There, I said it.
Are you happy now?
I'm not perfect...
There, I said it again!
I'm not perfect! and guess what... neither are you!
Why do people get the idea in their head that Christians are perfect.
I never understood that theory.
I'll be the first one to admit that I sin. I sin every day of my life.
Society has this idea drilled into their heads that Chrsitans are like robots.
Once they give their life over to Christ, their life is going to be perfect. They will no longer sin and they will never stumble, fall, or trip up.
But the Bible is very clear that ALL have sinned (Romans 3:23) and that there is NONE righteous (Romans 3:10).
I think Paul summed it up best in Romans 7 when He wrote:
"For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!"
Now in my personal opinion, I would say that Paul is one of the more influential people for the kingdom in all the Scriptures, and even he struggled with his sin nature overpowering his desire to obey all the rules he should.
Well, if you don't become perfect after salvation, what does happen?
You become forgiven.
Imagine it like this...
You are born clothed in dirty, filthy, tattered rags.
At the moment you accept Christ's sacrifice, He take off His spotless white robes and place it on your shoulders.
That way when God looks down on you, He sees the righteousness of His Son on you.
But, underneath you are still wearing your dirty clothes, because your original nature was never taken from you.
Does that make sense?
A close friend of mine has a theory that when you get to Heaven, she pictures that God is going to have like a power point slide showing of everything you did through out your life...good and bad.
Applause for the good, and when the negative appears...Christ hits the delete button and says to the Father, "Forget that mistake, it was covered by my blood!"
I like her analogy.
You may be thinking to yourself, "Great! that means I can go about my life doing whatever I please because it will all be forgiven anyway so I might as well live it up."
WRONG.
That's not the attitude a Christian should have. A Christian should WANT to do right and should strive everyday to become more and more like Christ, even though becoming equal with Him is unattainable.
We should show others the grace of God through our lives.
We should point others to Him through our actions and our words. When we do something good we should praise Him for giving us the power to make the right decision, and when we do something wrong, we should thank Him for the forgiveness He so freely gives to those who call on His name.
The most humble hearts are the hearts of those who are willing to admit that they have a problem and not fake it and hide it. People will have a lot more respect for you when you do that than when you try to construct a facade of neatness on your own.
Let Christ do what He does best allow Him to forgive you today.
When I say ... "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."
I'm whispering "I was lost,
Now I'm found and forgiven."
When I say ... "I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need Christ to be my guide.
When I say ... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
And need His strength to carry on.
When I say ... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.
When I say ... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But, God believes I am worth it.
When I say ... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.
When I say ... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's good grace, somehow
Live..Laugh...Love
Until Next Time,
Racheal <3
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