Dear Mr. Christian…realize that it is GRACE that got you here.

“Dear Mr. Christian I know you’re on a MISSION. I know you say the answer to my problem is RELIGION. I know I’m supposed to change the way I live and stop SINNING. But I’d appreciate if you take some time to LISTEN” (Dear Mr. Christian by Derek Minor). This song travels a road that many christian songs shy away from, it reflects real issues that many people call life. But my post is not about the song, as much as it is about its message. How do we use our Christianity? Do we use it to sit in judgement of those we feel are more sinful than ourselves? Do we use it as a means of gossip? “Oh did you hear about….we should pray for her.” Or do we use as a means of healing? Do we listen or do we judge? Have you noticed in the Bible that Jesus never got angry at the sinner? His anger was always towards the religious leaders. Those who represented God, but yet did the opposite of what He called them to do. Sin is sin…For God ALL sin is the same. We’re the ones that added the classification. So the next time you think someone is beyond Christ’s reach, remember your sin was no better and He still reached you.

“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Romans 3:23).

So what am I thankful for today? That I am learning not to judge.