. I had an assurance deep with in me somewhere that everything was going to be all right. What does this have to with living the Life well I will tell you? In my life I always felt distant from God for some reason. I began to read my Children’s Bible I started with Genesis and continued through Ruth. I use to read it out loud and sometimes I still do. It felt like it had power and I was clam inside my soul when I would read it out loud especially. I had to come to a realization about three years ago that when I said that prayer accepting Him into my life that He wanted to be in control of it and that He was an all or nothing God. Meaning He did not want a half hearted commitment to Him. I rededicated my life to God and this time I told He could have everything and that He could use me in what ever way He wanted. I often say that the poetry I write is a gift from God because He deserve all the praise and the glory from it and anything else that I might write or say to others. I used to work as a cashier and I resented the fact that I worked in retail rather than taking the time to bless some-one’s day. Until I had a very hard day and someone chose to bless me with a hug as tears streamed down my face. I was a utter wreck so to speak. Needless to say that I repented and chose to obey God rather than trying to follow the crowd in order to fit in. Living the Life means surrendering all rights you may think that you are entitled to and preferring other people above yourself. Every once in a while I still may encounter obstacles but I tell you that God is faithful even when we are not. Take some time and ask yourself if you are living the life Christ would have you live. Are you a true disciple of Christ or do you just want to fit in?
Living Fountain 