Trust

Yesterday while with a good friend I was saying how the main reason I know I have grown as a Christian is not my knowledge of the Bible or how many worship songs I know without the need for lyrics. No, the most dominant feature of my faith that I know has grown is that of trust.

When I first accepted Jesus and started building a relationship with him my trust was in my parents, my friends and my family. If I had something that required an active decision I would go to those people. However now I look at my life and see that when something is troubling me or a decision has to be made I go to Jesus.

In going to Jesus I am trusting that whatever the decision he has for my life, whatever directions he wants to take me in it is the correct path. This is not to say I find it easy, in fact the exact opposite is true and I often don't trust, but more and more I am learning to Trust Jesus.

I urge you to do the same.

The name of Jesus

So over the last week God has been prompting me to acknowledge how powerful the name Jesus is.

"Jesus Christ" is often used as a curse, and in today's society has become common place in peoples vocabulary for such a purpose.

But the same name can be used to drive out demons, change lives and comfort the weary.

How did such a wonderful name get changed into such a derived form of its true meaning.

So I challenge you, regardless of your religious beliefs, to next time you hear someone use the name "Jesus Christ" as a curse, challenge them. Do they know what the name really means?