Accept That You Are Human

For [God] knows how weak we are;
    he remembers we are only dust.

Psalm 103:14

 

 It has been my experience that some believe REAL Christians don't sin.  Either that or they learn to pretend they don't.  Not only that, but they also believe that if you call yourself Christian but aren't perfect, then you must be lying to yourself and to God and to everyone else.

 

Fact: We are not perfect!  We are flawed!  True, God made us in His image, but being the image of God does not make us perfect like God!  If we WERE made perfect as God is perfect, then Jesus' life here and death for us was nothing but a wasted effort from the Perfect God.

 

Thinking that we, as Christians, are perfect is an incredibly high, unrealistic expectation!  And such expectations can kill you!  That's a LOT of pressure to try to reach and maintain such a standard, which leads to a lot of anxiety and stress which will, in turn, damage your health.

 

Understand, God works in a process.  Remember, "He who began a good work in you will continue to perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus"?  God is still working on us.  Therefore relax, focus on Christ, and trust God's process for you! While you're at it, give those around you some slack as well, because God's working on them too.