Love>Tolerance

Well, I'm back.

I'm not going to lie - in the past few days, I've strongly considered either making this blog private or quitting it all together. Satan's kind of been hard on me recently and I've been busier than ever, so it's been hard to sit down and really think. You see, I've been getting a lot of backlash lately. And no, not just online, because I know anonymous people still lurk around, waiting to cause more drama. I want to be clear on something. My last name for this blog was very bold, and I prayed about it very hard before changing it and I felt okay, personally and spiritually, for it to be the name of the blog, but it stirred up too much drama. So, yes, I changed it again after even more prayer and thinking. I do not think that I'm hated by many people, I'm loved and supporting by a lot of people, far more than hated. My church family, my friends, and yes, a lot of my readers and various people I've met online, have supported me throughout my writing endeavors. When I said the world, I meant just that - the world. The world meant the worldly people, typical society. I meant the liberals, the people who hate Christianity, and while I'm not sure why it caused so much drama (considering the quote write underneath my name explained the whole title) it did, so it's gone.

Here's the thing, I'm not here to stir up drama, I am here to share my beliefs, and yes, that's going to cause some drama. I'm prepared. I'm also learning how to witness in the best way, and yes, I'll make mistakes. I'm not perfect, no one is. But I will warn you. The hate, the drama, the backlash? It makes me proud to stand taller. The Bible warns Christian's that we will be hated for Christ's sake, and if one single person hates me (and yes, I know quite a few people who would love to see me wiped off the face of the earth, before you say I'm a drama queen.) or even if a big group of people dislike me, just because I'm a Christian? That's okay.

This is the great part of that freedom of speech thing. I'm allowed to share my beliefs, and yes, I'm going to exercise my right to share Christ before I kick the bucket and He calls me home. I'm more concerned about God loving me than the world loving me, and I want Him to see me and say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." more than I want hundreds of comments from every reader that ever lived telling me what an inspiration and loving person I am. I'm not Joel Olsteen or another famous bubble gum preacher - I'm me. And this is who I know God wants me to be.

I love you all. This is why I'm writing. If you don't like it, I won't apologize. I will apologize, however, if I in any way taint the gospel in a way that it was not written. I love you all, but I don't love sin. I don't love the sin that I practice, because yes, I'm a sinner, too. I hate sin as a whole, but I hate no person. There's a very large difference between hate and intolerance, and there's a big difference between love and tolerance.

I love you all.
I hate sin. 
I don't tolerate sin.

I'm here to say that Jesus Christ is Lord, that He died on the cross for all of us because He loves us. I'm here to say that there is a Heaven and a Hell, that no one is free from eternity. I'm here in hopes that maybe, I can reach someone. I pray that I can make a difference with this blog, but yeah, I'm just one person, so maybe it won't happen. Maybe I won't effect anyone. But I'll try. And in the time that I try, this blog will help me grow as a Christian. 

(On another note, I will no longer be publishing Anonymous comments. It's not because of any of the rude comments at all, but Blogger is being extremely glitchy with it and half the time, it says the incorrect person posted the comment and it's just a mess. If or when it fixes, I'll publish them again. Many apologies for people without a google account!)