"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full (or "more abundantly") ."
In this verse God/Jesus is saying that in the end all the world which is under Satan is doing is giving you temporary fun and that in the end it only destroys you! But the life of a christian may be hard but our life is abundant and full! God not only gave us life but an awesome one!
People sometimes think that to be a good christian you need to have this boring toned down life where you're just a "goody goody" who never has any fun. But it's quite the opposite! God wants us to have a full life and to be doing amazing things FOR HIM everyday! One of the best times I have ever had was on my missions trip! We were serving God to the extent of our abilities every day and learning about Him and drawing closer to Him and it was just SO much fun for me! I had never laughed so much in two weeks before! We sang and danced and were so filled up with joy that it overflowed to the people around us! And why was is so much fun? We sang Worship songs! And we danced for God! And it is so much more satisfying to be doing things FOR HIM than doing things for the world!
And you don't have to go on a missions trip or anything to get this joy and these feelings either! I went to so many events with my youth group and school that we didn't need to be doing drugs or drinking to have fun! We could watch a family film or a christian film and just talk and it would still be fun! And just hanging out with my best friends and as we talk about how our christian walk is going is the highlight of my trips to see them or even when I was living near them and saw than often, those times were some of the best of my life!
And whenever I would spend time with people who just wanted to be perverted and talk about things that were "funny" but really weren't I look back and it wasn't that fun at all... In fact I felt empty afterwards most of the time. And I was slowly beginning to realize that a life with God was more abundant and that my life felt full and fulfilled when I was in that zone so to speak.
So when people view me and my friends as "boring goody two shoes who just sit around and read the bible" instead of thinking "You're right....." I was thinking "HAHAHA! No, we are having SO much more fun than you in the end! It's THIER loss, not ours! "
Having an abundant life full of surprises and loving every minute of the time I get to spend with God is the most amazing adventure I can think of! I want to be out there spreading His Word to everyone and I want to see them with an abundant life filled overflowing with joy through everything!
I'm not at a point yet where I can honestly say that my life is always joyful but I have seen it in others and I can see it in the future me. I want God to continue making my life full and wonderful and to keep me from the temporary pleasures of the world when I can rest in the constant joy and affection of His Word...
And also let us not forget that God created music, dancing, laughter, love, warmth, joy, beauty, life, affection, sleep, jumping, cute fluffy animals, softness, writing, blushing, air, giggles, rolling down hills, singing and (dare I say it) sex! So people who think we are SO boring and in a little box read Psalms and the Song of Solomon, boy will that be a wake up call!
I'll be writing more about this later I hope!
Keeping the Faith,
C.A.M
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