Living the Way

I get weary at times. I sometimes think that the power that is really offered in Christ is being ignored and neglected by those who say they "know" Jesus. Sometimes I think that it is just not worth all the time and energy put into making sure that people get "saved." Does it really change anyone? Does anyone actually walk in the way of Jesus day to day? I watch people who claim that they are followers of the way of Christ each day talk about what they hate, what they are against, and how much fear they have. I rarely hear many Christians talk about what they love, have compassion for those around them, and be confident that God will take care of them. I watch us all worry about life not going like we think it should, question why God would do something to us, spout anger and hatred when someone thinks differently or acts differently than us. I get tired watching it all. I think are the things we are striving to change in the world really possible? If people really do not "know" Jesus how can things really change? How do you know if you "know" Jesus and are living the way that he taught?

The way we know we've been transferred from death to life is that we love our brothers and sisters. Anyone who doesn't love is as good as dead. Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know very well that eternal life and murder don't go together.
This is how we've come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves. If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God's love? It disappears. And you made it disappear.
My dear children, let's not just talk about love; let's practice real love. This is the only way we'll know we're living truly, living in God's reality. It's also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.

I John 3: 15-20

Live the way! Live the way! Do not let God's love disappear!

Namaste'