Well, that is an interesting question...for me anyway. This blog was prompted by an assignment given for my Evangelism II class, though I have to say that it's sort of fun to be delving into this whole new world of literary technology. This post allows me the opportunity to explain the irony of my middle name, as well as my life.
My middle name was intended to be "Joy," though somewhere along the line the "y" fell off, and my birth certificate now states "Jo." The irony is that it was perfect. I did not feel joy growing up and being a Jo felt a lot more comfy than being a joy. A strange thing that has happened more recently is that I want my "y" back. I want the title back of what should have been all along. I want to let people know my middle name with my head held high, with full assurance that it's the truth. I want to let others know the possibility of having something that they never thought possible. Through Jesus, it is possible.
"Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy," 1 Peter 1:8
I was a skeptic and it took more time than most for me to believe in Jesus as God, but I had to make sure that my God was real.
According to Norman L. Geisler in his book When Skeptics Ask, some modern views of Christ are: that Jesus never lived and was invented, Jesus lived without doing anything miraculous, Jesus is a myth, and whether Jesus' resurrection is true or not is of little importance since truth is based on whatever you believe.
The Gospel records are eyewitness accounts and there is evidence from both Jewish and secular historians that back it up; not to mention my own personal testimony of the living power of Jesus Christ in the transformation of my life.
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you face trials of many kinds." James 1:2
