Being a Christian is cool?

I was just facebook creeping and I went to a few pages and noticed that some people who I am somewhat friends with, were Christians! I mean, these are not my best friends but if I saw them in the mall or at mcdonalds, I would for sure say hi. But this was just a shock to me because I had no idea! I feel somewhat bad for having no idea they were believers but I'm not sure if it is all my fault. I am sorry if I'm treading in dangerous waters but I feel like Christians should stand out from others. The norms of this world should not be the norms of our lives. I kept looking a little and I realized that it was extremely hard to find a profile on facebook that didn't say Christian on it.  Go ahead and try it out! You might be able to count 8-10. I can't even blame these non-believers though. We Christians haven't shown them anything appealing that would give them the desire to become a Christ follower. We have done a poor job at being a steward for Jesus.

I've heard people say that religion is just in place because people are scared of death and it's just a made up organization to make people feel better. Maybe this thought is popular because we Christians have not given them any reason to think differently. If our lives don't look any different than a non-believer's life, that why would a non-believer want to do what we do? As Christians, we must be different in order to stand out for others to see. We're not intentionally trying to be different but that's just what happens when we follow the teachings of Jesus. I am not scared of death. I love the life that God has given me but I know that this life is nothing more than a season and soon we will be reunited with Jesus.

May we all live our lives in anticipation of Christ returning and may we structure our lives according to the teachings of Jesus. If you consider yourself a Christian, open up the Bible and study it, I promise it will be the most challenging and encouraging thing you have ever done. You will find things in there that you never thought was there and you will see how different the Bible is compared to how it's perceived by the world.