{"id":4363,"date":"2014-03-06T14:03:56","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T14:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=4363"},"modified":"2014-03-06T14:03:56","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T14:03:56","slug":"why-are-you-a-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/why-are-you-a-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are you a Christian?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_1686\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_1685\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/christian.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4365\" alt=\"Worshippers raise their hands during worship service at the Pure Fire Miracle Church in Accra, Ghana\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/christian-300x180.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/christian-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/christian.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Most people are faithful to God for what He has done and continue to do for them.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2280\">Whilst others are faithful to Him in their poverty and lack because they waiting on God to supply their needs and bless them.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2273\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2315\">How do you see God-a factory that produces and supply \u00a0your needs?<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2316\">And you -a consumer for this factory?<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2317\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2284\">Will you still serve God if he takes away all your blessings like it happened to Job, without any assurance of it ever being restored, as it happened to most of the apostles who died tragically without God intervening to help them?<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2352\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2347\">God exist for a purpose! Find out who He is\u00a0and why He exist?<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2351\"><\/div>\n<div>He created you with purpose too. Find out who you are and what you are doing here?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>You will discover that those purposes are larger than God being a supplier and you a consumer.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2348\">Only \u00a0God can tell you why he created you.\u00a0Because no product determines their use. The manufacturer does.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Why were you created?<\/div>\n<div>Is there a meaning to life?<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2272\">How do you live a purpose-driven life?<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_1716\">May God guide you through these tough life&#8217;s questions.<\/div>\n<div>Because these are not things you can understand with logic and critical thinking. Neither can philosophy help!<\/div>\n<div>You need grace.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2343\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2344\">For it is written, &#8216; call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.&#8217;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2281\">\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\">benakyena@yahoo.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>By Akyena Brantuo Benjamin\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394114229464_2342\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people are faithful to God for what He has done and continue to do for them. Whilst others are faithful to Him in their poverty and lack because they waiting on God to supply their needs and bless them. How do you see God-a factory that produces and supply \u00a0your needs? 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