Q: Who is Jesus Christ to you? What does He and The Cross mean in your life?
A:Wow. This couldn't have been asked at a better time.
I have been raised to know this Jesus as someone who knows everything and sees consequences of our actions way before we can. Somehow even though we believe he is the Son of this God who, by speaking a few words, created everything we see and explore and come very shy of understanding (Including ourselves), we believe that we can talk to Him and that he is actually listening. Furthermore, we believe that he wants us to be a part of this beautiful kingdom he owns, which is supposed to be more overwhelmingly beautiful than anything our little spaghetti like brains could imagine- A constant state of joy as we bask in this environment where we are floating in a sea of light and color and this music is belting from us to express our adoration for this being we know as God. (but like I said, our minds have no idea what it will look like, that's just my pitiful attempt to describe what I want)
We are supposed to believe that Jesus was a man who lived this amazing life of upsetting and inspiring all these people, through the wildest teachings anyone had ever heard and healing diseases right before their eyes. The religious people hated him because he called them out for their self righteousness and revealed that they were more wicked than anyone in the world, so they beat him to a bloody pulp, nailed his naked body to a cross high in the air for everyone to see. (are you getting the picture? I'm in tears right now) So somehow because that happened we have this ability to communicate with an all knowing being and all of the stupid, selfish things we do are forgiven and forgotten and we can live now, as free as we'll be when we're floating through space, or whatever heaven is. No guilt. No shame.
How does this apply to my life? Well, I think we would live in a better world if people like me, who actually believe this crazy stuff, would stop talking everyone's ear off, wasting precious time on God knows what, and reached out to help hurting people. There is so much uncertainty and loneliness in our world. How often do I ignore the needs around me that I have the power to help? We all do. It's ridiculous. The little things are what matter.
Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33
"All these things" are my dreams. I dream of using my gifts to help people. Why do I always think I'm going to accomplish these huge goals with my human hands? They can only carry so much weight, and they usually end up doing more harm than good(to the people I love most).
Jesus and The Cross to me means, relying on this force that I can't see, but have felt my whole life and watched countless times as it's spared me from destruction and forgiven me despite my selfish actions. I am a wreck. I'm 23 and have so much to learn and I screw up every chance I get. I'm determined, however, to stay on this path because it's the only one that has results that I care anything about.
Romans 6:21-22 What fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become followers of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
This is where I'm supposed to put "I'm having fun over here at Formspring! Ask me anything!"
http://www.formspring.me/M
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