Tuesday, May 15, 2012

What If I Stumble....

"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, then walk out the door and deny him by their lifestyle.That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable."  C.S. Lewis


Is this one for the people? Is this one for the Lord? Or do I simply serenade for things I must afford?
You can jumble them together, my conflict still remains. Holiness is calling, in the midst of courting fame. Cause I see the trust in their eyes. Though the sky is falling, they need Your love in their lives.
Compromise is calling...
What if I stumble, what if I fall? What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all? Will the love continue when my walk becomes a crawl? What if I stumble, and what if I fall?
What if I stumble, what if I fall? What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all? Will the love continue when my walk becomes a crawl? What if I stumble, and what if I fall? What if I stumble, what if I fall? You never turn in the heat of it all. What if I stumble, what if I fall?
Father, please forgive me for I can not compose, the fear that lives within me or the rate at which it grows. If struggle has a purpose on the narrow road you've carved, why do I dread my trespasses will leave a deadly scar? Do they see the fear in my eyes? Are they so revealing? This time I cannot disguise all the doubt I'm feeling.
What if I stumble, what if I fall? What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all? Will the love continue when my walk becomes a crawl? What if I stumble, and what if I fall? What if I stumble? Everyone's got to crawl when you know that you're up against a wall, it's about to fall... everyone's got to crawl when you know that....
I hear You whispering my name [You say]
"My love for You will never change" [never change]
What if I stumble, what if I fall? What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all? Will the love continue when my walk becomes a crawl? What if I stumble, and what if I fall?
What if I stumble, what if I fall? You never turn in the heat of it all. What if I stumble, what if I fall? You are my comfort, and my God.
Is this one for the people, is this one for the Lord?
~What If I Stumble by DC Talk~

Face it, folks... We are all going to make mistakes. You will not react right in every situation you are placed in. But one thing we need to remember in the midst of our mistakes is that God already knew what was going down. God forgives & God's love for us never changes. Never...
Because Romans 8:38-39 says: "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Now this doesn't give you the "OK" to run around living the fleshly desires of the world. I believe this is telling us that once you have become a believer in Jesus as God's son, who was sent as our redemptive payment and your life has changed, that nothing can take that from you nor take you from God's family. We all fall short. We were told to LOVE each other. We were told to LIVE so that unbelievers wonder what it is that we have. Life is complex and difficult enough to muddle through, however we do have to live what we believe and what we profess. Believers, remember every mistake you make in this world will be viewed as hypocritical. Do NOT let it discourage you! You are a Child of the King! You know whose you are and in whose hands you are held! Do your best to SHINE! We have to not simply pay lip service to what we believe. It's time to walk the walk that was laid out before us as Jesus walked this earth so long ago. Serve your community, be love & see the mission field right in your backyard!
~ Randa ~

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