I think we spend to much time in our lives, trying to make it better. We are trying to be "Better" people, we save to get better things, we try to be "better Christians" by doing certain things, we study hard to get better grades so we will do better in school and eventually get a better job than our neighbor. What is the point? What is our "getting better" getting us too? What are all of those "do not" sermons doing for us? Are we perfect yet? Do we feel like God yet? Is everything in our lives to the point that no one can look down on us?
If we spend less time worrying about what others think, worrying about the length of our dresses and shorts, worrying about having enough money, enough clothes, enough food, enough fun, we might actually have time to get to know God. If instead of singing the right notes in church or making sure we listen to the words we sing, we should be singing to God from our heart and meaning every word of it. Instead of reading our Bible just to say we read it or read it to change my lifestyle to being a better person why not read the Bible to get to know your God better, instead of going to church to get the latest update on you friends last vacation, or to feel better by having fellowship with other Christians, why not go to worship God and express your love and appreciation for Him and all He has done for you. Instead of worrying about what to wear and if you have too much makeup on, why not spend that time doing the Lord's work, sharing the gospel, being a helping hand to the needy (the needy who probably could use the clothes you are fussing over.) Instead of worrying about what others will think if you do this thing or that, why not meditate on scripture and encourage a discouraged friend.
We work too hard at being a "good" Christian. Step back and look at the big picture. Try to catch a glimpse of what God sees. A world full of silly people chasing after silly things for what? We're not sure. What are we chasing? A godly life style. Godly doesn't have a style, it doesn't want you to be consumed with the "do not's" of life. Godliness is being like God, doing like God, and understanding God. There is so much to God that we will never begin to grasp his Awesomeness. We will never understand the part that we think we understand let alone everything we don't even know exists. That is what our life should be about. Getting to know God, Our creator, our sustainer, or clother, our nourisher, our example.
Stop trying to be a "Better" person and be consumed with knowing your God.
Sarah
If we spend less time worrying about what others think, worrying about the length of our dresses and shorts, worrying about having enough money, enough clothes, enough food, enough fun, we might actually have time to get to know God. If instead of singing the right notes in church or making sure we listen to the words we sing, we should be singing to God from our heart and meaning every word of it. Instead of reading our Bible just to say we read it or read it to change my lifestyle to being a better person why not read the Bible to get to know your God better, instead of going to church to get the latest update on you friends last vacation, or to feel better by having fellowship with other Christians, why not go to worship God and express your love and appreciation for Him and all He has done for you. Instead of worrying about what to wear and if you have too much makeup on, why not spend that time doing the Lord's work, sharing the gospel, being a helping hand to the needy (the needy who probably could use the clothes you are fussing over.) Instead of worrying about what others will think if you do this thing or that, why not meditate on scripture and encourage a discouraged friend.
We work too hard at being a "good" Christian. Step back and look at the big picture. Try to catch a glimpse of what God sees. A world full of silly people chasing after silly things for what? We're not sure. What are we chasing? A godly life style. Godly doesn't have a style, it doesn't want you to be consumed with the "do not's" of life. Godliness is being like God, doing like God, and understanding God. There is so much to God that we will never begin to grasp his Awesomeness. We will never understand the part that we think we understand let alone everything we don't even know exists. That is what our life should be about. Getting to know God, Our creator, our sustainer, or clother, our nourisher, our example.
Stop trying to be a "Better" person and be consumed with knowing your God.
Sarah
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