The most incredible thing that I did, I really didn't do.

After a pretty intense conversation lately, I have been thinking about a certain issue that had not even crossed my mind. This is something that Christians have been dealing with their entire lives and even the most instrumental Biblical figures (Moses, David, Solomon, etc) diod not fully understand this principle. We are not the ones doing anything amazing in this world, it is the Holy Spitit that guides us. I can talk about amazing things I have done, maybe even leading someone to Christ, saving someones life, or climbing Mt Everest....but in the end...it was not me and I can never take credit for it. Celebrities will often say at award shows and such that they "Thank God" or "Their personal Lord and Savior Jesus Christ". This is great to hear but they go on for another five minutes or so talking about other people that had made it possible and how their talent allowed them to be where they are. Ok so basically, God only had a partial influence on "your amazing accomplishment". NO! A true follower of Christ should say that Christ is the only reason that they are where they are today and that God put certain people in my life to give me hand. A person has to understand that THEY DID NOTHING!

I use celebrities as examples for the sole reason that jeveryone has seen or heard it. Basically, this goes for all people. Every Christian is held to this principle and should be held accountable for it. If they are claiming that they are a follower of Christ but they are saying they are accomplishing all these things without giving it all to Christ, THEY NEED TO BE CALLED OUT! God commands that we do this. It needs to be done out of love, not anger, and for God's purpose not your own, but it needs to be done. I only say this because someone I love very much pointed it out to me recently. All it shows is that she actually cares for me, and all I could say is "Thank you".

I mentioned that Biblical figures went through this as well. WHat you ahve to understand is that people in the Bible are great examples of what to do, and most importantly what NOT to do. Moses lead God's p[eople out of slavery in Eqypt and they were wandering in the desert. But to provide for His people, God showed Moses where to get water from. As soon as this was done, Moses declasred "Look at what WE (him and God) have done". We??!?! Really Moses? There is no "we" in the equation. This is why Moses never saw the promise land, because of his slight disobedience towards God. Something we probably do everyday.

David and Solomon forgot this issue over time and there really is not one specific incident that I can think of that pinpoints when it happened. However, David and Solomon were probably God's "golden children". They were his pride and joy and then they disobeyed by thinking theyt wree almost on the same plane as God. We have to udnerstand that our place in His kingdom is to serve and only to serve His purpose. If we can not accept this, we aren't truly saved. Think about it.

So it all boils down to this. I ahve done some pretty cool stuff in my life, and have been blessed by God to accomplish them. Whether is was graduating high school or college. Going on a missions trip to England and make an impact, or even as small as talking with a friend about a hard issue...all of these things I never had a hand in doing. I would not have accomplished them unless God was on my side, guiding me through it. Being a follower of Christ is more then just walking the walk, its also talking the talk. And this means lettign people know that whatever you do and get praised for, that it was not you, but Him, Christ who died for us.