You Are Not Your Own
I’m sure you’ve heard these sayings: “You gotta be who you are” or “You should go discover yourself” or “It’s time to be your own man”. They’re not evil, but sayings like these could cause you to lose out… and lose big. If not now…then possibly for eternity. And you know that’s an extremely long time. Right?
If you’ve chosen to be a Christian, and I hope you have, you probably already know “you are not your own“.
Jesus bought and paid for you. So, it’s best to identify with Him…not some temporary self image you live up to for now that eventually lets you down. Just FYI…as I think of these words I apply them to myself first. Big changes in my life have brought me to remembrance of temporary versus eternal. I’m sure you can relate.
There’s a whole world out there full of people trying to fill that God-shaped emptiness inside themselves. They don’t always know it, and oftentimes they lash out in anger if you mention it to them, but it’s true. Oops sorry…didn’t mean to be so absolute there. Well, maybe a little…
The sad, silly fact of the matter is this: if you want real hope, if you want real love, if you want more, and if you even slightly wonder if there might BE something more than this mean life…then it’s worth your while to look into the claims of Christianity. It’s worth it because no matter what, and like it or not, you’re betting on something being true. Even if it’s only that truth doesn’t exist. (is that true?) You’re staking your whole life on something. There’s no way around that fact. And you can’t plead neutrality. Blaise Pascal, a brilliant mathematician and Christian philosopher put it this way…
“You must wager; it is not optional… Let us weigh the gain and the loss in wagering that God exists… If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.”
It’s a wager you can’t lose when you wager that God exists. Be your own man (or woman) if you must. As I always say…it’s your choice. Just know that if you wager against God’s existence, if you gain, you gain nothing. If you lose, you lose everything. Ready to play for those stakes?
Stay tuned…
