Do you really know Jesus or.......?
I know with no doubt that my God lives, I don’t doubt or think twice about it. It hit me, the same way I believe in My God, the same way I know that God is God and there is no other god that is greater then my God. In my belief that only my God is the one true living God, that is how many other religions view their religions, that is how they see their gods and the same way I love my God that is how they love their gods, they feel or know that no winds, storms or pain can remove them from their god or gods. So what would make someone want to believe in my Jesus in my God, what makes Him that special that would make someone believe in Him?
That is a very important question, what sets you and your Jesus apart from the rest of the religions and gods? I was speaking to my friend Simile Mboto, who posed a very striking question, “who is God? How do you tell someone who God is, and makes Him greater or better then their god right now?” She carried on to ask if I would be able to explain God to an atheist. Interesting questions, really as much as I know about my God, how much do I know really, what can I say that can make some leave their gods, which I believe aren’t real, but they believe they are, why Jesus? How would I explain Him?
As Christians we are so complacent in our walk with God, we are ok with knowing God for ourselves and everyone can figure it out themselves. Maybe it’s not that we are complacent, but it may be from our own ignorance. See when Jesus died He died so that we can know the father and know Him to the fullest, no half way or knowing Him the way your pastor knows Him, your pastor can not determine you relationship with God and he/she should never be put in charge of your relationship with God. People are always looking for a middle man when it come to God, but the idea of Jesus and Christianity has never been religion, which offers you a middle man, but the idea and reason for Jesus, was for a direct and personal line to God.
“Christianity in essence is and
has never been a religion.”
How would I explain Christianity to someone who does not believe in Jesus, someone who already has his/her own ideas about god/s? It is the knowledge of the word; Jesus says in Matthew He is the word. How do you introduce someone you yourself don’t know, someone you depend on someone else to tell you about.Christianity is like a friendship, when you get introduced to someone for the first time and you bump into them again and again, you start getting acquainted with them, a relationship starts to form, you start pinging them on facebook or whatsaping them. You start spending time with them and getting to know them, until you get to a point when you start calling them a friend and when you call them friend, you make effort in visiting, calling and attending all their events. How do you get to know your new friend? By talking to them, having a cup of coffee, making time for them and investing in that friendship. When someone asks you about your friend, you confidently tell them who she/he is, how she/he is, you know where they from, their parents and siblings, and if something incorrect or not true is said about them, you stand up for them with confidence and no doubt that your friend would never do what has been said.
This is how we need to be with Jesus, you need to know so much that even an atheist becomes confused in his/he own belief of lack of belief. Someone who is of a different faith needs to want to know more about this Jesus you talk so freely and confidently about. When they ask you what He has done for you, that should not feel like a trick question, no question should feel like a trick question. Ask God to know Him more, to give the desire to read the world more. The word is Jesus and Jesus is the word. And until you know really know Jesus/the word, you will never be able to stand up for Him or tell someone the truth about Him. That’s why you find so many people following Pastors so religiously, because they don’t know God., they don’t know the truth about Jesus.
Perfection
I don't really believe in perfection. There has only been one man on record who was perfect , who was without fault or sin, that was Jesus Christ the son of God. As people we can never fully reach the level of perfection that Jesus had, in fact it is impossible. Forgiveness of sin makes you clean and perfect yes, but it does not mean you have never done anything wrong. The idea that you need to be perfect to be a christian is a wrong and obscure one. God knows each and everyone of His children and He requires nothing but trust from them. God is not calling perfect people, but He is calling the imperfect, the broken and the ones that seem lost in there paths, minds and in there lives, He honestly does not care what your past is or where you where last night or what you where doing, He just wants you the way you are and He just needs you to trust Him to change you as time goes.
Beyonce says in her song "Pretty Hurts" "perfection is the disease of a nation". Perfection is an idea that has lost its meaning in this generation, it's measured against someones or somethings else's flaws, as if that makes you better than the next person. So many people have an idea of the USA as this perfect country a land of opportunity, but people don't realize that even the USA is a country with its own struggles, with its own people in poverty, with its own crime and imperfections. That is one thing I learnt on my trip there, there is no perfect country, every country is a working progress just like people. We are all on a journey of self discovery and seeking perfection. We are all on a journey that never ends, life is a constant lesson, it is constantly rotating, no one ever really gets to the end, even in death there is life and until the final judgement we will be on this journey.
I know I hate it when someone thinks i'm perfect just because i'm born again, i'm far from it. I'm a Jesus-freak that is still on her own journey, with her own battles and imperfection she fighting. I try to show people the type of person i am so when i get angry or annoyed people will not get surprised. There no reason for me to act perfect when i know i'm not. But i praise and worship my God with of my heart and pray for Him work on me, He know all or weak points and He works on them with us.
Learn to love yourself and accept yourself, allow God to help you on this journey of life. Perfection is a disease of dying world, don't die with it and do not judge with it.