Who knew these blog things were so hard to start, I have written 5 different intro sentences and can't find one that works. Here is what I need to start out saying.
I am a daughter of the King.
I am a follower of Jesus Christ.
I'm what you would call a Christan. But the word Christan carries with it a sense of religiosity, and hypocrisy, that unfortunately has been applied to it by all the people out there that have used that word for their own gain.
Being a follower of Jesus Christ isn't a religion, its a relationship. And right there lies my approch to life. I come at life, not as a relious person, not as a good person, not as a person with a list of do's and don'ts,
I come at life from a the perspective of, "Jesus sacrificed Himself because I deserved to die, and He loved me so much that He offered His life for mine, and all He asks in return is that I love Him back"
That's it. I want to live my life by choosing to love Christ.
Love isn't a feeling, it's not a reaction, its a choice. Jesus made the choice to lay down His life for the people He loves, the people He created, all people. So I am making the choice to love Him.
So many people live trapped, we live captive in that box of rules and regs we make for our selves. If we took a step back from the details and the do's and don'ts and tried to live a life of love that is shown to us by Jesus Christ I think we would find true freedom.
Its amazing, that when life gets simplified to the very basics of the Gospel (Jesus loves me, and wants me to love him back) life gets opened up, and the walls of captivity begin to crumble, and the truth of the gospel begins to permiate everything I do. Litterally, from my approch to school work, my approch to friends, my approch to guys, and even the way I dress and style my hair. Every week I'm gonna try to have one aspect of life to discuss and hash out. (Key word is try, finals are in a couple weeks). Please don't hesitate to ask questions or participate in discussion, we are all trying to figure out this thing called life.
Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING and God bless!
~Bridge
