never let anybody laugh you out of living for CHRIST! JESUS is very honest. HE never watered down commitment. HE says "there is a price to be paid for following ME." popularity here on earth is never guaranteed by the gospels. but reward in heaven is guaranteed.
like the story of the old missionary who had spent his life in africa. he had lost his wife and family to malaria. he had spent 60 years slaving away, nobody knew about it. he was coming home a broken man, his health was broken, he was dying. he didn't have friends in america. he happened to come home on the same plane that eisenhower came home on from world war II. when the airplane landed in new york, they opened the door, rolled out the red carpet and there were bands and confetti and signs everywhere that said, "welcome home, ike!" everybody was thrilled and shouting. the missionary came off the plane and saw all these people welcoming eisenhower. he started getting a little discouraged.
he said the devil said to him, "this is what you gave up. you lived for the LORD all your life and this is what you get. nobody knows or cares. you're lonely. you're dying. you're old and sick." he said he started feeling sorry for himself and GOD just tapped him on the shoulder, "son, you're not home yet."
you won't be in heaven five minutes before you say, "why didn't i give more! why didn't i serve more! why didn't i love more! why didn't i witness more! why didn't i make my life count! why did i waste it on things that didn't matter for ten years, much less for eternity."
just a thought from the front porch…
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