What I Do Believe

In church today we read and spoke together The Apostles' Creed. I knew that I was reconfirming my faith to God, out loud to myself, and to others. In the beginning of this New Year; it would be a good idea to reflect on who we are, what our core beliefs are, where we are in our lives, where we plan to go, and what we can accomplish as the year progresses.

Because I believe in God, I know who I am in Him, and I know how God wants me to treat others.
The Word is my guidebook and God is my guide. There is no righteousness in me, in and of myself. Christ is my righteousness. Because I believe, God sees imperfect me through the filter of my Savior. No one is perfect, no not one! Jesus is the only perfect person. Because I believe, God looks at me through my perfect Christ. He is my perfection and my righteousness. I have received the gift of faith. I have asked for and received God's promised salvation. I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Scriptures tell me that when I believe in The Lord Jesus Christ, I will be saved, and my house(my family). Christ lives in me and through me. Good works did not save me. It is because I believe in God and His promises that I want to be good and to do good (not the other way around).

As Christians we also must ask ourselves, “Am I the same person this year that I was last year?”. “Am I growing or am I a stagnant Christian?” It is in God's will for us to grow in our faith and grow in our spiritual understanding. God brings us into the family of God to grow us. How do we grow? I grow through prayer, reading and studying the bible, worshiping with other Christians, and seeking God's will and direction daily for everything and every situation in my life. God is always with me and together we can handle anything that might happen each day. I am always in communion and conversation with Him. If I am not talking to myself outloud, I am talking to The Lord. I often confuse Richard, my husband, but I think he is getting use to not knowing when I am addressing him, or myself, or actually lifting up a prayer outloud.

What we believe about the future influences how we are going to live today. I believe that my life is in God's hands. This belief and my assurance of His guidance sets me free and gives me “The peace that passeth understanding”. Because I know Who holds my future, and I know where I am going when my time on earth is over, I know how to live. When we are not afraid to die then we are not afraid to live. Wishing all of my readers “life in its fullest” in 2011. May we all grow in our faith, grow in our love for the Lord, and grow in our ability to love and care for each other.

I will continue this Blog in my next posting. I plan to copy The Apostles' Creed as we read and spoke it in church this morning. May each of us reflect on its words and its meaning in our individual lives.