In his absence

So last night I was at church and we are studying the book of Philippians right now. Something was said that began to make me really think about my faith. How obedient are we to God in his absence? How would we act if Jesus was standing right next to us. We would probably go from being all shy and worried to spreading his love faster than we could sneeze. I began to think..... how easy it would be to spread the love of Jesus if we pictured him standing right next to us everytime we are spreading his gospel. Sure you can't physically see him but just think how much more we would be willing to spread his word if we pictured him righ next us. For me, just thinking about what Jesus did just gets me all jacked up and excited but that excitement would be multiplied by 100 if everytime I was spreading his love, I pictured him standing right next to me!!!!!!!!! With that picture in our mind, we have nothing to be afraid of because he will not let us fall and if we are unable to reach that person, he is still right there next to us and will always be right next to us through every victory and failure, he will never leave our side. Just think about that for a second, he will never ever ever ever leave our side because the day that we accepted him into our heart is the day he became present in our lives. This isn't one of those things where he decides whether or not to be by us just because he feels like it. No, he is always there, no matter what and that should so much joy to your life in every circumstance. You may not want him there, but he will always be there because we are his children and that will never change.His love for us is unconditional and that will never change. The greatest example of his love for us, of course, is the cross!!!!!!! He laid down his life for us to wash away all our sins and that we would know his love. No greater love has ever been shown and no greater love will ever be shown than that. So I encourage you to live your life every day as if Jesus were standing right next to you every second of every joy and prepare to witness his love more than ever!!!!!!!!!