05-07-2004, 09:37 AM
Morning
Sunday a friend sent me an sms. It said read Luke V 14 26:30 The scripture refer's to the cost of being a disciple and after reading it, I began to think back to the time when I gave my life to the Lord. In all honesty, at that point, I had not a clue as to what I was going to be asked. I was too focussed on me and my own issues.
Throughout the last four years, my focus has gradually moved from me to others. I no longer think about me, because He changed all that. In moving to this new place in faith, you realise as you look back, the transformation that has taken place in your life and what it has cost.
But the price He paid, was the ultimate price, His life. We are also asked to lose our lives and too pick up our cross, if we truly want to follow Him. There will be a cost when we make that decision, and the question we all have to ask ourselves is, " Am I prepared to pay the cost? ".
Was I prepared back then?, I doubt it, I was so new and a ' baby ' in faith.
Everyday as we pick up the cross, are we prepared for the cost? Are we prepared to stand with Christian values in a world that constantly encourages it's own values? These values are very often the exact opposite to what Christians are to value. I find myself constantly challenged and daily the decision is, will I pay the cost?
Sue
Sunday a friend sent me an sms. It said read Luke V 14 26:30 The scripture refer's to the cost of being a disciple and after reading it, I began to think back to the time when I gave my life to the Lord. In all honesty, at that point, I had not a clue as to what I was going to be asked. I was too focussed on me and my own issues.
Throughout the last four years, my focus has gradually moved from me to others. I no longer think about me, because He changed all that. In moving to this new place in faith, you realise as you look back, the transformation that has taken place in your life and what it has cost.
But the price He paid, was the ultimate price, His life. We are also asked to lose our lives and too pick up our cross, if we truly want to follow Him. There will be a cost when we make that decision, and the question we all have to ask ourselves is, " Am I prepared to pay the cost? ".
Was I prepared back then?, I doubt it, I was so new and a ' baby ' in faith.
Everyday as we pick up the cross, are we prepared for the cost? Are we prepared to stand with Christian values in a world that constantly encourages it's own values? These values are very often the exact opposite to what Christians are to value. I find myself constantly challenged and daily the decision is, will I pay the cost?
Sue