Truth, Including Grace.
"When morality slips into moralism, our fears are compounded rather than alleviated... If blessing or calamity is the result of obeying God's rules, then keeping everyone in line becomes the paramount mission of religious leaders."
- Skye Jethani in his book 'With'
Almost daily I struggle with the question: "Have I done Enough?" Whether asking for material purposes such as have I completed my list, or for spiritual purposes of have I done enough to deserve this love and these blessings gifted to me. Either way it is pertinent for me to sit back, and remember that not only do I not have to be perfect. I cannot even come close to perfection. Which is a difficult thing to process when you people tell you, that you must be worthy of love. Some of the best days are those that my Husband walks in the door and I have not done as much as I wanted to, and you know what he still doesn't hesitate to show me that he loves me.
Today I was scrolling through my Facebook timeline, and I stumbled across a post. The post I saw today was, in short paraphrase, talking about how one must be a worthy saint to attain blessings. Seeing this and reading it I got angry! Not angry at the person posting the message, instead angry for them. I wish that they had not had experiences that have caused them to believe this way. If only there weren't teachers out there so focused on perfect morality that they were pushing people away from realizing the love of Christ. Andy Stanley wrote " The Church is at its best when it embraces grace and truth, and refuses to let go of either." It's unfortunate that we have to use the words grace and truth as separate concepts, because grace absolutely is truth!
I am glad that I don't have to live by the belief that some believers have overcome and others have not. Living everyday in the knowledge that Christ has overcome for me, makes it so much easier for me to really live in the relationship that I am continuing to build with him.
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