We often say to God: I am a Christian, can’t you see? I go to church on Sunday even though I get there late, sometimes hung-over with a headache. But, at least I’m there for goodness sake! I know I may not wave my hands or give you praise like I could, but at least I’m there giving you all that I think I should. Isn’t that good enough? I might gossip a lot and talk about folk I say are my friends, but that’s alright; you said you’d forgive me, isn’t that right? I sometimes hate on people’s blessing because I feel like I should also be getting blessed, but that’s alright, because I’ll just take a little from them and leave them a little stressed. But, I’ll have time to ask for forgiveness because I’m young and in pretty good shape, so right now I’ll just continue on and change before it gets too late. I sometime take my blessings for granted and disrespect my mother. I even misuse people like; my friends, family, sisters and my brothers. I know that I’m supposed to be my brother’s keeper to be there when they need me and do some good deeds, but I’ll spread their business faster than a gardener planting seeds. I’m supposed to pick up those that fall, pray for those that are lost; but usually I’m only on “Christian duty” when it is convenient for me and paying a cost. Doesn’t that still make me a Christian, isn’t that ok? Won’t you forgive me for it, isn’t that what the good book say? I know I’m supposed to pay tithes from the job that you’ve blessed me with, but I saw this pair of shoes that I just had to have so and I had to get them quick. (I’ll pay you later, k? God you know my heart!) I saw this man begging and even though I had the extra money, I decided not to give because he should get a job too, doesn’t he know I have a life to live? Humph, you didn’t say be a fool! But I am a Christian, can’t you see that, I got time to get myself right. So just wait God, give me a little more time to work on my Christian light.
God answered: Who are you to choose when it’s ok to do my will? When I am the one that’ll see you through any situation, if you would just keep still! Who are you to choose what Sunday to give me praise; when I was the one that lifted you, your bowed down head I raised? Who are you to be a “fair weather” Christian, a some-timer for me; when I am the one that has kept you, all your problems I solved and I’m just who I said I’ll be? Yea, I’ll forgive you but you have to ask with your own mouth and believe it in your heart, but don’t you think today might be a good day to start? Will you get the opportunity to change before your time on this earth ends, will you be able to apologize to your family, say I love you to your friends? Will you get the chance to show me that you’re walking on the path I chose? I guess you’d better start today to be the Christian I’ve ordained you to be, before the blood in your veins get cold! I’m not trying to scare you, I’m just telling you like it is because you can’t pay the cost at the gate by shedding a few tears. When it’s judgment day, you won’t have a chance to press a button to rewind because no matter how long you’ve lived, you’ve had ample time. To get yourself together and to do my will, but you take it as a joke and choose all the cheap thrills. When you should be reading the bible, keeping my commandments and repenting of your sins but I’m always here for you and I’m standing at your door, just waiting to be invited in. Please don’t get me wrong because Christians can have fun too, just don’t get too “crunk” because even though you can have wine, the sin is getting drunk. If you studied my word more, you’d know these types of things but it looks like you’ve got it all figured out, from what I’ve seen. If you don’t need my help and think you can handle things on your own, then fine, you’ll reap what you sow! But don’t get mad when I don’t come faster when your voice I don’t know. You may want to take a step back to get your life in order before the time gets too late, because death will surely come even though you don’t know the date. I’ve prepared a place for you to come but you have to make the choice, I just pray you have enough time to hear and understand my voice.
Our response: Oh God, why have I wasted so much time trying to live in this world? Trying to keep up with this bad boy or fast tail girl? I will make a change because I want my name on your roll and I want to be in your number, so I can’t allow folks to knock me off my Christian stroll and cause me to fumble. I will become the person that you’ve ordained me to be and I will not be ashamed to tell the world, show the world that I am a Christian, you will see!
Lakisha, the Author 