General musings on the ups and downs and ins and outs in the life of a 30 something, unmarried, life loving, some times interesting and sometimes not, mostly happy girl just trying to figure it all out!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

When I say I'm a Christian

I saw this the other day and found it incredibly powerful. I am a Christian, and claim it plainly. But I always get angry at how people portray my faith and beliefs. This, to me, states very clearly who I am and what a Christian should be.

I am a Christian

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin"."
I'm whispering "I was lost,
Now I'm found and forgiven."

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
And need his strength to carry on.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon his name.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's good grace, somehow!

Christians are not better than others, we should not judge or criticize. We should love.
Posted by at

2 comments:

  1. Emily {All You Need is Love}October 16, 2011 at 11:54 PM

    amen, sister. love this

    ReplyDelete
  2. Marc HOctober 26, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    I found you from a LinkedIn post on oil. I liked your smile so was curious about your personal webpage. As a youth catechist and having spent three years in RCIA (No, I am not a slow learner, it toof the Richmond Diocese and the Vatican a while to figure out how to deal with me), I love your quote. Too many times in RCIA I heard "I am a cradle Catholic" like it was some badge of honor. I would like to share your quote both on our youth group webpage (OLN BOBS on Facebook) and as I am delivering the Proclaim Talk on Nov 6, I will use it then as well.

    Thanks and God Bless you. I pray that you are able to overcome infertility as you obviously have the wonderful makings of a great mother.

    Marc

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

All About Ashley

My photo
Spring, TX, Southern, United States
Playing with and keeping up with my nephew and niece take up a lot of my time. Van Geaux takes up the rest of it. Work is an afterthought most days! I like to be outside- but not when it's too hot. I get bored at my desk all day. Niki keeps my world spinning and without her and AC I'd lose it. My work ethic crashes at 4 p.m. daily and I live my sweet puppy and my hedgehog whenever I am not at Niki's. I truly believe naps are quality pass-time events, and sometimes I say bad words at work. I'm pretty sure I'm insane on multiple levels and I believe rules don't apply to me.
It seems that my life is quite entertaining. I didn't realize this myself, but was informed of it by my friends- who are rather entertained by tales of my life occurrences.

I'm far from a professional writer. These are just stories, comments, and other items for simple amusement. Hopefully it's a fun read, as Shannon plans to edit it into a book one day! Maybe we'll become famous, and maybe we'll just have some good laughs at my expense (and some other characters in my life). Either way, happy reading!