Hero

My teacher has asked my class to write a hero essay. My mind immediately thought of writing about Jesus, or if it's my family I'd write about my Papa or parents. But she told us to write about how we are heroes...

Hero

Hero is defined as a man with noble qualities, and obtains a divine origin. To look at myself, with the thought of being a hero, is somewhat difficult for me to comprehend. But as I meditate and think about the life I have lived, and the life that is still in me, I recognize that I pass the qualifications as a hero. Every hero faces battles in their lives, and how they come out of it truly makes them the hero or not. My life resembles many battles in my daily walk with Christ. At the age of 13 I surrendered my life to be a preacher. I instantly painted a huge target on my back for the Devil, because my life was now devoted to promote Jesus, and demote the Devil. This battle is ongoing and it is against the flesh, the Devil, and the world.

The Bible states that "the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" in Matthew 26:41. Every morning that I wake up, I immediately tell God, "May my life give glory to you, and not to myself". The flesh is a battle that contains a war waging against pride, lust, and laziness. Being human, I fail often and many times throughout my journey with Christ. There are times when I play sports and take the credit, or I begin to want someone else's things, or instead of reading my Bible I watch TV. These things may seem little to a non-believer, but to me they are an inexcusable battle that should never be lost. The reason I triumph is my savior Jesus. Jesus bled and died for me, so that I may be forgiven and have an opportunity to be clean from my wrongdoing.

The Devil is my worst enemy since I became a divine child of God. The reason I am divine is because the Bible states that I am truly royal, and belong to the Father: "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light" (1 Peter 2:9). I understand that the Devil exploits all my weaknesses to make me fail. But with God I have victory! The greatest part is that all I do is let Jesus win it through me. "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" (Galatians 2:20).

My life is also a battle against the world and its desires. As a Christian I am no longer of this world, but just merely living in it. "Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul" (1 Peter 2:11). My duty is to battle against the love of money, cars, partying, and to just focus on letting Christ give me that victorious life. I also battle the world because of my faith in Jesus. I am often persecuted by many, but I keep my head high and just return their hatred with love. This battle is daily, but has so much rewards when I prevail.

My daily life consists of fighting the flesh, the Devil, and the world, but so does my life ahead. As I continue to fight, I know that the battle has just begun. I believe my life has been given to me for a set purpose of leading thousands of thousands of people to Christ. The goal is to tell people that we are all sinners and live defeated lives every day. But through accepting Jesus as their savior, they have a way to Heaven for eternity. "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:14). I believe a true hero will lay down his life for the cause he is fighting for. As for me, I would die for my Lord Jesus Christ in a heart beat. Jesus is the reason I wake up, He is my purpose in living this life with a valiant heart to win and gain souls for the kingdom.