Christians Sing Lies

There is a quote that goes something like “Christians don’t tell lies, they sing them.” and the first time I heard this quote I knew it was true, for everyone except me (of course) because I was conscience of it. There is an acapella song which lyrics read “Love one another for love is of God, he who loves is born of God and knows God.” This some comes from the verses in 1 John.

I think this modern day culture has watered the word love down so much that sometimes we don’t even realize what we are saying. You love this, you love that, you love your mom, and you love coffee, but who or what you REALLY love. The bible says whatever dwells in our heart is where our treasure is built up. Are we really loving earthly things, or earthly people MORE than we love our Heavenly Father? Man, I woke up so convicted from this. I have so focused on showing love to special people in my life, my mom, grandmother, dad, brother, boyfriend, best friend. I want to love them correctly. The bible teaches us to love others, but we as optimistic modern Christians seem to glance over the “Those who do not love are not born of God”, parts of the Bible.

Christians spend their lives trying to be more like Jesus, we do “Christiany” things like church and community groups and retreats, we walk the walk and even talk the talk, but how is your heart? I went on a mission trip over spring break and there was a girl who was clearly the spiritual warrior of the group, but instead of asking me how was I like some many others she would take the time to stop, look at me, and ask me how is your heart?. The first few times this happened I was like oh yeah I’m good, but then I began to really dig into answering the question if not out loud, but internally KNOWING where my heart was.

Forgiveness is hard, really hard, and you can think you have forgiven someone for something to happen and you start harboring bad feelings again. My father shared with me a concept that I had never really thought about and I have to say it hit home pretty hard. If we believe that everyone is apart of God’s plan, if we truly believe that everyone can have a personal relationship with God and given the same opportunities in the Kingdom of Heaven. If we believe they are children of God, HOW can we “hate” them? And I know what you are thinking, “but Jordan I never said I hated them?” Oh but you did. See the Bible says that if anyone says “I love God” but hates his brother, he is a liar. The bible calls us liars! Man that’s such a conviction!!

There is peace, there is love, there is reconciliation, and there is power ALL in the name of Jesus. We are FORGIVEN for our sins (even the hate in our heart) by the blood of Jesus Christ. We are washed as white as snow in the Eye of God if you have accepted Jesus as Lord over your life and walk in His light. I encourage those (including me) who need to have a conversation of repentance to do that soon, like now! There is no time like the present as cheesy as that is. Don’t harbor the hatred in your heart over high school bullies, over a broken heart, over friends doing wrong. They are children of God too, try praying instead of dwelling in darkness. Live in the Light and the Mercy and the FORGIVENESS of God!

-simply Jordan