Yesterday, Ben and I were baptized. This was a pretty big deal for us. It was pure coincidence (I mean God's plan) that neither of us were baptized earlier in life but we weren't. And I am thankful because we were able to do it together.
When I started this blog I rarely posted about my faith. I was a Christmas and Easter Christian. But I have felt challenged to share more. I feel like I talk about my faith ALL. THE. TIME. Probably because it is outside of my comfort zone. But if you look at my topics in the right side bar you will see there are only 15 posts about my faith (that includes this one)!
I grew up in the church and had, for various reasons, been turned off by "preachy" people. There were issues with my heart and with the hearts of some of these preachers that contributed to my icky feelings about talking about Jesus. But what I've come to realize (a big DUH for a lot of Christians) is that I need Jesus every minute of every day. And he is there every minute of every day. Loving me through my shortcomings (and there are a bunch of them).
So why am/was I embarrassed with him? Pride? Selfishness? Lots of stuff. My point is that I am finally ready (I hope) to be more open and honest on a regular basis. I hope that you stick around the take this journey with me. If you're not interested in hearing about it- that's cool. I've been there. I'll be praying for all of us.
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awesome! I was only baptized 4 years ago. glad for you and Ben. :)
ReplyDeleteNo way! It's a beautiful thing to make the decision to do it for yourself. xo
Deletethis is so wonderful. :) God bless you both. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Deanna!
DeleteLoved reading this post! What a blessing to be baptized together!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy! It really was.
DeleteYou took the words out of my mouth- if I didn't know any better I'd think this was my own testimony.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your baptism! I still remember the day of mine perefctly. What an amazing experience!
Wow! What a huge day and even more special you got to be baptized with your husband. Talk about journeying this life together on the same page. What a blessing!
ReplyDeleteI think as a blogger who is a Christian, writing about my faith is writing about my life. It's such a part of who I am (because I'd be a load of poo without Jesus) that I can't imagine not incorporating him into my conversations and therefore in my blog posts. I also enjoy reading other people's thoughts and journeys through their faith. It's all about sharing who we are and encouraging others, right? Whether that is with Jesus or without.
All that rambling to say thanks for sharing your big day. I hope you feel comfortable to share whatever is on your heart with your readers. Whether it's Jesus or honey badgers. ;)
Congrats on your baptism!
sara, i'm proud of you for posting about faith. i always strive to write about things that have eternal value, and less about things like hair and cookies, although those do show up on my blog from time to time. i love reading about people's gospel journeys and we truly have nothing to be ashamed of when we talk about that. Jesus wasn't ashamed of us..so much so that he shamed himself to the utmost degree by taking all the sin of the world upon himself.
ReplyDeleteso i'm cool with following his desire for us to "go and preach the good news." it feels like the least i can do. follow you now, friend!