Do You Own Your Faith

[SankaNaaku]

Do your own your faith? For me I didn’t. In fact it wasn’t until this year that I truly realized what it means to be a Christian. Before, I simply called myself a Christian because my parents where Christians. And it took God tugging on my heart for me to realize that, it wasn’t about going to church, praying, and obeying God. It took more. You have to trust God, you have to own your faith.
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But what does owning your faith mean? Good question. Obviously, owning your faith is more then just walking the Christian walk outwardly. You have to believe that you are a Christian. You have to act like you are a Christian. And most importantly, you have to have a relationship with God.
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I think that some, if not most teenagers don’t own their faith. They simply state that they are Christians because their parents are. In fact, some kids don’t even really know what it’s like to have a relationship with God. But, the thing is, you need to have a relationship with God! Without one you will just feel empty, broken, and like you are missing out on something. And you are. Without a[i] true [/i] relationship with God you ARE missing out.
But how can you own your faith? You can own your faith by giving your heart, will, and dreams to God. It’s as simple as that. Just simply trust and obey him. That’s it! It can be hard at times, but it will be worth it.
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God doesn’t want just us to say that we follow Him. He wants us to follow through with what we say! He wants all of our hearts. So why not give them to him?
Owning your faith doesn’t happen instantly. In fact it happens over time. But, when you DO own your faith you will fell a peace in your heart. A peace that you probably have never felt before. A peace that everything will be ok no matter what happens.
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