Faith Demands More

Today I am pondering. Thinking about the Christian Life and it's progression. I think it is very easy to just point out errors in the beginning of someone's Christian Life. It is a fine line between judging things according to God's law and being ungracious. 

That scripture is very clear but a person who is born again does not suddenly have right theology but the foundation should be there, repentance and faith. 

I was watching how the Lord has been softening someone's heart and I've also seen how people who have come to know Jesus even though they need to be taken aside like Apollos and taught right theology but it should be a cause for rejoicing that God will make himself known to another person who did not deserve his grace. 

The Christian walk has to be categorized by a renewed life, filthy speech will leave, impure thoughts will be a cause of grief and shame, and a love and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ will cause them Joy. 

So here I am just thinking about salvation, about sanctification, about having grace for new brothers and sisters, yet also the need for discipleship. How will we grow in the Christian faith unless we are taught.

Honesty and Vulnerability

I love people, I know that is hard to imagine considering what an introvert I am and how exhausting I find people sometimes. I love some in an I want to take care of you kind of way, some I love in a tough love kind of way. I have been an enabler at times other times I have been very tough for the sake of wanting to see loved ones build better lives for themselves. I always have so much advice to give but I have learned the hard way to stop and listen and now I realize people need to see the need for change for themselves. Each day is a chance for God to change us more and more to the image of Jesus Christ. God meets each one of His children in the midst of all of life's circumstances. Whether they are drowning in sin, or have everything and find a dissatisfaction in it. I used to wonder about how some people who have so much can suddenly commit suicide and I realized something. You have the money, you have the cars, you can even be at the top of your career, but then once you achieve it what is there? Soul satisfaction is not achieved. In my life I had at times worked hard to achieve my so-called potential, been in gifted classes, on the dean's list but once I achieved them I am thinking now was it worth it. Only those things that were given away did I feel like it was worth the effort. It blessed others. The bible said its better to give than to receive. Now I just want to love well, to point people to Christ and not be drawn into victim mentalities, blame games, and excuses why specific people aren't doing what they ought.