Guest Writer: Taylor Isom

Hello Valued Readers!

We here at The Great Change love to provide material that has meaning to a wide variety of audiences and will provide clairty on subjects that will further reader's experiences after taking in each post. I am honored to introduce our next guest writer that has embodied the essence of The Great Change's mission, Taylor Isom. Ms. Isom, age twenty-one, grew up in a small city called Saginaw, Texas, where she graduated from Saginaw High School. Here she played varsity soccer and served as a captain. After graduation she found herself at Dallas Baptist University where she is currently a senior pursuing a Masters in Kinesiology and minor in Management. Her walk with Christ as been challenged, blessed, and strengthened. She participates in the International Soccer Ministry at DBU twice a week and works part time in a physical therapy clinic as well as soccer skills training with Global Futbol Training.

Enjoy this enlightening piece below, I sure did!

What Does Your Heart Say?

Nobody knows for sure what exactly will happen at the judgment seat of Christ. I mean, we understand that God will “judge” us individually and then of course we will either go “up” or we will go “down”. But how does He judge us? If you’re not able to catch my drift, let’s just say you definitely want to be going up!

Some time ago I was eavesdropping on a conversation, total invasion of privacy, I know. However, I heard some talk about sin, the different levels of sin and their consequences when we get to the Judgment seat of Christ. I thought to myself, there are no different levels of sin when we get to the judgment seat of Christ. God does not see “this” sin to be greater than “that” sin. They are simply tally marks on a chalkboard. One mark could be a little white lie and the next could be a murder. Crazy, I know right? So why can we not strive to see things from God’s eyes? Are we not made to be Christ-like? Regardless of the sin that takes place, you’re already forgiven. Those who repent and confess their sins before God, well, they’re solid! The Lord is no hypocrite and he would never ask us to partake in anything He has not already. Luke 17:5 says “And if he sins against you seven times saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him” Therefore, when you sin and repent to Christ, do you really think He is going to turn His back on you?

What you do or do not do as far as your actions is not what He is judging. He is listening to the consciousness of your heart. 1 Corinthians 4:5 says this, “Therefore don’t judge anything prematurely, before The Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts…” It did not say the “actions” of; it said the “intentions”. The difference between those going to heaven and those who are not, is the intentions of their hearts. So many people do not understand what a simple concept this is. The armed robber who went to jail for holding eight hostages and murdering one is going to heaven. However, the woman at work who steals her coworker’s desserts everyday may not get so lucky. That’s just it though, it has nothing to do with luck. The robber might of gone to jail for his actions here on earth, but later he ran to Christ in repentance, confessed what he did was wrong with a genuine heart and asked for forgiveness. Unlike the woman at work who is just happy everyday she still has yet to get caught red handed. Acts 3:19 says “Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out, that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord”

Say whaaaaaat!?!? You mean all I have to do is tell God what I did and I’m forgiven? Just like that? 

Well, Yeah actually, provided you mean it from the heart as oppose to lip service. With repentance comes forgiveness! I mean, why else would Jesus have died on the cross, for fun? Yeah, right!

Will you go up, or will you go down?

What does your heart say?