Such As Is

[caption id="attachment_1071" align="alignnone" width="161"] Just as sure as the sun shines and the mountains rise up from the sea Judgment Day is coming for you and for me.[/caption]

You have heard the old saying, "What you see is what you get," right? That seems to connotate the meaning of a person being, "for real." Sometimes you might see people with a license plate that says the same thing, "For Real."

While all of that sounds good, you know what this writer has found? Found that the world, for the most part, does not like people who show who they really are. When a person allows his true colors to show, you will hear comments such as:

• "Well, she/he did not have to say it like that. Yeah, I know that it is the truth but it did not have to be said in such a hateful manner is all I am saying."


• "Here he/she comes again, y'all, Little Mr./Miss Smiley Face. Ain't nobody ever that happy! Give me a break! Talking all of that Bible stuff! Child, please!"


• "He/she goes through life expecting nothing but the good and always expecting the positive and looking for positive in negative situations. Even when there are no positives! Need to get real and face life like it is; life is a witch."

Yes, you have heard conversations such as the ones mentioned in the bullets above. And from such conversations, you realized what you had known most of your life, that not all people are nice and kind.

But

If you have determined within yourself to be all that you can be for the Lord, then that is just what you should do. Here's the thing. As mentioned in yesterday's blog, there is a mission that you are on, and you have determined to make it to the judgment with your faith intact and your Christians values uncompromised. To do so, you might as well realize, that you will have to take on the world if you have not realized that already.

The paragraph above is pretty daunting, isn't it? Yes, this writer realizes that, but better than that, Jesus realizes it. And it is He Who had the keys to hell. He will be in charge that day (day of judgment of the world) and all of the world, naysayers included, will acknowledge it.

And

On that fateful day, all of the folks that have remained true to the Lord, in spite of how they were treated, will be joyous that their life's commitment was to the GOD of All Creation. Their joy will reign supreme!

Such As Is

 So, you show yourself such

As you are, GOD's child

HE owns you and loves you very much

And one day will acknowledge you as such

And will replace all of your tears with a smile.

 

So when somebody says, "That's just the way he/she is

Uhn, hmm-m, just let them talk, and you step on

For you already know

The place to which you are destined to go.

 

Doing What I Can, While I Can Because I Care,

Alma L. Stepping On Carr-Jones