Jesus
is everything to me. I have truly learned this in the past year. God has showed
himself to be my friend, father, mother, counselor, redeemer, savior,
comforter, guide, etc. There are so many different things that I can
say about who Jesus is to me, and there are so many other things that Jesus is
continuing to demonstrate to be on a daily basis.
Jesus
has showed himself to be someone who loves me and is there for me no matter my
circumstance. He has proved himself to never leave my side. He is my best
friend. The relationship I have with him has increased significantly over the
past years. For every decision that I have made and will ever make I will look
to him for guidance. I trust the promises that God makes in his word (the
bible). In Psalm 32:8 God promises to guide us, "I will instruct you and teach
you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.” I am
dependant on him for everything. This is something that I have experienced
greatly this semester; He was the only one who could grant me energy, hope,
patience, endurance, joy, contentment, and strength.
My
life has been changed because of him. Starting from my way of thinking (on a
daily basis) to the way I live my life and carry myself. My morals, values, and
ethics are becoming those that are pleasing to Him. Like it says in Phillipians
4:8- "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is
right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything
is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things." These are things
that I strive to think about daily, I want to please Him and draw closer to Him
as much as I can, and I believe that striving to have a cleansed mindset is
very important.
Jesus
is the friend that I can confide in and he’s the only friend that will never
let me down. He is someone that I love too much to let down, which is why I try
hard to please him in every aspect of my life. My love for him has grown
significantly in the past three years. I pray that my life may revolve around
delighting in him, being obedient, and being willing to do the work he has for
me as his servant (I believe that I am here for one purpose only, and that is
to do his will in order to glorify His name). However, as much as I try to not
let him down I am only human and do fail daily, therefore I know that I must
repent daily and continue on. I can truly say that if I hadn’t gone through all
the trials and tribulations that have come my way, my relationship with Christ
would not be where it is today like it states in James 1:2-4 "Consider it
pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know
that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature
and complete, not lacking anything (NIV)." My relationship with Christ
excites me; I know He has so much in store for me. I want God to continue to be
present in every aspect of my life therefore I continue daily to draw closer to
Him, because like His word says in James 4:8- Draw near to God and He will draw
near to you.
The
way I carry my relationships with others has changed as I continue to get
closer to the Lord. Like it says in John 15: 12 “My command is this: Love each
other as I have loved you (NIV).” I want to be more like Jesus, therefore I
strive to have relationships with others in the way that Jesus would. Everything
that He is for me, I want to be for my friends. Jesus puts his friends before
himself; He chooses to serve them even though they should be the one serving
Him. I want to serve my friends and love on them so that they can see Christ in
me (doing it all for His glory of course) In my relationship with others I make
an effort to reflect what kind of a friend Jesus is to me. This is a prayer
that I have on a daily basis. I want to see others the way that Christ looks at
them, I want to love them passionately, I don’t want to it to be my Christian
duty. I want to serve them out of desire and be able to guide them closer to
Christ.
