just a quick thought...

so tonight during youth group we were studying the authenticity of the Bible. My attention span lacks sometimes and since all the youth had the books it was kinda hard for me to concentrate on the reading, but a comment was made about all the people who have died for the sake of the Bible. I'm not just talking about Jesus, his disciples, Paul; I'm talking about everyone..all the guys who made sure it was passed on, everyone who died for the sake of the gospel. It kinda hit me that we take that book for granted...i mean we live in a country were we can basically do and say what we please, yet we choose to remain still, we choose to be silent. Sometimes its as if we use Jesus when we need Him and then we say "i'll take it from here." I put myself on top of that list. What are we so scared of? We all wear these great t-shirts with a christian message and in some ways i think we believe we are witnessing, that we are evangelizing...but truthfully we're not. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with christian shirts and i'll probably wear one tomorrow, but is that what "go be disciples to all nations" has come down too? A neat t-shirt...maybe I should do something more....

Oh' God please burden me to do a greater work for you! I want to please you, I want to be closer to you. Equip me with the courage and strength to face this world. Strike my soul with fire from Heaven and I pray that fire is never quenched!