A Jesus Post

I used to think that I was a pretty good Christian. Then I realized..

-My own personal life does not match up with what most people think of me//I am more preoccupied with sounding good than proclaiming the fullness of the gospel//I am lazy//I worry too much//I love the world more than I think I do//I forget about Christ//I have become calloused to the Crucifixion and the beauty of the cross//My motivations for doing things have become increasing self-centered//I care about getting into a good college with a good name//I love to be loved//I live my life in comfort//I judge Christians and non-Christians alike//I rationalize my sin//I compartmentalize my life//I waste money, time, and talents on myself//I have become comfortable with sin//As much as I hate to admit it, I do care about boys and finding a good boyfriend in the future. And I fantasize.//I am self-conscious about my physical appearance, my academic record, and my spirituality//And much, much more

BUT I ALSO KNOW..
-"I can do all things in Him who gives me strength" -Phil 4:13
-"...in all things God works for the good of those who love him" Rom 8:28
-that He gives us the full armor of God so that we can "take [our] stand against the devil's evil schemes" (Eph 6:10
-I am "fearfully and wonderfully made" Psalm 139:13-14
-"the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son" Hebrews 12:6
-that "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy..." 1 Tim 1:15
-"if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17
-labor in the Lord is not in vain (1 Corin 15:58)
-"But God demonstrated his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" Romans 5:8

Amen.