JESUS= Hope ( a thread for encouragement)

Not really sure why I'm posting this. I've been on the edge of posting something like this for a long time. I am so afraid that sometimes my actions may make me seem like a hypocrite. :-X I really have felt that God has led me to post on the site about Faith and Christianity. I know this is a General Discussion forum so I guess it will fit, and I know I stand to take allot of criticism. Here it goes though!
How many of the board members here know Christ as your personal savior??? I do, and I'm not afraid to say it. If anyone else feels the same post it. The thing is I got a real wake up call the last couple weeks. I feel as though I'm not living my personal life in the direction JESUS would expect of me. So I've decided to do something that will hold me more accountable for my actions. I would really like to start an ongoing post for encouraging scripture and discussion. It seems everytime you turn on the tube it's more bad news. We all need to wake up, and take a step back and as Christians, actually do what we are called to do. Our purpose is to spread the joy of knowing Jesus, and helping others have a secure future in heaven, and not burning. We are of men. Those of you interested in knowing Christ are more than welcome to PM me. Or I can even give you a call.

I am by no stretch a preacher,missionary, or saint. Just a sinner like everyone else, but I want to make a difference. It's simple to change your eternal future, but it's hard to do the things to change your life. Becoming a Christian doesn't mean your not gonna screw up, just means your accountable for it. Lord knows I'd be headed straight to hell if I told you guys I'm as good as they come. I hope this isn't some boring thread that won't take off. We have threads everywhere of tits and junk, so why not a positive influence on the board ??? This thread will be intended on being used to spread the word of Christ, be encouraging, a place for people to ask for prayer. So please feel free to post up, I to need all the help and encouragement I can get. I'm always a chicken when it comes to face to face witnessing, so maybe this will be a baby step for myself and many more.

I'll start the thread off with one of the most popular verses in the BOOK, I think it will be a good kickoff for things.
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

I know there are a lot of us that feel the same way as you. Its easier to keep quiet about what you believe that it is to share it with others. I'm like you when it comes to feeling hypocritical about things, I try to do whats right but but its easy to get caught up in the ways of the WORLD. Its always easier to open up a post about girls and beer than it is to open one about CHRIST. One makes up happy in the moment and the other makes us think about our lifes and what we should be doing,. Instant pleasure is always easier than working to be a better person.

Thanks for posting this up, you now know you made at least one person stop and think about their life!

I'm with you HotRod! There was only one perfect man on the earth and he died for our sins. The only thing that he ask is follow him and do right by him. So here is mine for the day:

Romans 10:9:
If you declare with your mouth, 'JESUS is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Thanks for posting guys, it means allot to step out. Your exactly right. It's the easy line to do worldly things, and the Hardline (Ha, Ha) to do the right thing.

I'm glad to see someone taking a stand a posting a thread like this.
My favorite verse is John8:29 "FOR HE THAT SENT ME IS WITH ME, THE FATHER HATH NOT LET ME ALONE. FOR I DO ALWAYS THOSE THINGS WHICH PLEASE HIM." I may not always do the things that please God, but if you want his attention in your life do something that does. Great thread Hotrod.

AWESOME thread topic hotrod! way to be a true man of god!

here is mine for the day... it has to do with prayer

Matthew 6:5,6
5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

I know that Jesus died for my sins.. I have welcomed him into my life long ago.. I fall short of meeting his expectations everyday and I ask for forgiveness and for him to help me to get better each morning while I have my quite time on my way to work. I ask him to help me to get better even if its the smallest bit.. I pray for my family and that he will watch over us all and then I ask him to put guarding Angles around us each day and to keep us safe and happy and healthy..

I pray for my friends that are ill or that have family mebers that are ill. I pray for the people that I see asking for help on the board when I see it.

But.. like I said.. I fall short everyday... But I do know that Jesus is my savior and I can only hope that on my day that I have to stand in front of him and answer for all that I have done.. I pray that he will welcome me home...


Great thread and the way things are anymore.. It takes a Big Man to stand up for what he belives in. I do not go around pushing my beliefs on anyone , but like you... I welcome anyone that wants to know him to come talk to me as well. I will do what I can to help youfind what you are looking for... Makes you feel good when you can witness to someone.



Thanks again for this thread.

Wow, thanks guys, I love the verse about prayer. It is so true. When I was young, I never understood what people mean by 1/2 the folks in church don't know God. Now I do, so many do it as a show. Thank ya'll for this support, ( I promise it is not for me to be bragged upon or looked at) it is only for HIM. I really appreciate the comments, it takes more strong people to keep something like this alive. You guys have made my day, you have no clue how nervous I was when I started this thread. Keep this thread in your prayers, so it might touch a lost one's life. I know I will.

Takes a lot of sack to post up something like this. I don't, but then again I'm hardly a devout Christian these days. I grimace when I see satanic stuff posted, but don't when I see porn. I'm fairly educated on the subject, as I went to a lutheran school, took it all seriously, went to church and really believed and prayed for lots of years. At the end of my teens I really felt that slipping. Its hard to talk about God, especially when most of your friends know nothing of him. Maybe that's my fault. I still try to do the right thing all the time, but fall short...all the time. I found that I was too ashamed to forward on the God emails, but sent all the funny or porn ones. I became ashamed of myself there too, so I quit forwarding any email...ever laughing1.
I don't even have a favorite verse any more but could name hundreds :-\ I do like the one about praying, as my wife is of a different denomination than me, and lots are there for show with the public hand shaking donations and such. But there I go judging someone, and am not worthy of being judged. Lots of hours of discussion here.

I agree 1000% with this topic and appreciate you posting it up Rod and everyone's comments on this subject. I am no snake swinger or goat roper, but this past weekend I professed my faith in God and next Sunday I will be publically Baptised with my son at the same time. This will be an all time high for me and something my son and family will never forget. That's right, at the same time, I am so pumped to be able to do this, and it will be a first at my church before.

CHASMAN9 said:

I agree 1000% with this topic and appreciate you posting it up Rod and everyone's comments on this subject. I am no snake swinger or goat roper, but this past weekend I professed my faith in God and next Sunday I will be publically Baptised with my son at the same time. This will be an all time high for me and something my son and family will never forget. That's right, at the same time, I am so pumped to be able to do this, and it will be a first at my church before.

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THAT IS AWESOME!!!!
Where and what time! I would love to be there for you and the REAL CHASMAN!

Cool post, I think in the daily grind it is very easy to lose site of God and what he wants from us. I try to go to Church as often as I can, but often fall short as having a kid really dictates what we can do on Sunday mornings. My wife and I were baptized together before we were married. I have felt God's warmth and spirit and I will be the first to tell you I rarely live up to his expectations. I have been working on cussing, selfishness and being a more positive person in general, but I fall short daily and seem to be worse given various situations or certain company. I know that as my son grow's I will have to be better as he is looking up to me. I need to be better, no excuses. I don't know a ton of bible quotes, but I really enjoy the stories of the conception and birth of Jesus.

Rescue1 said:

THAT IS AWESOME!!!!
Where and what time! I would love to be there for you and the REAL CHASMAN!

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Thanks, I will post up the time and date and location and would love for you and anyone else to be there. It's a good thing and proud to be able to be apart of my child's life in a spiritual way.

CHASMAN9 said:

I agree 1000% with this topic and appreciate you posting it up Rod and everyone's comments on this subject. I am no snake swinger or goat roper, but this past weekend I professed my faith in God and next Sunday I will be publically Baptised with my son at the same time. This will be an all time high for me and something my son and family will never forget. That's right, at the same time, I am so pumped to be able to do this, and it will be a first at my church before.

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that is awesome!!!

xjkrawler said:

that is awesome!!!

