People do not look at us Christians and think “Wow, look at how holy they are!” If anything, they think we are self-righteous hypocrites. We have made so many rules about what it is to be holy – do not drink, do not smoke, do not go to parties – no wonder people don’t want to be like us! All we have achieved by this kind of thinking is to isolate ourselves from others.
I believe that holiness is not about what we do and do not do, but is about our character. I don’t believe Jesus meant for us to be separate from the world in a literal sense – he certainly didn’t separate himself from the “bad people” when he walked the earth. I believe he meant that we should stand out. People should look at us and be amazed at how passionately we live – how much we love those around us; how generous we are; how much we enjoy life.
People should look at us and want to be like us, not because we seem to have it all together, but because we live our lives so passionately in everything we do, each and every day, just like Jesus did.
Jesus said that people would know we are his disciples when we love one another, not when we live a life out of touch with those around us. Jesus didn’t set us free to be bound by a never-ending list of rules and regulations. Jesus set us free to be free! That’s what people in this world are looking for.
This blog is about a young woman who has grown up in a "church" environment but is only just starting to grasp the real meaning of being a follower of Jesus. I am wife to an amazing husband, a mother to two beautiful children, and a woman trying to find her purpose in a world full of hopelessness. Location: Leongatha, Australia
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