Words: Mary Osho

It’s not easy; most times when you feel like you’re getting somewhere, you look back and notice that you’ve got so much to do and you’re far away from where you need to be and so you want to give up. Being sixteen years old, I know that it is especially hard to stand up for what you believe in especially when who you believe in is Jesus. I have heard people say that if you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything and I believe that this is so true. A lot of people are not standing for what they believe and are ashamed to say that they are Christians.

I remember when I started to develop a relationship with God and I was so confused because I felt like I had two personalities. I knew that there was a God and I was just so sure of it but I couldn’t really tell people (well the people who are not in my church). And even today I still sometimes feel like when I see other Christians I can be myself and talk about His goodness but when I’m not with Christians, I just don’t say anything because I don’t want to be different. Have you ever felt like that?

This used to bother me a lot and it still bothers me, because when I am trying to be like everyone else; does this not mean that I am denying Christ? I have felt many times like I was letting Jesus down and even in the Bible Jesus said that if we reject him here on earth, then He is going to reject us in front of Our Heavenly Father when it comes to entering the kingdom of Heaven. I don’t want to be two faced but it is very hard especially in the sort of society we live in.

So I have decided that as hard as it may be, I want my life to count for something and I just don’t want to sit around and do nothing. I don’t want to keep quiet about what or who I believe in; I don’t want to be what society expects me to be. I want to be who God has called me to be and He has dared me to be different. When I think about all these crews, I think of how members of the crew are really down with their crew, you will never find them being ashamed of it. In fact for most people it’s a life or death situation. That’s how I need to be with Jesus - I need to be representing Him at all times no matter where I am or who I am around. I can’t afford to continue following the crowd anymore because if the crowd falls, I’m going to fall too. The Bible says that the way that leads to destruction (hell) is very wide and many people take this way but we should all take the narrow way because this leads to heaven.

WANT 2 BE LIKE CHRIST = NEED 2 BE DIFFERENT

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written by Lim K.S, November 12, 2007

Being a Christian is not only about the need to be different. It is sometime hard to avoid from following the crowd to follow God's way. But the outcome will help to glorify God's name and make the world a better place.

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written by Geeks, November 12, 2007

WANT 2 BE LIKE CHRIST = NEED 2 BE DIFFERENT. That's of course true. The difference between Christian and other religions is being different.

Quite a simple theory.

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written by leon, November 12, 2007

I suppose dats the test of being a true follower of Christ, being able to stand out from the throngs, not subscribing to popular culture. It's hard to do, I can tell u dat but is worth every hassle you may get from others.

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sooo true
written by leahloveyoulots, July 21, 2008

i definatly agree with you!!! sometimes i feel like that too! but i try my best to mention god but its not always easy.... i guess we have to keep tryin!!! lol

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written by DestinyDesigned, September 08, 2008

well I think that since we believe in Christ we are already different...bc as Christians we are to be like Christ and jus like he stood out we goin to stand out

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