PART 08: What’s Next…
5 minute listen or read
What’s next for me? Here’s a quick outline:
1. Pursue holiness with greater effort.
2. Learn more and pursue humility and giving.
3. Continue to teach, write, encourage, uplift, inspire others in their journey with Christ.
4. Help more curious non-believers find Christ – because doing so is so rewarding.
5. Continue my study of Scripture, commentaries, Hebrew, Greek, Lexicons, and related topics.
HOLINESS
Holiness is a quality of God that refers to “separation” FROM all that is evil and UNTO all that is good. When the Scriptures teach Believers to pursue holiness, it refers to drawing closer to Him and becoming more like Him in speech, deed, thought and behavior. NOTE: When a person goes through the process of becoming a Christ-Follower, it’s called, “Justification.” What comes next is the process of “Sanctification.” THIS is the process of holiness. Later, I will write a more detailed article on this topic.
HUMILITY
Humility and giving should be a part of every Believers’ repertoire. Many years ago, I learned that humility is the oil of life that can ease the friction and tension caused by frail and imperfect beings interacting with each other!
GIVING
Giving is one of the best ways we can emulate our Lord! When I write of giving, I am talking about “sacrificial” giving. How does that look? Consider the following:
1. Sensing a need and feeling “an unction” to empty one’s bank account and give the money to a verified ministry who is making a difference in God’s Kingdom. Have I done this? Yes!
2. Feeling led to empty one’s wallet into a church’s offering plate (not my home church). Have I done this? Yes!
3. Ministering to someone knowing that you’re going to be late for an important meeting/event. Have I done this? Yes!
TEACHING
I never wanted to be a Bible teacher. As a matter of fact, the Scriptures warn us about becoming a teacher of God’s Laws:
But…since I have fallen into and accepted my position, I will do my best and teach directly from my heart!
HELPING OTHERS FIND CHRIST
This is the greatest joy in my life! I love it when someone who is unsure of the whole Christian thing, because of all the mistakes made by imperfect lives lived by some Christians, bring honest, difficult questions to me and we discuss the topic (and related topics) at length. And then when they reach that point in time where they pour out their hearts to Christ in prayer, have a personal encounter with Him – and then they tell me about it – my heart beams with glee!!!
CONTINUED STUDY
Because God is “The Greatest Conceivable Being” in the universe – as stated by Dr. William Lane Craig – and because He is Infinite in nature, it is possible for us finite creatures/human beings to make a study of Him (and all related topics) for a trillion times a quadrillion lifetimes – and still only have scratched the surface of understanding our Lord. So, I want to continue to learn more about God, His nature, His being, His laws, His Kingdom, as well as many associated topics for as long as I can! And, I will do so with the intent on helping, encouraging, inspiring, and teaching my fellow human beings – and Christ-Followers – to draw near to Him!
What’s next for you? Well…if you have listened to and/or read all seven (7) parts of my journey in Christ, and since you’ve read this far, I want to encourage you to read Part Two of this article – which you can find here.
As always, if you have questions or comments, send me an email and let’s chat!
In His Name,
Roy
• My Journey Part 01: Where I Started
• My Journey Part 2: New Beginnings
• My Journey Part 3: Adventure & Atrocity
• My Journey Part 4: Moving Forward
• My Journey Part 5: Personal Jonah Experience
• My Journey Part 6: Finding My Calling/Ministry
• My Journey Part 7: Where Am I Today…