Lost in the Ocean

Lost in the Ocean


It’s the year 2005, America’s culture has changed dramatically since its birth two hundred years ago. The Christian community is no different, it has plummeted down into a state of depravity and weakness.
I use the words lost in the ocean, the ocean is the world and things of it. Christians are lost in the things of the world, they have lost themselves and adapted the ways of the world. They think that they can live like everyone else, but they fail to realize that when you claim to be a Christian you claim to kill your ways of life, to live to a different beat, to be a Jesus Freak, to go against the waves of the world, to live different from the world.

In my personal life I was lost in the waves of the world, I claimed to be a Christian but lived life the way I wanted to. In my mind I good Christian, I didn’t do drugs or get into trouble. I was a “good” Christian, but I found that there is only one type of Christian that I can be, that Christ-like living holy and righteous, knowing and serving God with all my mind heart and strength.

What is a Christian you may ask? It is someone who has died to sin, picks up their cross daily, and lives for Christ and Christ alone.
My friend and I talked much on this subject because we didn’t know what to think when we would fall for the same temptations over and over. We thought, “how can I be a Christian when I fall over and over in the same place?” Our answer, as long as we know that we are sinning and are fighting to be overcome and have a repentant heart then we will be forgiven for what we did. But for those who have a lifestyle of sin and have no desire to overcome it then they are not a Christian, they are a fake and will not inherit the kingdom of God if they continue in this state of sinful lifestyle. My friend and I had the hardest time in our minds because we wanted to serve God but only fell when the battle came. Then it hit us like it hit my dad when he discovered that Elvis was dead, we can’t live like the rest of the world and live for God! We had to be rid of anything that brought a wall between God and us, we had to give everything to God! Not just a few things but everything! Even if others made fun of us we knew to stay strong because we take our relationship with God serious, more serious then any thing this world could ever offer.

Yes, my friend and I went through trials that were heart wrenching and soul tearing, but we fought through the battle because we saw the reward of doing so, an intimate relationship with our God, our Lord, our best friend. We were lost in the ocean, we were struggling with the battle of giving our all to God, (and still do now) and we went through what seemed hell. But we look back and see that those fights were worth it, we see that being a “lukewarm” Christian is the worst thing possible. Because we felt useless for God, but were still separated from the world in a sense. We were on the line of
God-and –world, and there was only one choice to make, to live for God or not to.

Will you give up your holding of the world, will give it up to be a Jesus Freak? Or are you too concerned about your reputation or your pride? Maybe it’s your fear of stepping out of the boat an jumping into the arms of God. A step of faith.
Will you be held back by your fear, pride, reputation, world stuff, a girl, money, the battle? Will you go against the waves of the world and fight? Or will you sink back into the weak term of the Christian, lukewarm?

Lost in the Ocean?