The Purpose of This Blog

"Son of man, speak to your countrymen and say to them: 'When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman, and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people, then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not take warning and the sword comes and takes his life, his blood will be on his own head. Since he heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had taken warning, he would have saved himself. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes the life of one of them, that man will be taken away because of his sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.'" Ezekiel 33:2-6

It is the above verses that have led me to begin this blog. It seems to me that everyone has their own blog these days. I love reading people's blogs, looking at their pictures, and reading updates about their lives. However, my intention for this blog is a bit different. God has placed a lot of things on my heart and mind here lately. The most recent of which comes from these verses in Ezekiel. I realize that there are many I know and love who do not know God's truth and His plan of salvation. He is teaching me that I will be held accountable for those I do not share the gospel with. My dilemma has been this: There are so many people that I love so much that I want to share Jesus with, but I am not certain how to go about it. These people I have known for years and years, but no longer live in close proximity with to share how God has saved me and worked in my life. There are so many people I love that I desire to share God's word with, but fear prevents me from doing so. I love them so much and I fear losing the relationship I have with them. I have come to learn that there can be nothing more divisive than God's word. In fact, since I became a believer I know that some past friendships will never be the same. I hope to share my story of meeting Jesus in a later post. But for now, my prayer is that the Holy Spirit will use what I share here to draw those who don't know Jesus near to Him. I feel a heavy burden on my heart to share Jesus with those I love because I truly believe that we are living in a time very near to the rapture and very near to the end times. My desire is for every person I love to spend eternity in heaven with our glorious Heavenly Father.