Many people know how strong I am in my faith; and while I choose to share it here and there, I never try to shove it down anyone's throat. Sometimes, my faith angers some; they are quick to tell me how wrong I am in my beliefs. That's okay, they're entitled to their opinion...I've said it a million times, I'll say it again. It's not my place to tell you you're wrong, what you believe is wrong, or whether or not any of us are going to Heaven, Hell, or just turning into a blip in the Universe. It's above my pay grade.
I heard something this morning that put it perfectly:
"You'll say to me, 'The church is full of hypocrites'. Yes, every church is full of hypocrites. And yes, I'm okay with that. There is no such thing as a hypocrite-free church. If there were, you and I would just mess it up." -Greg Laurie
None of us are perfect, and none of us have the right to judge anyone. It's our sole purpose to love one another. I may remove myself from sin, but that doesn't mean I'm better than the sinner. I don't want to be around a fart, either, but that doesn't mean I'll remove myself from the farter. Ok, that was a stretch. But I got you to laugh.
The point is, when we try to turn from sin, we usually faceplant into another one. It's human nature. We will fall, we will stumble, we will sin again. the point is to get up, dust off, and try again, really give it a good hard try to improve, and mind your business if someone does the same.
There are hypocrites everywhere. Including in the mirror. It's not about the person you're quick to point at, it's the person the other three fingers are pointing at when you do.
I'm strong in my faith. I go to church as often as I can. That doesn't make me perfect, that doesn't even make me better than you. That makes me out of bed on a Sunday morning, praying for you whether you like it or not. :p
Moral of the story: get as angry as you want. There will always be a church of hypocrites. You have to start with the one you wake up as every morning.
Also, God doesn't fart.
There you go, first blog post in two years!
