non-hypocrisy hypocrisy for the Bible believer…

I don’t like fake stuff. It bothers me. Sometimes it is annoying, frustrating, or makes me sad or angry.

1. I think that, if you are a Christian, you should be more concerned about how you live, day in and day out, talking about others either negatively or positively, as the indication of your faith walk and not as concerned about people using words like “boobs” or “screwed up” as the indicators of your spirituality.

2. I think that, if you are a true Christian, your focus for what politics is ALL about should have more to do with what is pure, loving, moral and God-honoring as opposed to monetary and greedy and what will keep the most cash in your account.

3. I think that, if you are a true Christian you should read your Bible and really know what is in there before you start telling people what you THINK is in there and pointing out where you THINK they are wrong but can’t back it up. Part 2 of this is for you to actually be one of the people DOING what is actually in that Bible before you should be telling others what and how to do it.

4. I think that, if you are a true Christian, you should not get so sidetracked on social media and blaming the internet and big business for everything and instead look to the one small area of the world you occupy and make changes there to start.

5. I think that, if you are a true Christian, you should not get into debates with people who are NOT Christians, about why their stances on drinking/premaritalsex/politics/abortion/evolution are wrong. That is beside the point. Last I checked, Jesus did not debate any non-believers on their stance of whether or not they should take their sandals off upon entry into the tent or right after entry. I am also sure He spoke to the heart issue and not the superficial one. Point someone to Jesus. Worry about his or her belief in evolution later.

6. I think that, if you are a true Christian, you pony up when you are wrong. If you have not apologized to anyone in more than a week, you probably struggle with pride. Get over it. Get over yourself. I have been walking with the Lord a while now and I screw up daily. I try to apologize daily, but sometimes I don’t. Why? Because I am proud. So I need to get over it. And get over myself.

7. I think that, if you are a true Christian, you should STOP SHOOTING YOUR OWN WOUNDED. What the heck people? Can we stop judging our fellow believers? Micro-analyzing their every move? Making ourselves feel better about how spiritual we are as opposed to others are?? Doesn’t this get old and pathetic to anyone else or I am just out on a limb here? How can we expect to reclaim our world when we are too busy focused on random crap like whether or not to celebrate Halloween, whether Santa is okay, whether running and crying in the church aisles is fine, if a glass of wine is ok, when to let your kids watch  a PG movie, if dancing is of the devil, or whether Catholics really have Jesus. SHUT IT!!!

We will all miss the mark on one or more of these. So own it. Fix it. Move on. Open that Bible up and work on you and Him. Stop worrying so much about everyone and everything else. Oh, and by the way, this is as much a reminder to me as much as it is to everyone else. I don’t count myself above hypocrisy. Why? Cause I am human and I fail and I can be greedy and selfish and proud. But I am trying like heck to beat that out of me. Let’s work on it together, shall we  my horrible, imperfect, just-like-me friends??? Great.