We All Bleed The Same
Sometimes it feels like I have to be perfect.
I'm a pastor's kid, lead worship on Sunday mornings, volunteer in the youth group, profess to be a Christian at work... People expect me to be perfect. They don't even realize that they do this most of the time. It's only when they realized that I make mistakes too.
Don't misunderstand this post! Jesus is constantly molding us and making us new. He is doing a work only He can do on the inside of my heart and mind. He makes it possible to walk in the newness of life. To be Christ-like.
But it's a process.
The process is messy. As unfortunate as that truth is, it can't be denied. There is a lot of pain and suffering that come along with changing the old man and walking into the new. Jesus makes it possible to stand during those times.
It's other Christians who make it hard. They put an impossible standard on themselves and consequently me too. To be a literal walking Jesus, when I'm still learning how to follow Him without tripping over my own feet.
There is a general lack of honesty in the church that is so heartbreaking. As if sharing the sins we are struggling with will somehow strip us of the holiness that God freely gives us. Broken people don't need to be fixed, and honestly, you can't do it. No matter what method you have it is only the Holy Spirit that can really fix the broken.
Most of the time broken people just need to know they aren't alone.
But how will they know they aren't alone, if we aren't willing to share? How will they understand that Jesus can heal all brokenness unless someone is willing to walk with them? Isn't church where people should bleed? To be free to share the pain and encouraged to find a Savior who has the answer?
We need to be willing to bleed with people. More times than not, you'll find that we all bleed the same. This human life flows through all our veins, and sometimes it's okay to not be okay.
I'm a pastor's kid, lead worship on Sunday mornings, volunteer in the youth group, profess to be a Christian at work... People expect me to be perfect. They don't even realize that they do this most of the time. It's only when they realized that I make mistakes too.
Don't misunderstand this post! Jesus is constantly molding us and making us new. He is doing a work only He can do on the inside of my heart and mind. He makes it possible to walk in the newness of life. To be Christ-like.
But it's a process.
The process is messy. As unfortunate as that truth is, it can't be denied. There is a lot of pain and suffering that come along with changing the old man and walking into the new. Jesus makes it possible to stand during those times.
It's other Christians who make it hard. They put an impossible standard on themselves and consequently me too. To be a literal walking Jesus, when I'm still learning how to follow Him without tripping over my own feet.
There is a general lack of honesty in the church that is so heartbreaking. As if sharing the sins we are struggling with will somehow strip us of the holiness that God freely gives us. Broken people don't need to be fixed, and honestly, you can't do it. No matter what method you have it is only the Holy Spirit that can really fix the broken.
Most of the time broken people just need to know they aren't alone.
But how will they know they aren't alone, if we aren't willing to share? How will they understand that Jesus can heal all brokenness unless someone is willing to walk with them? Isn't church where people should bleed? To be free to share the pain and encouraged to find a Savior who has the answer?
We need to be willing to bleed with people. More times than not, you'll find that we all bleed the same. This human life flows through all our veins, and sometimes it's okay to not be okay.
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