Why are you a christian? and not the church answer...not the answer that you feel you should say...but seriously...what first motivated you to want to put someone else in charge of your life...why the heck would you ever want to put all of your trust in someone / some thing you can't even see or touch or sometimes even feel...what's in that for you?...why have we done it? why are we christians?
my answer is selfish...i became a christian for completely selfish reasons...because i had to...because if i hadn't accepted christ...if i hadn't given my life over to someone else...anyone else besides me...i wouldn't make it day to day, month to month, year to year without crashing and maybe not making it back out of the hole...my motivation was a survival instinct somewhere deep inside of me that drew me towards the one thing - one person - that could save me from destruction...and what an awesome instinct that turned out to be
do you ever wonder if everyone else feels that same instinct...but instead of turning to an awesome savior they turn to literally anyone else...a boyfriend, a girlfriend, a parent, a friend, an enemy, a drug, an activity, anything...so what makes me any different from someone who felt the same things, but was just drawn to something different? why do i have God to control my life and they have fallible humanity to lead theirs...what makes me any different? i'm not any more deserving...less so almost...was it the people around me gently guiding me there? did they give me God as an option if nothing else, so at least i could consider Him as 'one of the worthy keepers' of my life?...
what's your answer? why did you do it? why'd you first take the plunge?
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Wow, thanks for posting this! It's a very good insight into Christianity and why people seek and should be seeking Christ.
thank you for reading and commenting and caring
Curiosity. I found the story of Christ dying for us as intriguing and requiring some response on my part, as profoundly as a seven year old could (which is not much...haha). I believe I was saved after I prayed to accept Christ, even at that age. However, fully understanding the implications of my decision will always be a continual process ending in joy.
I'm excited for the coffeehouse-ish tell your story night by the way...should be pretty freaking awesome :-)
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