"The issue is not whether God is on our side, but whether we are on God's side."When I make Christ a means to my end, I cease to be Christian and become nothing more than a human fanatic. When Christ is the end in view - when He is my goal - then whatever means I take must be worthy of Him and, therefore, will be His means. He will not be a means unless it is a means to Himself, to my perfection and His glory. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Light...but He is a one-way street. Truth cannot tolerate lies; darkness cannot exist in light's presence.- Kenneth Kuanda
If I focus on following God, I'll never be without Him. He's promised not to leave me, but He's not a WWJD bracelet or a crucifix on a silver chain; He is God. If I focus on other goals -- connecting them to Christ with an "and" (e.g. Christianity and the Republican/Democratic Party, Christianity and the Baptist/Protestant Church, Christianity and the Pro- or Anti-War movement, etc.) -- I'll find I've lost Him somewhere along my way.
Why? Because He's still on His.
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