Worth It

My last post was more or less about persevering through times of doubt and even times of tribulation in your Christian walk. It is rather easy to just walk away when you feel like you are no longer "good enough" to be Christian or a follower of Christ. The thing is that God calls the broken and those that cannot figure it out, to dive deeper into him so that they can learn and grow in him and reflect the standards that God has called all Christians to. As I have said before, everyday is a struggle and it is an important battle that is fought in the heavenly realm as well as in our souls for control and ultimately for one side to call you "theirs". It is a scary thought that one day we will end up either in heaven or hell and we will spend the rest of eternity there. We make decisions everyday on a very small scale but everyday the decisions we make all are apart of a bigger choice of where we will spend eternity when we die. We get one chance on Earth to live and we get one shot at doing something worthwhile for Christ. Freedom of choice has been given to us by God and we can utilize the opportunity we have been given or we can waste it and say thanks, but no thanks. Quite possibly, we have been the greatest opportunity in the history of eternity as humans in that we get a chance to give back to our creator and savior by doing his work here on Earth. I would just encourage you to reconsider the things you do before you make important decisions especially if you could end up walking away from God.

Job felt like he had no purpose whatsoever after he lost everything he had except for his very own life. He was pushed to the limit of being alone and had every right to just walk away from his faith in God as well as curse God. I find myself in much better positions that Job was ever in and I still find a way to complain to God and place the blame elsewhere. Job did have a period where he questioned God and wanted to know why everything was taking place, we find this throughout the book of Job but I like a particular set of verses where Job complains. Chapter 10 verse 18-22 state, " 'Why then did you bring me out of the womb? I wish I had died before any eye saw me. If I only had never come into being, or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave! Are not my few days almost over? Turn away from me so I can have a moment's joy before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and deep shadow, to the land of deepest night, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.' " Job did complain but he kept battling and I think he was just frustrated from the trials he had faced. I know that I get frustrated rather easily and disheartened sometimes and unfortunately that can be a huge downfall for me. Job wanted to give up on life and wondered if even being born was worth it but in the end God blessed him and he knew that his purpose was more than he could have ever imagined. Every breath that God gives you is worth it and every moment and mistake is worth it if we continue to seek after God and allow his blessing to come to us in due time. If life was not worth it then I think that God would just take it away from us but we all serve a purpose and sometimes heartache, heartbreak, pain, suffering, failure, disappointment, and broken promises are just a means to the result which is a blessing beyond what any of us could ever hope or imagine. Let us not forget the sacrifice and trial that Jesus faced so that we would have the opportunity that we have and let us live in daily reverence of the one who created us.

Thank you again for your support and reading, I love hearing what people think about these and I can handle criticism so feel free to comment and let me know what was going through your mind as you ready this. Conversation is healthy so do not be shy. I hope you all are having a great weekend and are getting some rest from the week.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson