What are you willing to do for Jesus?

For Jesus: I don't want to go to Church, I had a long day and I'm tired
For Me: I can stay up all night texting

For Jesus: I don't have time to pray
For Me: I spend hours on the phone

For Jesus: It's not necessary to dress up to go to church
For Me: I spend hours getting ready for a date

For Jesus: I don't need to read the bible
For Me: I have to read the latest magazine

For Jesus: I'm too shy to talk about Jesus to someone
For Me: I invite all my friends to a party

For Jesus:   I's sorry I don't have an offering today, I would if I could
For Me:      Mom, Dad can I borrow some money? I really really want to buy this
                   I'm going to look all over the house for change, so I can go buy a snack
                   I really want to buy this video game, I'm going to sell this
                   I've worked really hard to save up this money for this object


                            What are you willing to do for Jesus?
                 
                 

                 

What have you not valued?

            This morning I was cleaning the refrigerator, and I throw out a lot of food that went bad. I filled the trash bin with all the food that had to be thrown away. As I was taking out the trash bag, I stopped to think. How many people do not have food to eat today? How many starving children would have loved to eat this food that I am throwing away? I felt really bad. Why is it that many times, we don't value what we have? I'm not just talking about food. Look at how people are in this world. Siblings fighting with each other or not even talking to each other, when there are youth that wish they have a brother or sister or maybe even lost their sibling in an accident or sickness. The youth that says he or she hates her mom or dad, when there are youth that have never met their parents, or they got separated, or even died. The youth that harms his/her body with alcohol, drugs, smoking, cutting, when there are youth dying of cancer that wish they could have the long life we have. The youth that is too lazy to walk, when there are people who cannot walk. The youth that has to be dragged and forced to church, when Jesus voluntarily walked to be sacrificed on the cross for us. 

                                                        What have you not valued?