"We can run towards Christ because we have nothing to hide and we can run with each other because we have nothing to prove." The project director's wife, Jill Fuhs, spoke on this last week and I just wanted to share what she said and a few thoughts on it.
If you think about it, this is both a great and terrifying truth. Christ knows every single thing about each and every one of us. Every sin, every secret, every joy, every fear, every pleasure, every everything. To me, this is a bit terrifying but very refreshing because he loves me through it all. This being true, we have no reason to hide from Christ. He sees us as we are and accepts as that way. We don't have to worry about Him falling out of love with us or about messing up one too many times. Since this is the case, we should run towards Him. We should desire for that relationship with him and pursue him in our lives. Who else is going to fully know us and fully love us like that?
The second part of that quote is a bit more challenging for me personally. The theme of it is that we should not compare ourselves to other Christians because we are all in different spots in our walk with Christ and we are all equal as sinners. Instead of comparing ourselves to others, we should be trying to encourage one another in our walks of faith. We have nothing to prove to one another because we are all sinners and fall short. Our salvation is not works based so we should not try and see if we are "better or worse" than anyone else. Think of how much closer we could be with God if we were encouraging one another for every time we compared ourselves to each other. I would encourage you to find someone to encourage this week. Just offer a simple compliment or inquire as to how they are really doing. Don't try and prove yourself to people but be open to being vulnerable.
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