For us who believe, we would simply say, "Why is it so hard for them to believe?"
For them who have not, perhaps, parts of their hearts are touched already, but somehow they still cry out for more proofs.
For you whose hearts are broken,
For you who have been through pain and sorrow,
For you who are imprisoned, captured by hopelessness,
For you whose eyes are blinded with bitterness and hatred,
oh yes, you cry out for liberation and strength to step out of your broken shell of life.
oh yes, you are dying to have that sacred and pure love.
Look around you right now, feel how the impossible things can happen...
how the flowers bloom, how you can walk, how colours are created, how the sun can shine the whole earth, how things can occur..
it might seems like these happen ordinarily, but can you make them happen? no, you can't without the strength, wisdom, everything given by God.
So, each breath you breathe, each step you take, it's another miracle. Can you count the miracles you witness just in one day? there are so many of them that they seems ordinary.
What does it take for them to happen? just a glimpse of faith and belief, for He has made all the impossible, possible.
Imagine, how His LOVE abounds us everyday.
It's overwhelming...
So, every time you are faced with darkness, remember how bright His light is.
Every time you are locked in a prison of bitterness, remember He holds the key.
Every second of your life is surrounded by His grace.
Just believe, then you shall live fearlessly, for His LOVE for us is too unstilted to be stolen.
The reason why I chose Christ, and others do not is not because
ReplyDeleteI am not any smarter than anyone else, I did not read or understand the Gospel any better.
Not because
I am any humbler than anyone else, that I saw that I needed the grace of God and others did not.
Not because
I am any "holier" than them, the Gospel is about being saved from unholiness and sin, who needs a Savior if one is already or can become holy?
Not because
I am any nicer than anyone else, that I can do good works any better than anyone
Not because
I am any more diligent than anyone else, that I study the Scriptures or attend churches more often than anyone else.
Not because
I am any better, I am just another sinner worthy of nothing.
The most fundamental and ultimate reason why I, freely and willingly, came to Christ was because Christ worked in my heart and caused my heart to desire to follow Him.
Philippians 2:12-13
12Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
I chose God because He chose me first.
Why did He choose me?
I don't know
But I know the reasons that He did NOT choose me for.
He did not choose me because of foreknowledge of anything I will do (Romans 9:11-12)