He has been moving so much in my life and in the lives of many people I care a lot about.
My heart is burdened, however, for so many of those that have yet to come to the knowledge of how good our God is.
If I were to choose one thing to write about right now I think it would be the issue of all of the new age ideas of what life is all about.
Every other idea/religion/philosophy except for that of the truth of Jesus Christ and Him crucified for our sins says that if you work harder, be nicer, do good deeds, be a better person, etc. you will have a better life now and in the next life. If the belief of a next life exists.
The beauty of Biblical Christianity is that once you repent of (turn away from) your sins and put your trust in Jesus by allowing Him to take over your life, you no longer have to try to be a better person or do good things. Once you allow God to work in your heart, your desires will change and because of that you will want to do nice things and love people better, but you aren't "trying" to do it on your own strength. When you give your life to Christ, the Holy Spirit empowers you to love differently by His strength through you. There's much about this that is hard to explain, there is a wisdom that God gives you once you come to know Him.
Without Christ, life is a pattern of searching and seeking happiness and belonging. You may have nice things and you may even have many moments of happiness in your life, but at the end of the day can you honestly look into your heart and say that you are experiencing true joy in your life. A joy that surpasses all understanding, that no matter what happens, you have hope that things will work out?
It's easy to say yes, trying to convince yourself that this is true for yourself but the truth is, no matter if you accept it or not, if you don't have Christ and are not walking with Him and allowing Him to work in your life, you ultimately will be wandering through life searching for belonging yet never finding it. You have no power to stop doing things that you know you shouldn't do. You don't have to ability to "try harder next time" or "do things differently." You will easily fall back into the same mistakes you've always made.
I don't say this as someone who doesn't know what she's talking about because "I don't know your situation." While, you're right, there are aspects of your life I may not understand but this much I do know, because I've experienced it. If God is not in your life nothing makes sense and life is a constant struggle to be loved and a constant search for belonging. I always thought I could do things differently and not make the same mistake twice but my sinful nature always took over my thinking. I gave in because I didn't know how to get out of it. I gave in because I assumed nothing could ever change and that I would have to hide behind so many lies and pretend to be happy. I thought my life would always be a pattern of unhealthy relationships that didn't last any more than 6, maybe 8 months. I never thought a good man, first of all, existed, much less one that would be interested in me. But that was only the beginning of the brokenness deep inside my heart.
Having a relationship with a human doesn't give life meaning. NO. It doesn't.
True JOY that surpasses understanding, true joy that continues through hard times and good times, only comes from one place. It comes from Heaven and His Name is Jesus Christ.
I rejoice because I have learned the secret to abundant life. I have been adopted into the family of God. I am His child and what a privilege it is.
I want you to know that you need to stop trying. You need to stop running, stop searching, stop seeking the empty things that this world gives you. The world's "wisdom" says that you can be all you want to be, never give up on your dreams, do whatever it takes to reach your goal to make money and see everything there is to see in this world. And while those things are not bad in themselves, the motivation behind them is to build yourself up and get what YOU want out of life. But I am telling you, that is NOT what life is all about. Those things, the striving to get what you want and do what you want will only leave you empty in the end.
It may seem like your life is fine without Christ but I assure you, if you turn from Him and go your own way, you will end up broken and empty eventually. It may take longer than others but it will happen. So please don't ignore God. He is there, watching and waiting. Always.
All you have to do is ask Him to forgive you for running away, ask Him to forgive you for trying to live life your way and that you want Him to take over your heart, to make you new, and to give you a new life with new desires. He is faithful and will forgive you and give you eternal life with Him.
There is nothing else in this life that will bring you true joy and nothing else that can promise eternal life.
There is ONE way, not multiple ways. One path, not multiple paths. ONE truth, not multiple truths. Don't believe the lie that says "if it's true for you then it's true for you and will lead you to a good afterlife."
How can there be many truths? If I looked at the car you drive and said that it's not a car, it's a truck would I not be telling a lie? It's clearly a car. (Unless, of course you do drive a truck then it would be true, but hopefully you get the point.) If I looked at a white person and told you that they were black because my truth says they are black not white, that wouldn't make any sense, would it? It's the same with a belief system. Not everything can be true.
There is only one truth and that truth is Jesus Christ. There is only one place to find true meaning and that is in His arms of love, grace, and kindness.
From the depths of the love in my heart,
Brit
"I thought that I was able, but my lamp's under the table
With my face against the corner I've forgotten
All the steps You laid before me, how You brought me from
A dead sea, now amidst my hesitation I've forgotten
I can run far from You but my thirst would never die....
Finally I've found my peace I have nothing left to prove
Cause trusting You in everything is all that I can do.
I am nothing, without You inside of me, Jesus I'm nothing
Without You I'm incomplete so I need You now, need You always."
