It's hard to admit when you're wrong.
And, if you're like me, it's really
hard to admit when you're wrong.
I don't think I ever really realized
how narrow my thinking was on what it meant to be a Christian. Now,
to clarify, I'm talking outside of the obvious, meaning that I'm not
talking about anything regarding the essential teachings that every
Christian knows to be true.
I'm talking about preferences, and
experience; the small areas of our lives that are different from each
other.
The pieces that make us unique, and
remind us that we are not carbon copies of each other.
I tend to forget that just because we
all have the same foundation in Christ, it doesn't mean we are the
same person multiplied over and over again.
Lately, I've found myself judging
harshly the way that people interact with Jesus. I look for
downfalls instead of strengths, and I associate lack of knowledge
with lack of desire.
Both of these things are wrong.
I need to remember that just as we come
to Jesus in different ways, we walk with him in different ways. I
need to remember that even though I feel most alive when I am
worshiping in song, others may feel most alive when reading their
bible, and still others may feel most alive when being in creation,
or fellowship, or prayer.
The point is that we feel alive, and
that we know where we experience God at the deepest level.
I need to remember that even though we
celebrate that we all have come to know Jesus, and truly love him,
that we will not experience his power in the same way all of the
time.
I need to remember that that is
natural, and mostly that it is okay.
God knows the heart, and is fit to
judge it. I am called to encourage, and sometimes rebuke, but I am
mostly called to love deeply.
God help me to remember that, and to do
it.
In Christ,
Lilia
