Day: August 29, 2014

In the Post-Modern Age with all its technology more than any other time in history we have the attitude of, “I want it now”. We don’t want to pay the price of maturing.  When I observe the slow trades such as farming or the building of something where the process cannot be rushed there is an incredible amount of impatience with people today.  After all,  the building of a house can be done in a week on T.V. with shows like Extreme Make Over.  Our life in Christ is so often frustrated by a false belief system that we can be perfect in our behaviors because we are born again. The journey in Christ becomes a burden because of the ideal life we read about in Scripture does not line up with who we know we really are.  It is a long journey marked by ups and downs and is strengthened when our eyes are focused on the reason for the journey which is the relationship we have with God, our Father.  Our relationship with Christ is based upon love and adoration not the perfection of behaviors.  Jesus stated,  “but as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children….”(John 1:12).  When we believe in Jesus we have become sons and daughters with all the rights and privileges that come with being a child.  We too often see ourselves as hirelings performing a task that if we don’t perform the task perfectly we will be fired.  However, we are a child and God is our Father and even though we mess up we are still children and loved by our Abba!