Brian Rodriguez

Mrs. Esau

4/29/2020

Seeker of Christ

People are afraid of what is hard and of course I am not the exception. This is why many

people tend to stay away from being a follower of Christ. Being a seeker of Christ is hard and

scary too. This is why for me being a seeker of Christ is a decision. I took this decision a long

time ago, the moment I decided to give my life for God. For me it has been a long journey in

developing this skill Seeker of Christ, I have learned what it meant to be one, I’ve had

challenges, have overcome those challenges and I want to keep developing this skill.

The skill Seeker of Christ is hard to define. It took me a while to understand what it really

meant. For me being a Seeker of Christ means to demonstrate an understanding of God’s plan of

salvation through Jesus Christ, use all the skills that I have for the community and to promote his

kingdom, have a biblical worldview and create meaningful and positive relationships to

communicate biblical truth. Learning and understanding what each of this part of being a Seeker

of Christ is was hard. It took me a couple of years to learn it and understand it. For me what is

most important about being a Seeker of Christ is that you use everything that you have for his

kingdom and his glory. You don't keep anything to yourself, everything that it is yours God gave

it to you. Learning this part of being a Seeker of Christ was the hardest for me.
 Sometimes giving something to God can be easy, but what about those things that you

value the most. This thing is hard to give away, this is why learning this skill was hard. This is

something I was struggling a lot in the beginning years of my relationship with God. I wasn't

able to give everything to God. I learn how to give it to him. An example of this was with the

exchange program in eleventh grade. It was my first time in the United States and I knew nobody

there apart from two girls that came along with me. It was hard. I didn’t have my family or

someone that I feel comfortable to be around with. I left everything behind and decided to take

an adventure knowing that God had something for me. He had this great plan that helped me talk

about him to know people that didn’t believe in him and helped me make new friends that up to

this day I still talk to.

Another example of me learning this skill was raising the support necessary to go to the

exchange program. This was probably the hardest thing for me to give to him. I am the type of

person that doesn’t like receiving gifts or any support. In order to raise support I had to ask

people for free support without anything in return. I had to leave this in the hands of God in order

to get the support I needed. I needed a lot of money so I left it in the hands of God and at the end

I was able to raise the amount of money I needed and go to the United States. This example

shows how I have overcome another problem and how I am developing this skill that is so

important. During this process I learn how to rely on God and know that he is above all which

helps me understand his plan of salvation.

 While learning to give everything to him is important another part of this skill that is

important is building good and healthy relationships. This was something hard for me to make

since I had really toxic relationships before turning to God. I used to hangout with my

neighbors/friends that weren't really a good influence in my life. I had to leave them because of

this they were not bringing anything positive in my life. If I would have kept going with them I

would have been really far away from God. Thanks to me leaving them and creating a new

healthy relationship and now I am closer to God. I have good friends that keep me from going

through the bad route and help me grow in God. They are also good examples to follow since

they are so ardent for God.

The other part of this skill was also hard to learn. Having a biblical worldview and

understanding the difference between a biblical and a world worldview. This was hard because I

had a world view of the world before turning to God. I used to do really bad stuff like smoking

or dancing even drinking alcohol and all this at age of 12. I also used to go to really bad parties

that were not for kids my age. I just happened to be a friend of theirs so they invited me. So I had

to learn that those things were bad for me. I left all that behind the moment I learned they were

bad. For me it was just part of my life. I didn’t see it as bad or good. It was after 1 year after

turning to God that I was able to leave that life behind. The journey was hard but I learned

God’s way. I started reading the bible and going to church. By doing this I was able to learn this

part of this skill which is to have a biblical worldview.

 I would like to keep growing in this skill that is so important for many reasons. First of

all it is because I need God in my life. Second it is because it has changed my life to positive

things and I created a new and good relationship and finally I would like to keep building good

and healthier relationships. I am still developing this skill since there is no finish line for this

skill. You can alway keep growing on it. An example of how I am still growing on it is by giving

things that I value the most to God. One thing that I am giving to God is my emotions learning

that God is the one in control and I am just being used by hand. Lastly, I need to keep growing to

find what I am good at and use it for his glory and his kingdom.