Living in Light of the Gospel.

Its been awhile since i have been on and written something. I do believe i completely missed May and now i'm just catching the tail end of June. Today i was thinking about a lofty idea, something that hit me when i stepped out of its realm. Living in light of the Gospel. It is the very essence of Christianity. When i step out of its glorious light i find that everything is darker and hope seems to slip away over the horizon. Today i also got a little to focused on what i wanted, i'm re-modeling my room so that in turn has become one of my biggest priorities with the time i have this summer. My mother asked me to do the dishes and instead of putting down what i was doing for her sake, i kept on pursuing my own desire. And after i got into a quarrel with her and frazzled both her and i's emotions it hit me: i need to start purposefully pursuing a life that is in light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. What that means is living a life that sacrifices human comforts, puts others before one's self, lays down a life for a friend's and has a mind that does not consider what may benefit him tomorrow, but rather benefit the kingdom of God for eternity. I made the choice today to not obey my mother in her wish and it made me conscious of that fact due to the painful reality that the Holy Spirit does not move without the light of the gospel shining on it. It feels like when i disobey God the world seems a lot darker, a deep conviction pains my heart and the cross calls me back again. THAT is living in light of the Gospel, obeying the beckoning call of Christ even after you were the one sheep that left the 99. Living as a follower of Christ is not dodging the bombs of hypocrites, its being a mirror for God to reflect his image into. Its being a piece of clay or a canvas being formed by its creator into a destined work of art, something that the artist is proud to call its own. Its a mother cradling her child when they cry and a father protecting his family in a crisis. Being a sold out follower of Christ isnt about a structured church service or a map of confusing rules to obey, its living in the astonishing truth that Jesus Christ died for our sins and we are free from the condemnation of death. What else is better than that to live in light of? If your in the dark at this moment, proceed to your knees and ask your Father in heaven to turn the light on. If your are expecting a candle, brace yourself because he's pulling out the stadium lights. And in this case, conserving energy is a waste of eternity.