Jesus said, "Take up your cross and follow Me." Well when He took up His cross, it was to carry it to the hill where they were He would be killed. I can't say that I've ever been close to being killed for belonging to Christ, but sometimes I think about the tough circumstances I'm in right now and I think, "So this is what suffering for Christ feels like?" But I don't feel right about comparing me being out of a job to Christ dying on the cross.
When Jesus told me to take up my cross, I think He meant, "Be willing to die for Me." Am I willing? I'm not sure, but I want to be. It was a lot easier "being willing" before I had a family and had kids. Would I be willing to die for Christ now? I think Jesus would help me through it if He brought me to it.
I'm like a kid scared to death of getting a shot. Sometimes I don't even realize that it's already over and done with, and I'm still fighting. God will help us carry our crosses even if we don't recognize them.
Johnie
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