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First the Natural, then the Spiritual: (Be Yourself)
By Jason Lewis
1 Corinthians 15:46 46The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.
I have noticed when God graces me with the opportunity to minister to someone it always begins with me being Jason who God has made me to be. Just crazy Jason and no one else. Most times I don't have to mention Jesus cause the person I'm talking too does. Why because I believe we reach people by who We are and then God is the one who saves them.
Paul wrote it's not the spiritual first but the natural. We who are followers if Christ because we have Jesus within us, He is always before us. So we being fleshly people deal with fleshly people and the Holy Spirit saves them. But if we put on a show by being someone we are not, lost people see right through us. So it is important to Be yourself.
Lots of people think if they get saved they have to change their personality. This is not true. We have to when we are saved be ourselves imperfect people who has the Amazing Grace of Jesus before us within us all around us. And as we study pray and praise we become more in tune with God. Our walk with Him becomes more bold and more of Him and less of us.
Sadly I've noticed when someone mentions Jesus to just say Jesus but secretly do it as an obligation and not as a compassion and joy, certain people will automatically shut you off. But if you be who you are and befriend the person and pray to let God reveal to them who He is, then they will be more attentive. Our job is to be a light a friend, a listener, a real person like them, and to show compassion and love to them they will desire the Living God in us .
Being a Christian doesn't mean your life has to be all pious and you can't have no fun. But it's just the opposite we were once dead but now Alive in the Mighty Name of Jesus. So we are alive not dead. Redeemed not forgotten. Free and not slaves. So our spiritual man changes but we stay the same. Be yourself. Don't try to be who your not. You don't have to prove to men who you are cause with Jesus within you, He reveals who He is. We just be who we were made to be. Come as you are not who you think you should be.
Jesus's Mercy Love and Grace is within us. Everyone of us who are followers has this already inside of us. And as we seek Him deeper pray more fervently, worship in complete abandon, and read the word study and dig for wisdom so that we'll have the right thing to say when they do mention Jesus. Then as we speak truth to them the Holy Spirit draws them to salvation. We don't save anyone. We can't save ourselves But God sent Jesus who is the Savior. We just are coworkers with God. It is so beautiful to just be yourself and have the compassion within you to just be a listening post, a friend, a person who walks as Jesus walked in Love and Compassion with the heart of a servant who is willing to listen to the hurt and lost and speak truth in the Spirit of Grace and Love.
Be yourself cause you are uniquely wonderful and respectfully made by the King of the universe. People will always respect a person being real and as they respect and trust you they'll be more apt to listen as Jesus knocks on their hearts cause you being you being real let's them see Jesus in you cause He is within you. And people can't help themselves when love comes to cover a multitude of sins. They want the peace the love the Grace the light that Jesus gives to us who follow Him.
Be yourself always...not who you think you should be. Cause as Jesus is real and we are real they want our reality. So give it too them. And watch Our God give to them the same wondrous salvation He has given to us and Then watch and listen as all Heaven rejoices cause a sinner has come home. Be a person Who is real and people will want what is real. And as True Followers of Christ...Jesus is real in us.
First the natural: be yourself, then the spiritual: Jesus reveals who He is. And people will want the real Jesus. Cause believe it or not people look at us first, natural, then at The Holy Spirit who saves them. So don't force Jesus just let Him in His own time reveal.
So I offer you this challenge just be who you were made by God to be, and when you get the opportunity to be a light to those in the dark watch Him Move with Grace and Glorious Salvation.
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