If anyone is wondering about the weather over here........It is absolutely roasting... I think I got spoiled over there in NI. It's over 90 degrees(farenheit) I'm not exactly sure what degrees that translates into for celsius- but I can give you a one word description:HOT. Oh, and did I mention the fact that Illinois is humid too? Not a good combination. One without the other is bad enough. - ok- off the weather- (so long as I don't melt)
So I had a cookout today. my brother, casey, a few friends from work. It was fun. Although it would have been nice if more people could've come, but it was fun just hanging out. And I guess this led to a quite random subject- more or less that, and the song playing in the car as we left. And it was a sad thought. You know, we all have choices as to who we are while we live this life, what we do with it- why we are here- our purpose for doing (or lack of) all that we do. I'm a christian (despite things I disagree with that are done under that title- the title merely reflected the fact that those who called themselves (or were called christians were imitations of Christ)). The reason ( at least for all the good stuff) I live how I do , why I live is because I love God ( because he loves me) . I can be a good influence to all the people I chose, I can show love to them, listen to them, be their friend, tell them about God- everything short of making them become a christian. Because you can't do that. Now, this is one of those obvious statements that I'm sure many of us have known for ages. But you can't make someone become a christian. God gave us free will- to chose, and we are able to. This is the sad part-which I'm sure you know about, but it hits alot closer to home when it's the circumstance with people you know or are close to. There are some truly amazing people out there, and not every one choses to follow Christ. It's sad. We don't really ever know whether they will or won't and we probably don't ever know the full impact we do or don't have on people- which is why we should never give up. I guess it's one of the topics you don't like to think about.... It makes me feel sick, It makes my heart feel horrible ( not in the physical sense) So many peoples lives wasted , not knowing there's something better, something we were meant for , something I can't properly descibe. And so many people that make the choice that they don't want anything to do with Christ. It's sad. actually beyond sad. If I had any recomendations for a book (other than the bible) about this it would be the great divorce. Anyways, don't give up, and don't tire of loving others, there's always hope.
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