Someone said I’ve changed because I’m all “into God.” I told them I was always into God. It just took me a while to understand I was not Him.
And here’s the thing, if Christianity doesn’t change you, you’re probably not doing it right. If God agrees with you 100 percent of the time you might just be worshipping yourself.
If your faith is not calling you to change, to grow, what good is grace? What exactly is it doing?
If there’s no sin, why did Jesus die on the cross?
I don’t understand a Christianity that leaves you alone, that doesn’t bother you. But it’s a weird thing, the more I go towards Christ the more I become the real me that I was intended to be.
Years ago, someone was pretty horrified by the number of children my wife and I were having. He warned me that my wife and I were “never going to have a normal life.” And I couldn’t help but wonder what is a normal life. He meant that a normal life was one about me. He meant a me-centric life was normal.
I don’t want a normal life. I live for an audience of One. So has Christianity changed me? I sure hope so.
July 26, 2023 at 5:45 pm
Makes me laugh when someone comments on my having 5 children. My response?: I never had the government pay for what was my responsibility. Once I dip into their wallet to raise my children then they might have a justifiable gripe. Until then? Leave me alone.
July 28, 2023 at 1:17 pm
You are so right, Matt. I tell people all the time that if your life doesn’t change when you decide to follow Jesus, then you’re probably not following Jesus. It should be a radical transformation, for all of us.