Lets start at the beginning…
By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; (Proverbs 3:19 NIV)
We all came from somewhere… Yet, we all have a different view of this…
Here is something I believe is true…
According to Genesis 1 and 2, God created the world and everything in it… This includes you and me…
God created everything perfect, not one flaw… Yet, we were deceived…
In the Garden of Eden… We, who are human, were the ones who chose to not listen to God… But rather to the lies that we were fed…
We wanted knowledge, which wasn’t ours to begin with… The knowledge of good and evil…
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.(Genesis 3:6 NASB)
At this point everything went downhill, from the best position we could have ever had, to the worst position in a single decision…
For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him (1 Corinthians 15:21-23 NIV)
Then came Noah… Yes, I know there was a movie about, yet this movie doesn’t really give the full and perfect story… Noah firstly knew who GOD was… Yes, He was the Creator, yet the Creator was not just what He was… He is also Father, King, Saviour and “I am…”
The REAL story is written in THE BIBLE: Noah’s Story
The turn around
Now after prophecies, kings and many, many years later… God brought the recovery plan to action… Yes, I called it His recovery plan…
How about this, we all at some point think God hates us…
“How can there be a God, look at the mess I am in”
“If there is a God, why is he so silent”
“How can there be a God, look at the crime”
Now at this point God sent His Son, Jesus, to earth…
A God among men you would think, yet…
Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:25-28 NIV)
He was all God, yet became all man…. For if a God, he is free from struggles and temptation, yet as a man, he endured that which we endure, and also some we still might have to endure…
Now this has a story, and the story told, is one of hope and love… Our hope and the love GOD has for us….
Now think of this for a second…
Say you love someone, what are you willing to give to that person?
Wouldn’t you do anything in your power to try and save the person, if he/she is in distress?
Would you try to give them the moon, if that would proof to them that you really love them?
Now… Isn’t this exactly what God did?
He was willing to GIVE HIS SON, to show how much He loves you…
He GAVE HIS SON AS A SACRIFICE, to save your life… (We must however choose to accept it…)
And I believe that HE SACRIFICING HIS SON FOR US is proof enough that HE really does love us…
Bringing it together…
If by Adam we became destined for death, through a single act of sin…
And if we can become destined to eternal life, through Christ Jesus… Isn’t that something we could boast about… For we do not boast in what we did, but what God did…
But how about this…
Our story…
Now we have to choose:
This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live (Deuteronomy 30:19 NIV)
We were born in sin… And we will most likely have to choose God over and over daily…
Yes, when we choose Christ, we become co-heirs with Jesus…
Yet, if we neglect Him and turn back to our sinful ways, it is often tougher for us to go back to who we are…
My Story…
I have always had a life of adventure, you could say… Now as I am writing my life story I realize that even though I went through lots… I got a lot out as well….
I was hurt by people… Yet today I have two people I know would fight to keep me in their lives…
These two people I hurt so much, yet they show me what love is…
They sacrificed some of what they were used to, just so I will not feel like a failure all the time… They showed me that to love means that sometimes, you have to allow the other person to be themselves, just so they can find themselves… A save haven…
They forgave me more often than I really deserved… This showed me that even if it hurts sometimes, forgiving is good… Otherwise we would always end alone… I am thankful that I had so many chances to grow…
I have a group of people I can go to for guidance…
In my life I had many times had to fight my own battles… Alone…
Nowadays I have a group of friends which I can contact when life becomes bad… These friends pray with me and many times for me… They also encourage me, especially when I feel like I have no hope…
I also have friends a far… Those who know me now for essentially 8 or so years…
Those are the ones who saw me when I was at my peak… Positive and Stronger, and these are the things they remind me of… The things that I have to look forward to again… Sometimes they actually just encourage me to give up… Just so that I can realize that I am just way to dumb to quit… I will always find a way through, no matter how much I want to quit…
I was alone and these people also showed me I didn’t have to be… They were there…
I am not saying my life is perfect… AT ALL…
The story behind who I am is to do with all the people who are actually there to lift me up… Those who would use the words: “Get up, and get back in the fight“
Like my current closest friend… I had a very hard time for a while and didn’t see her at all…
It really took a toll on me… And then, it went bad… Not just this or that… I was at the verge of giving up…
And at that point, when I was the biggest loser I could ever be… She still forgave me… And when I was low, her response was: “I will always be there for you, and will help you wherever I am able to… Even if it means I have to be there when you need lots of help…“
For this I am very thankful… She is an amazing person… And I really care a lot about her… And her help at this point is tremendous… She really tends to care, when others think I am just a pain in the backside… And once in a while, she is so amazing, that she actually blesses me with a walk… ten minutes… 30 minutes… hopefully a day someday…
What I love about her, is that I can be myself… Yeah, I am currently learning how to really love people… Yet, I am one of the people who love to complement people… Love hugs… AND HATES SEEING THOSE I CARE ABOUT HURT AND IN PAIN… She understands and encourages me to be that… Even when I am sometimes very overwhelming…
I thankful that today that I know that I at least have two friends who will never quit on me… about 20 who would pray and help when I need it… These are the people who make my life worth it… Those who do not give up on me…
God bless… I am thankful for these people… But this is not just for me… Everyone could have this…