Some of you may see the title of this post and decide to stop reading. But let me be clear….I don’t do political posts. Maybe I should, but that’s not my calling. I hate confrontation and will pretty much do whatever I can to avoid it in any way, shape or form.

As a Christ follower, it has been heart-breaking, scary, prophetic, and eye-opening, even shocking, to experience the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Jesus told us in John 15, verses 18-25, that the world would hate us, just as it hated him. I have had people in my life hate me for various reasons. I don’t like it, even a little bit. Of course we want to be liked, even loved, by everyone. But let me tell you, being loved by Jesus is enough. It’s more than enough; it is amazing! Even if everyone I knew were to suddenly hate me, the love of Jesus would still be enough. It would be sad here in this world, but still enough that I would get to be with Jesus and love by Him for eternity.

These past two weeks since Charlie’s assassination have drawn me to Jesus. My love for Jesus has been strengthened by the stories I have heard. More than anything though, Charlie showed me that confrontation isn’t a bad thing. He lived his life to meet people where they were and help them see Jesus. Maybe I need to be more willing, bolder, and more courageous to speak Jesus to strangers around me.

Dear Jesus, help me be like Charlie in this world. But more than that, I want to be like YOU. I want to love like you do and talk like you do. And thank you for Phil Wickham’s new album that has put so many of my thoughts and feelings into songs that I can sing to you.

Thank you, Charlie, for a legacy that will live on and for inspiring me to live more like Jesus.