Day 1 continued - brutally honest

I have no reason not to be honest in this blog. What good would it do anyone? One of the biggest obstacles I have is worrying too much about what other people think and not enough about what God thinks. I know that if I could just get over that much, I'd be on my way to being a stronger Christian. I'm tired of being labeled judgemental if I don't agree with another religion. Yes, it says in the Bible not to judge others, but witnessing to people and giving our testimony should not be considered judgemental just because it may offend someone. I say this with ease, but do it with great difficulty. I'm such a chicken when it comes to being a witness to the Lord. I want people I love to know Jesus, but I don't want to be looked at as a religious freak either. I know that the only way to look past that is to actually get closer to God. The closer I am to Him, the less I care about what the world thinks. So at this point in my life I am obviously not as close to Him as I'd like to be. The point is - it's not about what I think or you think or anyone thinks, it's about what God says. Sure, there are things that are happening right now in our country that my flesh says Why not? I don't see the problem. Then I have to remind myself that my reasoning has no weight compared to the all-knowing, all-powerful God. I love Him so much. It feels so good to be able to put all my trust and hope into one being. I mean, talk about security! I agree with the saying, you know that you know that you know. That's how I feel about Jesus. Because I know Him, I know that I know that I know He is real, He is the One and Only God, and only HE is worthy to be praised. I plan to talk about the steps I think I need to take to become a stronger Christian in the next blog. I'll probably add to them as time goes on. I'll also explain what characteristics I believe a strong Christian should have. I'm going to use my Bible because like I said, it's not my opinion that holds the weight, it's His.