Hot or cold? You decide...

I posted this on my xanga yesterday. I completely forgot to put it on here also. Anyway, here it is:

Today, i learned a lot about other people. In my Survey of the NT class, i was interested to discover that the lady next to me didn't believe that Jesus was God. Well, she changed that to say that if Jesus was God, he must be a lower form not comparable to the father. I was surprised to find that i could be in a Christian class with someone that believed that. Not like i'm trying to single her out, but all this time, i'd always been told to be ready to explain to non-Christians of why that isn't so. It was strange seeing that someone raised in church didn't know something so basic.

My "hysterical geology" lab partner decided to take a trip to Dallas after convincing me to skip last Wednesday. I had two days of work and not the slightest idea of how to do any of it. The person that sits two chairs down from me was more than happy to allow me to borrow his paper. I didn't exactly want to, but he said he didn't feel like explaining it all to me. Just to give some context- this is the guy that always explains to me, without any scientific evidence, that i must be "Clearly incorrect..." if i ever mention anything supporting what the Bible says, whether in a direct reference or not. While copying his paper (teacher knew about it and didn't seem opposed to it), we finally got a chance to talk instead of arguing back and forth with each other. We went through the usual things- major, home town, school graduated from, parents, brothers and sisters, favorite thing to do online and the where do you work type questions. I didn't say anything implying it, but he began by telling me he knew what kind of person i was and that i was going to try to talk him into becoming a Christian. He said he knew my lingo and all the stuff that i believed in, and how i felt sorry for him because he wasn't Christian and how i probably considered myself better than him. He proceeded to tell me that he used to be a Christian and would go hand out tracks just like i probably did and that he just "wasn't one of those people anymore." I found out that outside of school and work, he has no life. I can understand the not having time for one thing, but that wasn't his hindrance. Everyone gets a couple nights off. He said he spends that time sitting at home by himself watching videos on YouTube (a site i have yet to visit). He mentioned he really didn't have any friends.

I could say much much more about where this conversation headed, but here are some questions. If he automatically knew what kind of person i'm supposed to be, why was it not one characterized by love instead of judgement? Why was it not one that would say, "hey, i understand, i can relate. There once was a time that i lived without hope."? Why was i automatically thrown into a pile of a type of people that have all the right words to say but don't even live their own faith? Why was i automatically associated as being a hypocritical person just for saying that i don't believe in evolution? Why does the world view Christians this way? I'm not saying that i'm perfect, but i've made a commitment to follow after God. I want people to be able to see Christ when they look at me, whether it be by a smile, holding the door for them, or simply talking to them when they think no one cares that they're alive. I don't want to be the type of person that the world thinks of when they hear the word Christian. I don't view myself as that type of person. I want people to see how awesome God is by the way that his servants live for him. I wish that the Christians of this world would be more like the showers in the fitness center. Even though i don't attend a Christian school, they're definitely sticking to Biblical principles in the one thing i wish they wouldn't. The water that comes out of there is either hot or cold. There is no lukewarm. When will we make our decision? What would this world look like if so many people stopped being lukewarm? What would happen if we would wake up and start loving our neighbors as Christ commanded? What would happen if we didn't allow people like this guy in my class to be without a friend? Simply, what would happen if we started living for Christ instead of for our selfish motives? What would happen if so many would realize what Revelation 3:16 is actually saying?

If you have some spare time on your hands, read Revelation 3:15-22. Hopefully you'll find it as insightful as i just did. Any neat comments on the scripture, let me know. I'd add some,but i've written far too much already.

~§tacy White~