the intent

Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, and having SHOD YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; in addition to all, taking up the SHIELD OF FAITH with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, which is the word of God.

- Ephesians 6:14-17

I've typed and deleted the start to this initial post a dozen times or so trying to find the exact right words to capture what its' intent is. I sort of wish I had one of those old school typewriters so I could look behind me to find a pile of balled-up paper strewn across my office floor. After many failed attempts here it is...

This is a blog, but hopefully it will turn into much more than that. I pray that it will be a new accountability partner, an encouragement both to myself and to those who read it, a ruler to measure my spiritual growth, a resource for others growing in their walk, a journey to show my children one day, and above all, a testament to my desire to glorify my Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus, who first loved me.
The idea behind Live Like One! is to put my heart and words into action. The past ten years of my life, I've lived my life as a "casual" Christian. I've gone through the Gospel with maybe a dozen people, bought a Bible for maybe a handful, and less for other fruits that a disciple of Christ should be active in doing. There are so many in the world who haven't heard the good news of Jesus Christ. I must tell them before it's too late!

So there it is. The gauntlet has been thrown down for myself. This is not a blog for me to preach to you, but yet a process in learning to become a real-life disciple of Jesus Christ. Please begin to pray for me....