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Those Kinds of Christians; A Purpose

I've seen it lived out. 

That's how I know what it looks like, and the fruit that it bears.  When men act like men, they can change the world.  At least, that is what has been preached to me since I could remember. Whether it was in sermons I listened to growing up, or in the books I read for school, or in the Scriptures, I have known what it is supposed to look like.  But it is a very different thing to put it into action.

Father's Day was this past Sunday, and it reminded me of two fathers that I know.  One of them is my father, and the other is my brother-in-law.  They have both laid down their lives for their families, sacrificing what is comfortable for what is right.  For my dad, he was deployed twice overseas, risking everything to provide for us.  For my brother-in-law, he spent three months driving between two different cities to work in one town and be with his wife and son in the other.  All the while, being strong and unflinching through very difficult circumstances. Father's Day also reminded me of two mothers that I know: my mother and my sister.  While my dad was deployed, my mother filled in for two parents as best she could, raising five kids while her husband was on the other side of the world.  My sister endured an intense pregnancy, that sent her to live in another city for three months.  She did it with poise and grace that I have only ever heard of.  They all did this by faith.  Despite the stress and anxiety that was placed upon them, they persevered because they knew the One that they were serving.

It is these kinds of men and women that can change the world, because they are relying on the One who is unchangeable.  And it is for this purpose that I am starting this new blog.  As my wife and I were discussing earlier this week, there is a serious lack of good content out there.  (I believe this was after we watched a Netflix movie, just to give some proper context.)  Now, I am not saying that this blog will have good content (well-intentioned content would be the proper terminology), but I would like to help to void that void.  I would like to produce content that challenges young adult Christians in their walk with the Lord.  Ultimately, I want to challenge those who read this blog to consider the life that has been given them by the One who made it and how they should then live.

"By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers." - 1 John 3:16
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