Mediocre Christianity

I may have mentioned this before, but I try to live a life that is different and does God justice, so that I am a reflection of who he is.

Me and my housemates (whom shall remain nameless for security reasons) we discussing whether or not we were 'arm chair Christians' meaning do we think we are ok with God, but not demonstrate it or do anything about it. Do we just sit back and not live a life that god wants us to live.

It got me thinking.

Do I?

I don't claim to be the best Christian in the world, and I don't think I am remotely close, but I do try. I don't tick all the boxes of what a Christian should and should not do, just because I am a Christian. I don't fast, just because I am a Christian, I don't read the bible just because I am a Christian I don't pray just because I am a Christian. Albeit, if I was not a Christian I proberly wouldn't do all those things. But I do them out of love for God.

we them got talking bout socially excluded people and how are we suppose to respond to the poor and the excluded. I said take Jesus example. He went out there and got to know them, showed them love that is unexplainable. So with that attitude, we did something that I never thought I would do, I wasn't really thinking bout it, we just did it. There are a group of travelers living in a field across the road from us. I thought it woulfd be a good idea, to go over and say hi. At that point there were no rational thoughts of safety, or what we would say, we just stepped out. We took a Frisbee with us and played near the caravans. We tried to knock on one of the doors, and wll we could hear from inside, is 'don't open the door!, get away from the door, just ignore them.' this scared me a little as all I wanted to say was, we are playing don't be alarmed, but it seems they already were.

Its strange how we can be stirred by motivational speeches, and be totally on fire, and ready to do for Gods one day and wanting to hide from the world the next.

I refuse to be a mediocre Christian

I refuse to be led by my emotions!

I want to live for God everyday, I want to pick up my cross daily and not just when it suits me.
but it is so pertrafying. We live in a society that tells us what is ok and what is not, and Christianity goes against the grain, its uncomfortable, its difficult.

so are you ready?

are you?!