Suicide

I sing about faith on Sunday. I write statuses about how we can make it, just pray, wait on the Lord, let God handle it, don't quit.....and such. But the truth is I hate pressure. I want the easy way out. I don't want to take it anymore. I've given in to bad habits to momentarily relieve pressure.I want to avoid pain, ridicule, and discomfort, even if it means displeasing God. I don't feel like being disciplined. It hurts when my desires are screaming. I'd rather give in. How dare I?

Daniel and the three Hebrew boys knew who they were and who they served. They didn't change their story even if it meant they would die. The thought of death didn't make them compromise. We want to please people so bad, or please ourselves, that we sometimes sacrifice our identity and compromise with sin just so we won't go through something bad. We fear man more than God. We love our lives instead of losing it for Christ.
When the king asked the Hebrew boys to bow, they didn't, with no hesitation. But we give in so easily. When we do, we deny ourselves and others the opportunity to see God's glory and power. Can we take a firm stand and not bow to sin? Lift up a standard. And if you lose your life, you'll gain it in Christ.
"If I die, let me die in the army of the Lord!"

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