don't be afraid

well... this is my first blog and i'm at a loss of what to write. there has been a lot of things going on in my life as of late and i was just going to share those, but i'm not quite sure where to start. there has been a lot of death in my world lately. there was a pastor in town that was helping a person clear some trees around a power line and he got to close and was electrocuted. then my wife and i just found out that a couple that we went to college with and that i worked with for a short time just lost their 3 month old daughter. pretty depressing, eh? this life sucks, huh? let me tell you something that doesn't suck though. Jesus the Christ died for you. something has been ringing in my head the past couple of weeks and i just feel that i have to share it with you (whoever is reading this). God has done some pretty amazing stuff in my life and i'm sure that He has done some pretty wonderful stuff in yours too. we (Christians) have to start sharing what God has done for us. if we don't, we will get lost in this world of hatred and sin. Jesus told us in the great commission that we have to go out and make disciples of all the nations. what does that mean? that means we are obligated to go out and tell others what God has done in our lives. nothing more, nothing less. we have to go out and tell what God has done. we are not responsible for saving them, that is God's responsibility, but we are told that we must go out and tell others about Him. it pains me to hear of all of the death that is going on, but i know that at least the 2 that i have talked about here i will see again in heaven. what really hurts is to watch the news and see all of the death that they talk about there. that is what really bothers me because i don't know where they stand with God. will i ever see them again or will i just hear their screams as they are tormented in hell? God has done so much for me, from being able to get out of bed in the morning to giving me a wonderful family to love and that loves me. He also sent His one and only Son to die for us and that we might be able to come to Him through the sacrifice of the His perfect Son. if you are a non-Christian reading this right now, i want you to know that God knows your name. God knows everything about you and that he even knows how many hairs you have on your head. He sees everything that you are doing. but know this too... nothing, yes i said nothing, can seperate you from the love of God. He wants you to come to Him and just sit with Him. if you are a Christian that is reading this i want you to know the same thing. sometimes we forget about this. don't fall away from the Scriptures, but just fall in the arms of God and allow him to comfort you. and don't forget, tell others what God is doing in your life.

Matthew 28:16-20