A Question

There is a small group that I go to every Wednesday at my co-op. A few of my friends get together and pray for each other-talk about life problems and know that God is the one that can fix that. We also ask each other questions about things from the bible, like this one question that my friend Megan asked us when we were talking about faith and standing up for what we believe in. she asked us and said, "If there is this situation where a gun is pointed straight at your head and the gunman asks you, "Are you a christian?" What would you say?" do you have enough faith to stand up for what you believe in, in a time like that? For me...I don't know, but I do know that I'm not ready for that kind of situation yet but I would do any thing to be ready. But I know that I have enough faith to tell any one that I'm a christian and that I love God with all my heart.

There is this one story about this girl who went to public school. She was a christian and she takes her bible to school everyday and when ever she has a free time she always goes to the school library and reads her bible there. Well one day she was in the library reading the bible when all of a sudden there comes a a person with a gun in his hand and points the gun straight to her head and asks, "Are you a christian?" the girl says, without hesitation, "Yes I'm a christian" and then the gunman asks "Why" and before the girl could answer the gunman shoots her. Later the gunman kills a couple of other Christians that were at that school. What I really liked about the true story was that the girl actually told the gunman that she was a christian. She stood up for what she believed in even when a gun was pointed straight at her head.

I really look up to her and I want to be able to have faith like that. I want to be ready if that ever happens to me. But before that ever happened to that girl, she told her mom that she believed that God was telling her that some thing was about to happen. And so she got ready. I don't think that will happen to us with out a reason. That would have to happen in the right time. God chooses the right time and plans out your future.

I have been thinking about this allot and I have asked myself many times, if that time comes...will I be ready? My mother has told me that if some thing happens like that, you will not be alone. God will always be there for you and even in things like that. He will tell you what your supposed to say. He might not even want you to say yes. But maybe if you say yes then some thing will happen to the gunman like he will get confused at your boldness and forget what he was about to do.

But yeah...its your turn to think it out. What would you do if a gun is pointing straight at your head and the gunman asks you, "Are you a christian and do you believe that there is a god?" what would you say? I want your honest appinion.