Romans 12:21

I was sitting on the balcony in my hotel room, and I was reading in Romans. I found a verse, and it stood out to me. Which I pray happens every time I open a bible. But this verse, I think most people have heard it before, but it is Romans 12:21

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

This small verse says so much. Do not be overcome by evil do not let yourself fall in the ways of man. Do not follow down the road of temptation or the path of sin. But overcome evil with good. When you see evil and wrong doing, don't just sit there, with the compassion of a rag, but stand up with the love of the lord.

When there is evil happening all around you, you need to make sure the light of the world is shinning through. You might be the only person in the whole room who has the lord in there heart. If you're not going to let the light shine though you, who will? We should make it our mission to find rooms with evil confined in the walls, and throw them down with the lords mercy, grace, and good teachings.

It can be so easy to fall into temptation, and it can be ridiculously hard to be a Christ follower. But no one ever said it was going to be easy. But I know, and I can guarantee you, that it will be worth it. It will be so worth it. When one day we can have a never ending party with the people who found the lord, because of our actions, and our willingness to step out on faith.

So when your in that room that is full of the ways of the world, and overflowing with evil. Overcome that evil with good. It could be someone in that rooms last chance to ever experience someone who's eyes stay focused on the lord. And they might be amazed.

I find myself wanting people to think I'm cool (not in the way you're thinking), so that they will approach me, or look to me, or look for wisdom from me. Then I can show them the love the lord showed me, through most of you reading this blog. Have you ever noticed that the cool people in our school are respected by everyone. Students, teachers, coaches, staff, everyone. We need to be cool enough for people to look to us for questions. So that we can remove this void that stops us from talking to them. So that we can begin to whisper the word of GOD in the ears or them who are hurting. I'm not telling you I think we should confide to the ways of the world, but become a person who is looked upon by persons, and who's actions are loved by GOD.

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In you I live, move, and breathe. Let everything I say and do be founded by my faith in you.