Christian Vs Non-Christian Life

I can personally say that i have lived in both lights.... 

BUT NOTHING BEATS A LIFE IN CHRIST!

I Tell you, if you think that living is going out every weekend and getting drunk with your mates, I can tell you now, you really don't know how to live to the full extent of not knowing what you are doing until you have met and lived in Christ!



It is one of the most exciting journeys you will ever travel on.
And one of the COOLEST parts of it is that you never know what kind of journey you will be taken on next. 
If you go out getting drunk every weekend, that's about all you seem to know (unless you have encountered Christ) even though the next morning you will always feel terrible and say that you will never do that again, next weekend comes round, well, same story really.


Jesus likes to surprise us but also likes us to be on the go and socialising together and spreading his LOVE and truth. He just wants us to engage with him 24/7... do you feel like this but with alcohol? Sex? Drugs?
Well God can change that, as God is a much healthier addiction, and as you grow in him and the understanding of him, these things you struggle with now will be gone!
For it says in his word: 1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

One thing that he likes to do is slowly lead you into stuff. He wont just throw you in the deep end but will ease you in to what it is that he has planned for you. Its such an exciting thing to be in a relationship with Jesus Christ, yet it is so hard to explain the amazing feelings caused by him!

WE SERVE SUCH AN AWESOME 

Now i'm not trying to say that Christians are better than non-Christians, I am basically just saying that there is always help and people willing to help you out there. God will always be there for you no matter where you are in life, even if you dont know him, he knows you!

Object Amazement!

I once got this necklace as a gift for my birthday from a good mate and brother of mine Nathan. It now hangs in my car windscreen and every time I look at it you would think I would think "man its so cool that he could give me something like that." but no, actually what I think is how amazing God is in the people in my life and the significance of that necklace being how I actually came into possession of it. And its funny, because if I hadn't of found God (been found by God) then life as I know it now would be very different.
When you look at something that someone once gave you, do you think about its value ($), who gave it to you, or the journey that got you on the path to receiving the gift?

think about how it is that you got to that place of receiving...

It can be quite incredible when you look at items that you have been given and look past who gave it to you etc. but look on further to find how you came in to being able to receive it.

God Teaser . . .

I find it rather strange how God likes to show us what we are moving towards and then places us in the really uncomfortable place of exactly what he is leading us to, even though the actual process still needs more time… it’s like when you go to take a bath and when you first hop in its normally far too hot and you quickly jump out again. Well it’s the same with God; he puts you in this hot water and then quickly gets you out again, without leaving you in there because he knows you are not quite ready (in this case the bath hasn’t quite got to the right temperature)

The fun thing that I find is amazing with this is that God will show you what It is like but it’s like he knows you’re not ready, and you have a bit further to go before you will be, but he believes in you and it’s like he just wants to see if you try doing it in your own strength OR on his.

satan vs GOD....

its amazing how satan likes to mess with our heads... Its like he takes our minds, shakes them around so much that we dont know left from right, right from wrong etc... We then start making dumb decisions and wondering where the heck that last ''facebook'' comment came from... But the funny thing is that God will over come in these situations, no matter how crap things are getting... For it says in his word
''Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near God and he will come near you.'' - James 4:7-8

God works in wonderful ways

So one thing I love about God at the moment is the fact that he knows what your future holds. And the thing that excites me is that sometimes he wont just tell you or show you but he will give you a slight glimpse at what it is. And when he does this and starts to show you its like the light behind a closed door has been turned on but the only part you can see is what is in the beam of light under the door, that is it. And it is exciting when God does this because you know he is going to show you and you don't know how and its like his way of saying, 'this is coming, but you have to be patient, you will get it when YOU are ready'.

Jesus, My Saviour

During life we hear the name 'Jesus' or 'God' but yet so many of us choose to just use them as words; I used to be one of those people. People also love to judge those who are followers of this 'God' guy we hear so much about. I don't blame people for following him, he is all you could ever want or need. What people need to learn is that everyone is different, everyone has different beliefs. Just because some people have a belief doesn't make us any different to those who don't have any beliefs. So why it is that this world is so caught up in who loves their God and who doesn't? Why is it that we let our beliefs over rule who we hang out with or how we treat others. So why is it that when we hear that someone is a Christian etc. we are quick to judge and change our minds on how we see that person. They are still the same person; it is all just in the mind.

I became a Christian just over a year ago and I couldn't be happier with the friends i have made and the impact that God has had on my life. He has truely flipped my world upside down, but for the better.

So why can’t we all be treated the same? Why is it that we let religion run the way we see others? and how is it that no matter how hard we seem to try most people only want you to do what they do because they don't like the idea of such things as church?