Why I Am Who I Am

I have been asked a lot lately about why I do not do certain things, watch certain things, and act the way I do. My answer to those questions are here.

Why am I who I am?


I am who I am because of Christ in me.

"I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me."

Galatians 2:20

My life is no longer mine. When I made the decision to follow Christ and accept His free gift of salvation, my life no longer was mine. I no longer have be a slave to sin. I have been forgiven of my sins and now can live in the victory of overcoming sin and living a life of service to the one and only God! What greater life and purpose can one have? 

My answer to the question of why I am who I am, is probably not the answer that most want to hear. Without fault, I can say that if I did not have Christ living in me, I would be a different person. I would be a slave to the world and all that encompasses it. I would be wandering, like in a desert, with no foreseen water. This is why I am who I am. I cannot imagine a life of uncertainty, fear, and trying to find pleasure and satisfaction in the world, when only the world can give pleasure and satisfaction temporarily. If you feel like you are lost in the lies of the world please seek the One who can pull you out of slavery and darkness into His glorious light!

Living a life of service

Is my calling

My passion and desire

My goal

Me

 Because of Christ!

Why I Do What I Do

"May God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you really can make a difference in this world, so that you are able, with God's grace, to do what others claim cannot be done."

 What is foolishness? Webster's Dictionary states that foolish is "having or showing a lack of good sense or judgment; absurd, ridiculous, insignificant, trifling." In the world today, Christians are seen as foolish. How can we really think that there is only one God? Believe in One who died and rose again to save all of humanity? Be willing to drop everything and heed to a calling that even we may not be able to understand. To the world, Christians are foolish. The world thinks that life is money, wealth, security, friends, family, and much more. What else is there to live for? We were made to do the seemingly impossible through God alone. No matter what the world says!

How can one person make a difference?

The answer is God's grace. What is grace? Unmerited/undeserving favor of God. God has bestowed upon us His grace. He gave us salvation, so undeserving, for all who would accept it. How am I able to make a difference in the world? I cannot. But, because God has given me unmerited favor, I can. Whatever the Lord asks of me, I am able to do. Not by me, but by Him alone! Others will say, "You cannot do it." "It is impossible." "How?" Others will claim that it cannot be done. I know that "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."- Philippians 4:13

ALL things.

Even the IMPOSSIBLE. 

CAN be done through CHRIST! 

Why do I do what I do? 

Because this is my calling. I am called to do the impossible. I am foolish enough to believe that I can help, with God's grace, make a difference in the world by teaching and serving others. It is so hard and emotionally draining to see so many lost people who are slowly drowning in a sea of Satan's lies. I am called to believe that I can help one. If I help one, they help one and pretty soon one turns into two; and two into four; and four into eight. Now my one is now eight. Every day I have someone say that I am too attached. That I cannot care as much as I do. That I cannot save everyone. But, I am foolish enough to believe that I can. And I can, by God's grace, reach that one. Then that one will turn to eight. How can I not live my life in a state of impossible?