Who Do You Say I Am?

by leighgray | January 12, 2012 1:07 am

I want to introduce you to one of my many incredibly smart friends!!!  I love to hear the wisdom come from this young thing and the laughter that exudes from her tweets.  She is a ton of fun and a person you will not regret getting to know on the WWW!!!  Sit back, relax, and listen as HE speaks thru Tracee!

 

“Believe” is one of those words that takes me out at the knees. Believe is a word that I will always wrestle with and want to know the deep meaning of for the rest of my life.

Believing….well it changes everything.

Believing is a word I struggle the most in life with. This self-sufficient, independent wanderer has a hard time just believing. Believing requires my everything.

Believing requires my faith and trust. I have learned that believing is a choice. 

Believing is a choice. Faith is choosing to believe in a God who is illogical, beyond my understanding, and sometimes unrecognizable. My response to believing should look like following God with my whole life.

There is a dangerous question presented in the gospel of Matthew that demands our response.  Jesus asked his disciples the question of  “who do you say that I am?[1]” Our answer should be reflected[2] in our lives.

Have you  ever experienced times where your actions and words have not matched up? It makes a difference. This applies to believing as well. If we say we believe in who Jesus says he is, how can our lives not say the same thing?

If I believe, and claim  Jesus as the truth, how can my life not say the same thing? It can’t. If our answer is “yes,” then that yes should be visible in our every day lives.

If it does, I have some questions for you, if you believe that Jesus is who he claims to be then:

-          How does the perception and value of character change?

-          What does loving unconditionally look like?

-          How does believing in Christ change our fears and insecurities?

-          What does faithfulness and commitment look like?

-          What does faith lived out look like?

If we claim that Jesus is the Christ, our whole lives should resemble that answer. The thread of Christ’s redemption runs throughout every level of our lives. Every level of believing takes consideration. We will look and sound different when faith enters the picture.

Jesus is asking a life changing question to all of us, “Who do you say that I am?“

I will ask YOU the same question.

Who do you say he is?

What answer does your life resemble?

 

Speaker & Counselor – Journeying with others through the invitation to believe different, and live different in Him.

Nashville · http://traceepersiko.com[3]

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