What if...today I decided NOT to tip-toe around the truth so as not to offend, and defend the Word of God that lives inside me!
What if...today I decided not to look like the rest of the world, but to look like Jesus, by whose name I am saved?!
What if...today I told you to your face that you're lying and that to lie is a sin?!
What if...I told you I don't want to hear about the girl, or the guy, that you slept with this weekend and how good the sex was, because fornication is a sin and if you continue in it you risk going to hell?!
What if...I asked you not to curse around me.
What if...I explained that the fruit of the Spirit of Christ is joy, and kindness, and patience, and gentleness, love, and self-control.
What if I told you that you're not a Christian, because by your fruit I don't even recognize you?!
What if...What if...
What if...I lost my patience with compromising my faith to make you comfortable.
What if...I threw you out of my house when you use the Lord God Almighty's name in vain?!
What if...I was loving, yet honest, about how the compromises of this world and the serving of Satan sickens me?!
What if...I dared to be politically incorrect and actually BE a Christian?!
What if...I told you that I refuse to live in secret hoping not to offend your beliefs when you offend me and mine EVRY SINGLE DAY by your words, your deeds, and your actions?!
This would be very dangerous! I know.
Yet, what if...
What if...I dared to be dangerous for Jesus?!
What if...I dared to stand up for my faith by my life, my love, and the depth of His wisdom inside me...and not my words?!
The Kingdom of God suffers so much violence.
What if...we violently, forcefully, took it back?!
What if...I told you that Jesus will do just that?!
What if...I dare to live my life violently taking it back from you, and what you want me to be to be liked by you and accepted by you?!
Because I don't care if you like me or accept me!
What if... I told you that you do NOT define me, you will never DEFINE me, and you cannot even try to define ME?!
What if... I lived ONLY for my Creator by whose will and for whose pleasure I exist?!
What if...
This is an issue I struggle with everyday. Thank you for posting this. It is a worthy challenge and encouragement. What if I overcame the fear of my fellow men and started fearing the one true God? I pray that that time starts now. Thank you!
ReplyDeletewow....thank you 2 years later! I somehow missed your reply and I pray you have found the courage to be boldly the beautiful christian woman of God that you are! what if....
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