Our lives can be ended so easily
that its scary to think one minute you're here and the next you're before God's
throne. That's why we have to make it count. Nothing we will ever do will make
us better than anyone else. But that doesn’t mean we should conform to a fallen
world. We have to stand up in it, be proud to be His sons and daughters, yet be
humble enough to realize we're no better than those we witness to. We have to
dance and sing when others are silent and act when others are afraid. We have
to pray in Jesus Christ's name while others curse in it. We have to see the
world through His eyes and act with His hands, listen through His ears, and
speak in His words. That is our calling. To "Go into all the World and
preach the good news to all creation." In His name we will "drive out
demons, speak in new tongues, place our hands on snakes and not be poisoned,
lay hands on the sick and they will get well." (Mark 16:15-18) We have the
power. We have the opportunities. All we lack is the courage to be the Lions we
are called to be. We have Christ inside of us. Your friends, your teachers,
your enemies will see Him in you and ask themselves 'what makes him/her
different?', and in that little thought the gates of their mind and heart will
be opened enough to let God in. ~
