I can not apologize for my Christian stand. …..even if I wanted to, I could not. I do not consider myself a bigot. In fact, I consider myself to be very open to change and also very open to different cultures. However, my relationship to Jesus Christ is not open to debate.
Until February 6, 2006 I was going through life just hoping I was doing all of the right things. I had made some pretty big blunders. I have left a trail of broken lives behind me. Not a day goes by that I am not reminded of my past but things changed for me on February 6, 2006. I became acutely aware that within my own power I could not change myself. I had many folks fooled but I knew I was not fooling myself or the Creator. Sitting at my desk at work I admitted to Jesus Christ that I could not change myself as a person through my own power. I admitted to Christ that I was a sinner and that I trusted Him as my personal Savior.
I have lost a few friends along the way but words can not accurately describe the peace I have felt inside of me since that day in February. Sure, I still have my problems but I also have that peace.
I know people over the years have argued about what specific day Christ was born. I don’t get caught up in these theological debates…….. I can’t prove the specific date Abraham Lincoln was born. Many people have fought over the date and location of Lincoln’s birth. To me personally, I believe the historical record that Christ was indeed born. I believe his birth was supernatural. I also believe that Christ paid the price for my sins…….a price that I could not pay.
It is for these and many other reasons that I am compelled to wish all of my friends a Merry Christmas. If you know me very well at all, you know that I am far from perfect…….but you also know that my heart is for people.
My friends, Merry Christmas!
kml
2009
This meets very strongly with my approval :)
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