I Don't Wanna Be...

A Camouflage Christian. Okay, go with me here for a minute, I know I haven't written in a long time, but I haven't totally lost it-yet. Being married to a hunter and having a little boy that is, well, all little boy, I get to see plenty of camouflage items. Yesterday I began to ponder as Andrew put on his little camouflage boots, what is the meaning of camouflage? You say, "To blend in and not be noticed in your surroundings, right?" That's why all the money and careful time spent on material and clothing that makes you difficult and hopefully impossible to see by whatever you are hunting in the woods. My husband paints even his eyes sometimes so they can not be seen and does something with doe urine, I don't want to know what though-LOL.

But what if we were to take that concept and apply it to our Spiritual Lives? What if we were talking about people that profess Christianity on Sunday but live like the devil during the week? What if people were not ashamed of Jesus on Sunday morning where it is popular to worship and speak His Name, but during the week they did all they could to be careful not to "offend" anyone with their beliefs and even did everything they could to fit in even if it meant sacrificing integrity? What if people didn't look at us and see something different, something desirable? I believe that is what is happening in the world today, in our own back yards. I know that life isn't easy, but Jesus did not call us to an easy life. He simply called us to follow Him. Following Him is getting increasingly more unpopular in this world, but oh, the rewards we will have waiting on us if we do! Jesus told us that it is impossible to serve two masters and God tells us that He will not share His Glory with another. So, today I will do whatever I can to follow after Jesus. I will not be camouflaged for the sake of blending in. In this world, I will have struggles, and boy are they hard, but my rewards in Heaven will be worth it all! I want to live for Jesus so that someone else might see Him through me!

Lord, You alone know my heart. You know my struggles, my insecurities, my fears. Lord sometimes it is so hard to be unpopular. Lord please help me to remember Your Perfect Example and what it cost You. You have loved me with an Everlasting Love so help me to strive to show that love to others. Help me to not sacrifice integrity, even when the road is hard. Help me not to be a "Camouflage Christian". I want You to be the first thing people see when they look at me! I love You, Lord. Thank You for loving me...In Your Sweet Name...Amen