Can you walk the talk you talk?

This is an excerpt from Francis Chan's book "Crazy Love":

   "Here me clearly in this, because it is vital - in fact, there is nothing more important or eternal: Are you willing to say to God that He can have whatever He wants? Do you believe that wholehearted commitment to him is more important than any other thing or person in you life? Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people He has made?
      If the answer to those questions is yes, then let your bet match your talk. True faith means holding nothing back; it bets everything on the hope of eternity."

We say a lot of things about being a Christian but do we walk that talk we talk? John clearly states in 1 John 2:6 "Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did." (NIV) Also James says that faith without actions is dead; not that we have to do good works to be saved but that being saved produces good works James 2:14-17. The proof of those works being an example of our salvation is the motivation of why we do them. If the motivation is not love then they truly are nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3.

The problem with the American landscape of Christianity is that we spend more time practicing a religion that living in a relationship! I know once we, all as those who have put trust in Christ, start to love without conditions, boundaries and limitations the world will truly change, but most importantly we will change. The reason God wants us to love and be full of His love is that is drives out the evil desires and the wants of this world. When we are full of Him there is nothing else to want. Even though we all say that can we truly look in that mirror and say that we see Jesus and not us? I understand how hard this is in that I struggle everyday to meet His standard!

I do get it now! I do understand truly what God wants! I know he wants me to do two things; Love Him first, the most, and with everything I have, and love everyone else as I love myself! You don't believe me check out Matthew 22:37. Jesus says do that because everything depends on those two things; kind of like saying if you do this then everything will start lining up in your life.

Live life loud full of love; and never let you get in the way of God.

In Christ
Keith