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Diego Concepcion

Ms. Esau

English

5/1/2020

Seeker of Christ - Written Defense Essay

Have you ever asked yourself how well you seek Christ? Well in the beginning of this year I

asked myself that question and at first I didn’t like my answer. In the beginning of this year I realized how

much my life didn’t reflect God and how much I wasn’t actually seeking Christ always. I would want

Him when I needed something instead of keeping Him in my mind always and thanking Him for what he

has done. I had realized it’s time to make a change and create some goals. I’d like to share three things

that I had to fix in order to grow and seek Christ more. First, I had to fix my relationship with Christ.

Second, I made sure to dedicate time to show God’s love to others who need it. Lastly, I want to add what

bible verses caused me to come up with my goals and helped me change my ways.

So first off I noticed before I can do anything else I needed to make sure I was right with God and

make sure that my relationship with Him got better. So what I did was I started taking his word seriously

and also I would find ways to thank God rather than ask God for things. Which not only changed my

attitude but also the way I viewed things. The first way I applied this was everyday in the morning,

afternoon and at night I would pray to God and thank Him and not only thank Him but also ask him for

strength throughout the day. This helped me have Him on my mind throughout the day. The second way I

was able to grow in my relationship with God was also realizing to treat everyone the same and not have

groups or clicks. I had first realized I was doing this when I joined a soccer team during the summer of

2019 it was a spanish team and I was the only American there so I was the one left out but luckily I had

Daniel and Frankely there too. It was helpful to have people there that I know and be accepted into that

group. I disliked the fact that they had there like groups of like friends and then when I was placed with
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them they didn’t want to participate anymore cause I was there. After that happened it hit me and I

realized God gave me a piece of my own medicine because I was also like that. In my school I only

enjoyed participating in things with just my class or friends, whether it was a sport or an actual class. It

helped me to realize my errors and then strive to improve and change and by doing this I felt my

relationship with God improve. The last example I’d like to use was my involvement in my church. We

are missionaries here in the Dominican Republic and that means we are here to spread the Gospel and

God’s love to those around us. Realizing that I was sitting back and relaxing rather than doing what I am

here for caused me to feel ashamed. So that is when I decided to ask God to help me grow and be more

mature with His teachings and to help me participate in the church and now I lead worship with the kids

and sometimes with the adults I also lead and set up the games for the kids to play and sometimes I give a

little message of God’s word to them. These examples Helped me the most to grow in my relationship

with Christ the most and once I felt my relationship grow and I felt confident and strong God then told me

“hey don’t stop there” and that’s when I came up with some goals.

My favorite part was coming up with my goals. I asked God to show me what I am good at and

sure enough he answered. I created my first goal because God showed me that I was joyful. The first goal

I made was to always spread joy to those around me no matter where I am. I mean I don’t know anyone

yet who can look at me and not laugh and see the joy I have. For example at school I make sure each day

to find someone who looks a little down and cheer them up. I remember being in English class and I saw

Keyrol. She had her head down and she looked tired and I asked her “What’s wrong?” she answered that

she didn’t get much sleep and I remember telling her a joke that cheered her up a little. It gives me self

pride to know that I made someone happy. I created my second goal because God showed me that I am

here to serve. My example for this is when I helped the 12th graders with selling food during the younger

kids expedition night. God spoke to me that night and said one simple word “serve” so right away I went

up to Keyrol and asked if I could help and of course she said yes. I didn’t do it for anything in return and I
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actually enjoyed hanging out with their class. I learned that serving is fun so I also helped their class the

second time they selled food during the Christmas Program. I created my third goal because God showed

me I needed to humble myself. I am a soccer player and I have talent in that area and I can brag about it

and use “I” a lot. I used to say “I am…”, “ I can” and the reality is “I” can’t without God. He gave me the

talent and I want to use it for Him and for His glory not my own. My example for humbling myself was

actually a very important moment in my life and it is so hard to mention it without sounding like I am

bragging so don’t think that I am. Me at 17 years old got picked for the National Team in Dominican

Republic. What shocked me the most was that God helped me show them my talents and be selected.

Only 5 kids were picked from Jarabacoa and God allowed me to be one of them. So instead of going

around the school and bragging I kept it as a secret and thanked God for that blessing. It is nice to create

goals but what is it that should inspire a goal?

To me every goal you create should reflect God so I looked in the bible and found scriptures to

create each one of my goals. My first goal was to spread joy to those around me no matter what and the

​ ​If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in

bible verse that I used is John 15:10-12 which says “ 10

​ ​These things have I

my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11

​ ​This is my
spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12

commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you”. This reminds me to love others and bring

joy to others especially those who need it the most. My second goal was to serve others with a happy

heart without seeking a reward. The bible verse I used is Colossians 3:23-24 and it says “​23 ​And

​ ​Knowing that of the Lord ye shall

whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24

receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.” From this I learned to serve others

and not do it for them but for my Father in heaven. My third goal was to be humble and not to use my

talents to brag but instead to honor God. The bible verse I used for this goal is Mathew 23:12 which says

“​12 ​And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.”
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I learned that humbling yourself by not thinking that your above others will end up helping you later

cause those who brag their blessings end but those who are humble their blessings continue.

In conclusion, I believe that I have come closer to Christ and put the skill “Seeker of Christ” to

work and have shown it through my actions. I did it by first becoming closer to God and growing in that

relationship with Him and then by spreading joy to others and also by being humble and no longer boast

about my achievements. Everything I have was given to me by God and just by knowing that it makes me

want to be a better person and do things according to God’s word. So now I can say I feel much better

now when I ask myself, how well do I seek Christ?