This is my first blog so if its bad, oh well =)

I've heard people talk about Christianity as if it's something that you take lightly, that if you do enough to get by yet also indulge yourself in as many sinful ways you will still get into heaven. Although I am not the judge on this, thankfully, it does hurt the testimony of real Christians who follow the Bible's commands and those of Jesus. It hurts me to see so many people not understanding or just flat out ignoring His word and His love. Then they go so far as to say God's not real. Have they never opened their eyes to look at the world around them?! They say that there is no proof that God exists, if, IF God didn't exist, we wouldn't either. Whether you want to follow Him or not, you can not say that He does not exist, that's the dumbest thing ever said on the face of the earth. To go along with that, you can't run away from God, Jonah tried, and he ended up in a fish. That's just one example of the fact that God is in control, of everything, He is our Maker and also our sovereign God, He will not leave us. I've been through tough times in life before, everyone has trials and temptations, but if you use those to grow rather than beat you back and make your life seem worthless, life will become so much better than before. My father passed away when I was 14, that was two years ago. Since then, I have rededicated my life to Christ multiple times, and I now have a faith that is stronger than it's ever been. I used that experience to help me grow, I persevered because I saw Him who was invisible working in my life around me. I have faith that I will see my father again in a better life when it's my time to go to heaven. I agree that life seems like its getting too tough and the wheels of your life feel like they're going to fall off sometimes. And to get through that you need to turn to the only one who has control over your whole life, and believe or not it's not you. God will help you grow in so many ways, if you're not a follower of Him and a disciple of the only God, I pray that your heart will be softened and that you will accept as your Lord and Savior. And if you are already a follower of the Lord, then I rejoice with you that there is one more person to see in Heaven. I also challenge you to be unashamed of the gospel, to spread it to the world, whether it be locally or in some distant lands. Listen to God's call for you, even if you don't want to go, because God is sovereign, He will not forsake you, everything He has planned for us is good, whether we see it or not. Have a great day and know that God loves you, and thanks for reading my blog. =)