Do you ever feel that you do not belong in your own family? I am the fourth of five children in my family. My Dad passed away four years ago. My Mom is still going strong at 83 years old. I am the only one who believes in Jesus!
King David knew this feeling as he wrote in Psalm 69:8. He wrote, "I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother's children." I have felt like I did not belong in my family since I was eight years old. My siblings were acting in ways I knew were wrong. I could not understand why.
Jesus states in Matthew 19:29, "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters of father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life." I now understand that anything on earth is not as important as my eternal life. No matter what I have to forsake on earth, my forever home with Jesus is more precious to me!
It is getting more difficult to be a Christ Follower in this world today. However, let us remember all that Jesus did to save us from our sinful life! He is my Savior and my Best Friend! I hope and pray that whatever Jesus asks of me, I will be obedient, even forsaking my family or friends!
I am HIS,
David Walter Wiseman
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| Amen! |
