HERE I AM

Here i am at the main office pondering why we so called "Christians" do the things we do. It makes me curious to see why our actions don't match our titles, and we never even begin to Walk the Walk we should be Walking until we build so many regrets we must go into a depression before we start doing what we should be doing. Ephesians 4:29 says do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth. However most of us today after many years of coming to Christ, still continue to curse, gossip, and put down other people for whatever stupid excuses we can come up with. In my opinion (and in the eyes of many others) what comes out of your mouth is a huge part of defining who you are. If you've been given salvation through Christ and still continue to do these things, what is that saying about you. How many people really know you're a christian when more fouls come out of your mouths than my cousin playing baseball. ITS A BIG DEAL PEOPLE! And guess what, it effects other people too. Words can hurt a person even if your not saying anything bad about anyone, but still use foul language to describe what you're feeling (Get a dictionary if you need to). I know everytime someone close to me curses and i just find out, it feels like someone stabbed me in the heart. And when they know they're doing something wrong AGAINST the big G (God) and continue to do it like its a walk in the park, that makes it even worse. Now think to yourselves, if you're really a follower of Christ, do you want to be hurting you, yourself and most importantly GOD? I don't think so. And yes, it may be hard to quit for a little while, i know it was for me, but your tongue is like a rudder on a ship, a small part of you leading you the direction of your voyage called life, do you want to make it one you'll regret.

--- The Black Cross
(From the heart of a student in our youth ministry)