Calling

(Copied from my tumblr)

Its so sad to me how much the world has forsaken God. He should be our first love, but He has been pushed to the back of the line. We listen to music, watch movies and TV shows, read books and magazines and have conversations that not only hurt us but also bring down our integrity as followers of Christ. We are meant to be the salt of the earth but instead we are just relying on others to perform that job.

I have been trying to make some big changes in my life lately. I am being a LOT more cautious about what movies and TV shows I watch. Just because something feeds our flesh doesn’t mean it is worth watching. I do not want anything to do with shows that feed my flesh because they can only lead to unhealthy beliefs, thoughts and habits. A lot of the stuff on TV and in movies serves only to fuel lust. The same goes for books, magazines and music.

Music could be one of the most beautiful things on earth. Its true purpose, to me, is to reveal God’s beauty and lead us to worship Him and reflect upon Him. Instead, people are creating and listening to music all about sleeping around, making out, shooting people, whatever. Its disgusting. The world has taken something precious and beautiful and completely destroyed it. I have been listening to a lot of Jesus Culture lately and its just incredible to me the type of worship music they are creating. It is just saturated with the Holy Spirit and yet people instead choose to listen to music with lyrics such as, “When the sober girls around me they be actin like they drunk.” I mean, come on people! That is just pathetic.

Think of how much we could grow in our relationships with God if we actually put some time and effort into it! We waste so much time chasing the values of the world: lust, feeling good, being rich, being popular and on and on and on. If we put half as much effort in our relationship with God as we do in the temporary things of this world, we could change it. We may not end up rich, we may not be popular, but in the end, what does that matter? In the end, you would get to look back and see the impact you made on the world. In the end, you could look back on your life with integrity, knowing that you did your best. In the end, you would be greeted in heaven by your proud Father saying that you did well. That is worth so much more than any temporary thing this world could offer!

Its time we stand up and accept our callings as Christians. Its time we recognize that along with a healthy relationship with Christ comes sacrifice. We may have to sacrifice the views that others have on us, but God sacrificed His Son. We may have to sacrifice living comfortably but Jesus gave up His seat in heaven to save us. We may suffer but Christ suffered a death more excruciating than any of us could imagine. He gave His everything and simply asks that we give Him SOMETHING. We should be more than happy and more than willing to give everything we have for Him.

Now this is just as much for me as it is for anyone who chooses to read it. But it is essential that we all realize this calling we have. God is calling out to us.

“Come away with me, come away. Its never too late, its never too late, its not too late for you. I have a plan for you, I have a plan. Its going to be wild, its going to be great, its going to be full of Me. Open up your heart and let Me in.”