I Will Never Meet Your Expectations: The Story of a Bonafide Screw-up

I reviewed my list of past blog topics the other day and felt it necessary to address a glaring reality:  I am an expert at not following my own advice.

Christians will never live up to your expectations.  I will never live up to your expectations.  If you knew me, you would know that I have failed you on a daily basis.  I have failed you in the past, and I will fail you in the future.  

I believe this is part of the reason why the church has suffered so much loss.  Secular progressives have successfully ascribed the perception of perfection to the Christian population.  So when we mess up, they are quick to point out how we are flawed and, therefore, unauthentic and hypocritical.  You cannot look to us as examples of perfection.  You have to look at God.

The bible was not written as a law book for Christian living.  It was written so that sin might be exposed and a Savior might be revealed.  If anything, as the Christian reads through the bible, he comes to an understanding of how pathetic a human being he really is.  He realizes the need for a Savior. 

Those who make an attempt at earthly perfection through strict adherence to biblical law have missed the mark entirely.  Perfection is unattainable.  Only one man was able to achieve perfection and that was Jesus Christ.  He died so that you would not perish for being wholly imperfect.

So as I write on the topics of marriage, communication, religion, politics, pride, moral issues, and randomness, know that I have failed miserably in every regard.

This Christmas, I am thankful that God chose to send His son to die in my stead.  Because of Him, my imperfection becomes perfection.  There will never be enough thanks and my own works will never suffice.  His sacrifice was more than enough.

Secular Extremism: The New Religion of Nothingness

A Douglas County [Colorado] charter school will no longer participate in a Christmas donation program for disadvantaged children because of the threat of a lawsuit. “The issue is not the gift, but the religious message that comes along with it, which acts as a catch for the generosity,” says Kimberly Saviano.

Christianity is under a full-frontal attack by secular extremists.  Every waking moment is spent at the drawing board figuring out new ways to wipe God’s name off the face of the earth.  Remember when “Merry Christmas” fell under attack?  Now, you’d be hard pressed to find a commercial on television highlighting our beloved traditional greeting and the actual meaning of the day has been all but erased from the pages of our history books. As the years have passed, retail outlets have quietly abandoned “Merry Christmas” in favor of “Happy Holidays.”  Spineless, to say the least.  

Photo By: The Atheist Antidote

The [school Academy] story I mentioned above is merely one small example out of the thousands I could mention.  I bring light to it because this case is unraveling right next door.  The American Humanist Association has threatened to sue the SkyView Academy for collecting shoeboxes filled with toys, candy, and hygiene items for distribution to children around the world.  The Samaritan’s Purse, a non-denominational Christian organization, is responsible for the distribution of these shoeboxes.  SkyView students are not required to participate.

Let me say it like this:  The American Humanist Association wants to sue the school for contributing to a charity because the facilitating organization is a non-denominational Christian church.  They would rob children of these gifts because they are collected and distributed by a Christian organization.

Do you feel any steam coming out of your ears?  If the answer is yes, then do something about it!  Brave parents held a rally on public property around the school and collected shoeboxes in spite of the decision to cancel this charity event.  Five-hundred boxes were collected.  

Don’t think it affects you?  The war on Christianity is going to land right on your doorstep and it’ll be uglier than a flaming bag of dog turds.  Remove your head from underneath the social media blinders long enough to read the paper and take a good look at what is going on. 

I understand the comfort that exists in the reclusive life we create through online mediums.  It allows us to escape the evil of this world.  Just remember that the atrocities merely expand as your head remains buried in the sand.  It doesn’t stop.

Stand up!  Say something!  Get involved!  You’re being steam-rolled by a minority of people who believe in absolutely nothing and it doesn’t have to happen.

Watch this video entitled "One Nation Under Atheism (Founding Faith)" by Brock Lawley.

Thanks for stayin' with me here today.

Steven

Psalm 14 v. 1 says, “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’  They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.”

John 3 v. 18-19 says, “Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.”