Even with My Dark Side

Kelly Clarkson's Dark Side from her album, Stronger

"Will you love me even with my dark side?"

If I tell you and show you my dark side, will you still love me? Will you still befriend me? Will you even come near me? Won't you judge me? Won't you look down on me? Won't you leave me?

Show the Power of the Cross in Your Life

For those who have experienced the power of the cross at least once in their lives, I have a question for you - Where is the power of the cross in your life? Realizing what Jesus did for me and you on the cross - He died for the forgiveness of our sins so that we can see our Father in heaven - has the power to transform our lives. But what if people around you say that there’s an indifference before and after you accepted Christ in your life? Well, that’s a really sad thought. It’s very hurtful to hear actually because you’re expecting a change in you and it’s not evident.


Spiritually renewed on Sundays after church services yet can’t open the Bible for the rest of the week? Are you one of those what they call ‘Sunday Christians?'


Or maybe you go to church and listen to the preaching yet you remain distracted about what you will eat after the service? Not focused on God even in His presence?


Or maybe you have decided to follow Jesus yet continue to do unlawful things - speaks defiled words, watches indecent shows, tells even the littlest of lies (a white lie is still a lie)? Disobedient?


Or maybe you spend hours on the internet then read the Bible for only a few minutes and wonder why God has been so silent?


Well, none of those will lead you to spiritual growth. If people say that there’s no evident change in your life then there must be something wrong.

The Purpose

"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me - the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace." (Acts 20:24)

In this Scripture, Paul gave utmost importance to the task that Jesus gave to him and to the other disciples that he even considered his life worthless if he will not be able to complete it. Remember what Jesus told the eleven disciples before ascending to heaven, The Great Commission, Matthew 28:19-20, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."