What if Im fifteen??

I hardly ever have the radio turned on. If music is playing It’s usually a CD, or songs that we have on the computer. For some reason I walked by the radio in the kitchen and clicked on K-love Christian radio, and went to sit down at the computer desk. I started to sort through some pictures and work on an birthday invitation for my grandma when a song came on that I hadn’t ever heard before. I leaned back in the chair to pay more attention to the lyrics. As I listened God softly pushed on my heart. I felt convicted and challenged by the words to this song. So I want to share them with you.

Fifteen Lyrics
Greg Long

I was sitting at the table
As the waitress took our order
In her eyes I knew that something wasn't right
And before I saw it coming
I was caught up in her story
Of the storms that she had weathered in her life
My friend said can we pray for you
She said I think I'd like you to
She walked away, we bowed our heads
But then he turned to me and said

If it takes fifteen times
To hear about Jesus
For someone to believe
Wherever I stand in line
I've got to make a difference
In case it comes down to me
'Cause, I may be the third,
may be the seventh
There may be years in between
but what if I'm fifteen
What if I'm fifteen

Just a chapter in a story
With the ending still unwritten
Do they find the truth of Jesus after all
As I listen for the whispers
And I follow where they lead me
I pray that I'll be faithful to the call
If I'm who I'm supposed to be
I know that God can work through me
I may not understand it now
But I believe somehow

If it takes fifteen times
To hear about Jesus
For someone to believe
Wherever I stand in line
I've got to make a difference
In case it comes down to me
'Cause I may be the third,
may be the seventh
There may be years in between
But what if I'm fifteen
What if I'm fifteen

God I don't want to miss the chances
When you open the door
What may seem so insignificant
You see so much more

If it takes fifteen times
To hear about Jesus
For someone to believe
Wherever I stand in line
I've got to make a difference
In case it comes down to me
'Cause I may be the third,
may be the seventh
There may be years in between
But what if I'm fifteen
What if I'm fifteen

I just can’t explain how God used that song to once again show me how important it is to be sharing the gospel everywhere I go. Do I make a difference every time I stand in line? I just hope it encourages you to make a difference to. We never know the life story of the lady checking us out at the grocery store, so the teenage girl handing us our sack in the drive through. But it it takes 15 times for them to hear about Jesus I pray that you and I would be one of the ones to hand them a track, or stop and share Jesus. What if we are that fifteenth person?? And what if we didn’t bother to share our faith with them??? Is theyre blood going to be on our hands like it says in Ezekiel 33?

When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die;
if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way,
that wicked man shall die in his iniquity;
but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it;
if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity;
but thou hast delivered thy soul. (Ezekiel 33:8-9)

overwhelmed

My heart is so moved. As I set the table and finished preparing supper my brothers had an episode of Oddesey playing. While I was going in and out of the dining room, I caught a few glitches of the story. It was about Connie and Eugene going in the imagine nation station back to the story of Jesus. At the very end 2 statements were made during the story that brought tears to my eyes.

The first statement was made by one of the wise men as they seen baby Jesus he said “is this the one brings hope to the whole world” just imagine! JESUS Christ! Even as a little new born baby—brought hope to the world… He IS the hope of the world!! I am so humbled. I just can’t find words to describe how grateful I am that Jesus has given me hope. Without Him I would be nothing.

The ending statement was simply this “we have a reason to live, that’s worth dying for” wow! The end times have been on my mind often. And honestly sometimes it scares me! Will I be able to stand for Christ like the brave ones who have done so before? Even at the cost of life? But “we have a reason to live, that’s worth dying for” Jesus Christ is so fulfilling! He is everything we need! He is on the throne! Im so thankful that I can completely trust in Him! I am completly overwhelmed with how amazing God is, and how undeserving I am of the hope, love, mercy, grace, and forgiveness that is so freely given me!

Whew. Well I just had to jot that down! My heart is so full! And I have a very limited about of words to try to describe that! Thank You Jesus!

unashamed of the gospel

"I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed.
The dye has been cast. The decision has been made.
I have stepped over the line.
I won't look back, let up, slow down, or back away.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense,
my future, is secure. I'm finished with low living,
sight walking, small planning, smooth knees,
tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions,
plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right,
first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded.
I now live by faith, lean on His presence,
walk with patience, live by prayer and labor with power.

My face is set, my gait is fast my goal is Heaven,
my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few,
my guide is reliable, my mission is clear.
I can not be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away,
turned back, deluded, or delayed. I will not flinch in
the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the
adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the
pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I won't give up, shut up, let up,
until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up,
spoken for the case of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.
I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know,
and work till He stops me.

My banner is clear. I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed."

I read this and it really encouraged me! I guess it was supposedly written by an African Christian, before he was martyered for the faith. I pray that as Christian- we would truely live like this. forget a life of ease, fitting in, comfort, and worldly pleasures! God is so worth everything that we have! He's worth living for, He's worth dieing for!!!

having no hope

i just want to take a quick minute and post some thoughts about this verse that i read thismorning.

Ephesians 2:12 "that at the time ye were without Christ,

being aliens from the commonwealth of isreal, and

strangers from the covenants of promise,

having no hope, and

without God in the world:

ya know... that is right where this world is today. having no hope, and without God in the world: take a look around you. teenagers in this world... have no hope so what do they run to? drugs, cutting, relationships, and when all of that fails ... sucide. why? because they have NO HOPE. why? because God is not in this world. that just makes me so so sad to see. even in my own extended family i see that happening, Christians. we need to stand up! we have such an oppertunity here to share the HOPE that we have because of Jesus Christ i did a quick word study on hope. and im just amazed! AMAZED by Gods grace, AMAZED by the fact that ONLY because of Jesus Christ we can have hope. its not denyed us, or hiden from us. We can have hope because of Jesus. people in this world need to be pointed to that ray of hope,

2Thessalonians 2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

1Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, - because we have a LIVING God ... we have HOPE! we know that Jesus Christ is not in the grave, and we can have hope of his second coming, hope of our future,

Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Romans5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Lamentations 3:24 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Psalms 43:5 why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? HOPE IN GOD: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God

I stand amazed!

who are we to be given the Hope of Jesus Christ?

who am I to claim that hope because of him?

Lord, may I always point others to the hope that we can have in YOU.