"you change your life, or you change your name"

Apparently that's what some king called alexander the great said to a boy who said "sir, im alexander as well!", back in the first century.

Jesus said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it." (Mark 8:34-35)

I was challenged by a message by John Dickson tonight about what it means for us to be called "Christian". These days, living through an exam period, i've been really stressed and worried about some things that aren't really that important in the grand scheme of things, so it was great to be reminded of what being a Christian involves.

To wear the name "Christian" means you're a follower of Christ, you're His ambassador, His representative. It involves living life His way, under His authority. To take up His cross and follow Him wherever it leads to. Jesus is the one God has anointed, His is the king and lord of all, He is Christ. As His followers, we need to lay out lives down at His feet, to lay our petty ambitions, worries, indecisions, burdens all before Him and to trust that He knows what is truly best for us and loves us more than enough to bring it about in our lives. To live in Him!

You change your life or you change your name


... You don't love me because I'm worthy, but I'm worthy because You love me ...