Just recently I was at the library and came across the movie "To Save a Life". I had seen and heard it advertised all over Christian circles but wasn't really interested. Why? Well to be honest I thought it was going to be some dumb movie about how screwed up teenagers get and then they find Jesus. Lame. I never did like those kind of Christian movies that focused more on the problem than a solution. But my curiosity and boredom got the best of me. I got home from Youth Class and popped it into my laptop. It was bleh most of the time. I was half paying attention and half talking to other people.
WHAM.
It hit me like a ton of bricks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEZrvZZDbJg&playnext=1&list=PL752B544A5B454EFA
"What's the point of all of this if you're not gonna let it change you?"
It been echoing in my head over and over again. I began to cry and thought to myself...I consider myself a Christian but what have I done? Oh sure, I lead a sign language team and am on the youth committee. But have I let myself be changed so that I may change others? How many times have I ignored people and blew people off under the pretense of my own awkward personality or just because I didn't have the time..
As my youth leader said last Wednesday night in youth class, the stopper in a drain was created for one purpose and when it fails- when it lets all the water down the drain- it is useless. worthless. We are created to worship. We are created to serve. We are created to show the love Christ to a hurting world. And when we fail to do this, we become useless. You'll feel like something's missing. YOU yourself will feel worthless. So once again I'll say it.
"What's the point of all of this if you're not gonna let it change you?"
The point is that there is none.
I know people who are not Christians but show love to others more than I do. And I am determined to change that.
To let it change me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPqs0Z4756A
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