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Power of God really is amazing...
Went to church last sunday morning with whitney's Family... I was raised in a Christian family, but not one that was adament about making sunday morning services a priority..
I really believe i've seen the way in these last few weeks... Time to start growing as a Christian, profess my devotion in front of a congragation that I belong to, and take part in believers baptism....
Something i've been putting off for way too long... In this backwards world, I believe god is the only anchor we have to hold on to...

HOTROD, WOW!
IT IS AWESOME TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
GOD IS GREAT!

Guys, thank ya'll so much for supporting this. I wasn't sure if I was going to get stoned at Morris Mountain. Just cuz I love Christ doesn't mean I can't win the freestyle competition Seriously this is Great!
I know that the Big Man is proud of everyone for this thread. It wouldn't be a thread without everyone commenting.

Chasman, Wow! Great news man, I think that is awesome. That is a prime example of why I want to stay strong in my faith. I hope I have a little man one day to show how to do things. Being a real man is knowing Christ, and raising your family to know Him.

Kinda strange I know, but I asked God awhile back to help me build my new buggy, promising that I would some how use it to glorify Him. He held up His part of the deal hands down, Me, I fell on my face. So today starts a new day for me. I love this sport, Love it, but don't want it to shadow God. So I really hope we can make a difference somehow, We've got to start somewhere.

It's really great to see people stand up for God and put him 1st in their life! I try to live my life everyday in a way that would please God and I still fall short everyday. Each day is a continous struggle but God is great and can lead me and anyone through anything. Spreading the word of God is something that is hard for me to do. It's alot easier to just keep quiet and go about my bussiness but I pray that God gives me the courage to spread his word. I hope everyone keeps the faith and that anyone that doesn't know the lord accepts him into their life.

GREAT TOPIC
I WAS RAISED IN A CHRISTIAN HOME AND EVEN ATTENED A CHRISIAN SCHOOL AND I GAVE MY LIFE TO CHRIST BACK A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS A TEEN, BUT HAVE DONE SOME THINGS IN MY PAST THAT IM NOT PROUD OF, I COULDNT BE TRUSTED , TOLD ALOT OF LIES AND HURT ALOT OF PEOPLE AND LOST ALOT OF FRIENDS AND ALWAYS ASK TO BE FORGIVEN OF THOSE SINS. WHEN I MET MY WIFE I STARTED GOING TO THE SAME CHURCH SHE AND HER FAMILY WENT TO AND THE PREACHER HAS BECOME A BIG INFLUENCE TO ME. I AM MORE SPIRUTAL THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN AND DONT MIND TELLING ANYBODY ABOUT IT. I KNOW IS HARD TO ACT AND BE A EXAMPLE OF A CHRISTIAN SOME TIMES, MY PAST SPEAKS FOR THAT BUT I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND THANK GOD FOR ANOTHER DAY AND ASK HIM TO GIVE ME STRENGTH TO BE A EXAMPLE AND LEAD OTHERS TO CHRIST "I NOT A MINISTER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT "JUST A SINNER LIKE THE REST OF US. HAVING A SON AND FAMILY NOW HAS HELPED ME ALOT ALSO TO BECOME MORE SPRITUAL. I JUST COUNT THE BLESSINGS HE HAS GIVIEN ME AND MY FAMILY. THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN HARD ON ME AND MY WIFE WE HAVE HAD SOME PROBLEMS AND TALKED ABOUT SPLITING UP BUT WE HAVE BEEN PRAYING TOGTHER ABOUT IT AND YESTERDAY AT CHURCH THE MESSAGE GAVE US THE INSPIRATION WE NEEDED AND GOT US BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK. GOD ANSWERED OUR PRAYERS AND IS HELPING US TO GROW STRONGER AS A COUPLE. I AM GOING TO RE-DEDICATE MY LIFE TO CHRIST IN A FEW WEEKS JUST TO WASH AWAY THE SINS OF MY PAST IN FRONT OF OUR CHURCH AND TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER
THANKS HOT ROD FOR STARTING THIS IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER TALKING ABOUT IT