Sins of a Christian

so this is a post that has been rattling around in my brain for some now. sins of a Christian.
For those who don't understand the Christian relationship with Christ, that last sentence may sound like an oxymoron. But the reality is, Christians sin all the time. Now again, you non-believers may think, "well if you're a sinner, how can you be a Christian?" Truth of the matter is, this one often puzzled me, too. but what I learned back when I was saved, and what I've continued learning in my walk with Christ, is that Christians are NOT perfect. Far from it, really. No, we are a messed up folk. Not much different than the non-believers. The ONE difference, the only difference that has any worth or meaning, is that even though we sin, we know that Christ is God made man, that he is the Son of God, that he was crucified for our sins, and that he was resurrected 3 days later and ascended to Heaven to be seated at the right hand of God. some smaller differences in what happens when we sin is that we know we have grieved God, and that pains us. Christians actually work at not sinning, but unfortunately, we are human and are therefore flawed.

I don't claim to be perfect. Not by any means. I have so many flaws; among them fear, doubt, short-temperedness. I am not normally a good steward of God's gifts, financial or otherwise (though this one I'm definitely getting better about.)

And Christians are tempted with bad stuff all the time. After all, the way I see it, the devil isn't going to bother with the souls he still has. Nope, he's going after those he's lost to Christ. And he goes after them hard.

I've read that once you give your life to Christ, you can't be "unsaved". I hope that's true, 'cause there are many days when I feel lost and like I"m floundering, unanchored in Him. (but that's a whole other blog topic!)

I am grateful for a forgiving God. I am grateful that He is merciful and just, that He is willing to pour down grace like rain, despite my iniquities.

If you are reading this and are not a believer, I invite you to drop me a comment and we can talk about what He can do for you.
After all, if he could forgive me and FREE me, there is nothing He can't do for you - NO MATTER WHAT your life is like.

Now if there isn't peace in comfort in THAT, what else is there?

good night and God bless.

Returning

it's been a while since i've written, mostly because so much has been happening that my mind is usually in about 50 places at once and the mere thought of organizing the swirling, twisting, turning mass of fragmented emotions, ideas, memories, and hopes that span life, death, love, fear, work, marriage and a plethora of other topics is daunting enough to make me feel I may not ever write again. after all, where would i even begin? yet here i am. as for where to begin, i suppose i should begin where last i ended, sometime around last november. in an effort to try and bring some order to the chaos, i will start by just doing a quick brain-dump of topics i'll be covering, or at least want to cover, in my next few writings. bare with me, this exercise will be good for me, and will serve as a crude road map, which believe me, is better than nothing, for anyone who might find themselves bored enough to read this.

- Christmas with my aunt Juanita
- visiting my aunt in february
- valentine's day and a funeral
- a fight and pearl earrings
- the road to crazy, and back again
- Costa Rica, the adventure
- a weekend with my mom
- a broken wrist
- why work is called 'work'
- continued thoughts on marriage as an instrument of holiness
- the distance between us (me and church)
- the edge of madness

see what i mean? lots of stuff going on up there. even when it's dark and quiet, the wheels are spinning madly. actually, i think that's when the worst of it occurs...

my eyelids have gotten heavy and i am babysitting my four and five year old niece and nephew tomorrow, so I must get some sleep. more to come, and soon.

for now, don't expect miracles. instead, work at being a miracle - it's much more rewarding.