Who am I?

I know that it has been forever and a day since the song "Who am I" was released, but today I heard it, and it made me think. I questioned myself "who am I, that the Lord of all the Earth, would care to know my name, care to feel my hurt?" The very fact that Christ came to the world, to die for me, to wipe away all of the stupid things that I do, is something that I feel that I may underestimate, and underappreciate at times. To top it off, that I serve a God who truly cares for me, understands my hurt because of His ultimate sacrifice; just blows my mind away. Now I know that you who may be reading this may feel abandoned, and not understood. You might even be questioning yourself why you are even reading this. Before you decide just to click out and go back to Facebook, let me encourage you and say that you are reading this blog for a reason, and for that I am glad. You see, there is a God, who loves you so much, that he cares for you, that he wants to have a thriving and intimate relationship with you. My question to you is why are you running from him? Is it that you are scared to enter into a relationship with Him because you are afraid that he won't take you for who you are, or that He does not understand what you go through daily? I want to tell you, that God wants to meet you where you are, and rescue you from your own destruction. Why resist him? Why turn down the one Being that can change your life for the better? Why waste your life?

Now for those who have that relationship with Christ already: Why do you think that God loves you enough to know your name, why does he care for you when you hurt? Let's be honest, its because He has a plan for your life, he wants to see you succeed, and to go down that pathway that he has laid out for you. I want to encourage you to step out, don't be afraid to take that pathway. You will be asked to give up things that may be dear to you, but it will be worth it if you do. He will bless you, he will comfort you when you need it. Don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone, he is still there with you, and you shall be blessed for doing it.

I love you guys,

Big Ron

Big Ron is Burning

I feel like holding my own segment of "Jim Rome is Burning" from ESPN, but instead call it "Big Ron is Burning." About what you might ask? Well to be honest there are a lot of things I am burning about right now, but one is mediocrity. In particular, mediocrity in my and others relationship with Christ. This has been something that I have been personally working on. it came from a conviction that I received from the Lord during Christmas break. Something that I took like a slap on the face. You see, I would like to be able to say that I live the a life that I solely depend on Christ, and that I give my everything in all that I do to represent him. This is something that I have been working on greatly. It is hard for an American male, to not depend on himself for some things, but that is no excuse. The conviction that I have about this has led to my awareness of it, and the desire to better myself in Christ. Right now, I am reading a book called "Don't Waste Your Life" by John Piper. Let's just say I have not really been a Piper fan in my life, but this book, there is something about this book that is different. It really has challenged my thoughts and the way I live my life.

Back to the mediocrity, because I will blog about "not wasting your life" later. But so often, I see people living in a way that they are not maximizing and doing all that they can in Christ. Let me be perfectly clear, I am at fault as well. But as brothers and sisters in Christ, we should keep each other in check. We should constantly be encouraging each other. I want to see a stoppage of the disconnectedness that exists between the body of Christ. We should band together, rely on each other, not discourage or shy away from each other. I get tired of seeing people not wanting to support and engage in fellowship with people who are believers in Christ, but who may have a difference of belief in a different doctrine. We should not outcast those who may have different doctrinal beliefs, but bond together with our brothers and sisters in Christ. All have a particular thing that they can bring to the table in terms of serving the Lord and following his lead, and that should be embraced. Right now, my "give a crap" cup is empty, I am going to start serving him more and more with all that I have, and if someone is upset with that, then they can take that up with the Man up Stairs.

Love you guys,

Big Ron