Prepare the Way
August 27, 2007
Someone once told me years ago that Jesus died for me. It did not make as much sense as it should have at the time. But then she broke it down even further. She told me that if there was no one before me and no one after me, Jesus still died for me. She made it more personal that it was literally me that He died for.
While it became apparent at that time that this God-junk was real, it was not until years later that I would truly be borne again. At that time in my life I was trying to rebel against my grandmother who had a huge influence on my mother so I was denying that there was a God. Even before going to camp and while I denied God to my grandmother and family, I knew God existed. It is hard to explain that ‘just knowing’ feeling, but that is what it was; it was not me being told or taught that there was a God, it was that I just knew He existed. Each time I would deny God to my parents, I would talk to Him and apologize for using Him to rebel against them. But He had to understand where I was coming from; here was a family that would never pray or talk about God in our home, but when we were out in public, it was different. We would hold hands and pray; what was that all about?!?! My mother had made us into hypocrites, and I was not enjoying it.
Much of who we are today is because of our childhood; whether we learn what to do or what not to do, it is usually based off what our parents have taught us. It is because of the hypocrisy and lies that I witnessed growing up that I have put so much weight in truth and honesty. I cannot comprehend the Christian hypocrisy or why men lie. Who benefits?
I love God and believe in who He is. But I do not wear the colors of the Christians; I do not beat my brother down because of who they are, what they wear, who they love, and what they believe. I treat my fellow man the way I want to be treated. After all, that is taught in the Bible too, is it not?
No one likes a wolf in sheep’s clothing. How do we expect men to come to God if we are constantly claiming friend but acting like the enemy? If I did not know the truth beyond a shadow of a doubt, I would not want to be a part of this ‘Christianity.’
Tags: God, Christian hypocrisy
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