Getting Real…
A few weeks ago I listened to a couple of interviews from some church leaders and then on Wednesday I met with a few Christian friends of mine. All these have used mightily by God to challenge me on a lot of things.
The main point of it was a question that was asked by a friend on Wednesday that has really got me thinking…
Why am I doing this?
Basically in my life and I suppose in a lot of other people’s lives around me, we are longing for our Christian lives to “be real.” Before you start thinking I’m turning into a hip-hop version of myself, be sure that my bling in still firmly in the drawer.
In terms of my life (and I hope yours also so I’m not alone) I have been thinking on the idea of that well known term “my Christian life.” Next time you meet with a friend, church leader etc check how many times you use it or are asked about it.
I feel in my case I’m not happy with living two lives, “a Christian life” and a life where I am myself. A lot of people, myself included, are seemingly happy doing it, but scratch the surface and the truth comes out.
“Why am I doing this?”
Maybe this doesn’t ring true with you. Maybe you are exactly who your Facebook profile says you are. Maybe you really do generally quote Scripture a million times per day, listen to Christian bands on loop, read every Christian book that comes out, are actively participating in every charity that you say, praying for everybody you say you are, and generally living life in joy to the fullest.
That’s amazing!
In my case I have been challenged by the fact that in Antioch the disciples were first called (or named) Christians. From my understanding, they were called this by other people, because they looked like mini-Jesus’. But before we revel in the fact that people know that we’re Christians, and if we went to court they would have enough to convict us of being a Christian (I love that illustration!) which side of you would they convict?
The Christian life side? Or every part of you?
Don’t you think it’s time we got real?
