Hard Knocks

The Bible tells us the Christian life is hard. No where does it say you'll be bless financially or have great health, that is just crap that you hear from preachers in America who are abusing their positions. BUT, that's not what I wanna talk about today. I'm gonna try to not get into the prosperity crap.

If the Christian life is hard when is the last time that you or I as a Christian had it REALLY hard? I can't think of ONE time in my life. I can hardly think of ONE hard time in lives of people that I know or my family knows. None of us have been persecuted for Christ. Most high school pastors will say that if you go to school wearing your jesus t-shirt and people make fun of you then you have been persecuted. ha.

Now I'm not saying high school/middle school wasn't tough. Kids are mean some of the meanest stuff I heard was in school. Some of the ugliest things said to me were in elementary and middle school. But I'm a quick learner and that's why i'm such a smart alec today. haha... but seriously it is. I learned how to jab back emotionally and how to infuriate or even how to defuriate people around me.

But that wasnt persecution. Not persecution like we read about in the Bible. No one is coming to stone us for preaching about God or saying we're a Christian. AND TRUST ME I'M JUST BASICALLY TALKING TO MYSELF. and frustrated with my own pansiness.

So why is it so hard for me to stand up or to live the way that Christ lived. Why am I not trying to constantly share with more people. In Africa it was a conversation starter! Here people say it's not our culture. Well that sucks because that means people who should be hearing about Christ aren't going to bc our culture is to polite.

Was Christ polite? Yes. I'm sure he opened the door for people and helped old ladies cross dirt roads. But he was always considering the Father in all things. In all his conversations. He didnt walk up to people, "are you saved?" "Are you saved?" "hey, nice to meet you! Are you saved?". But people knew he was. He brought it up in parables. The way he talked. They wanted to know more.

Do people wanna know more about Christ when they talk to me? Honestly... i dont know. and that is pathetic.