Do Your Research

I find it's the ones you love the most that are the hardest to share your faith with. Strangers, acquaintances, colleagues, neighbors; they all aren't in our right social circles. They don't hurt our feelings as much when they reject our values and beliefs. Maybe that's just me being emotional, but that's how I see it. 

I think everyone has a right to their own belief. To hear all of the options and choose the one that's best for them. Kind of like how one would choose a spouse or life partner. Take any religion and share the history, core values, expectations, etc. and analyze it. Once you've done that with any one that is relative to you, then decide what is right. 

As a creation-believing, Christian, I already believe that there's part of our human nature that cause us to crave worship. That we were created with a desire to bring honor and glory to someone, something. So as we ponder religion in any regard, we are digging into that innate nature from within us. That core desire to worship directs our life whether we are willing to admit it or not. 

So when presented with the facts of Christianity, it's a simple choice for me. I didn't say easy, just simple. 

Like running a marathon. It's simple. Just run. But it's hard, takes training, perseverance, and passion. Nobody is going to sign up for a race without researching and weighing the costs. Discipline is a big part of being successful in this mission. Sacrificing daily will be expected. Determination will be mandatory. 

Christianity is simple. But hard. If it was easy everyone would do it. Jesus coming to earth to die for us was hard. But it was simple. He loves us and was willing to pay the price to achieve his goal of having relationship with us. That was his goal. Because we want to have relationship. We want to "do life" with those we love. 

So I encourage you to do the research. Count the costs. And just like runners train together. I'd love to train in our faith together. I've been running this race with passion and perseverance for 3 years now. Jesus is meant to be shared. So if you learn about him and want a relationship with him. Ask me about it! Every "race" begins somewhere.