Fruitcakes

I saw a bumper sticker a few years ago that read "It is not God I have the problem with, it is his fan club". Yikes! That stings a little but I totally get it. There are most certainly days where I understand why people are not wanting to buy what I am selling.

I once heard T.D. Jakes say in a sermon "the real Christians that you need to watch out for are the ones that seem to have it all figured out". You know the ones, everything looks great on the outside while the inside looks like my spare bedroom when unexpected company is on its way. So many Christians seem to have all the answers. We are innundated with pastors and Bible teachers who are just a little too good to be true. They lead a life that seems so unattainably perfect that to even THINK about living up those those standards is exhausting! Then we get disillusioned to find out they are just as neurotic and human as the rest of us. Whether they are struggling with pride or cooking up meth in their bathtub...the lesson is the same... we are all broken, imperfect and in desperate need of grace.

I am not sure if you realize this or not, but we are all a little crazy (or my friends and I like to say..we are not crazy, just a little unwell). As a matter of fact, I have never known anyone who was not a little off their rocker or as the great Jimmy Buffet would put it "there's a little bit of fruitcake left in every one of us". As long as we are on this earth, we are not going to be perfect. Everyone you come in contact with during the day is going to be struggling with something, EVERYONE. Be compassionate, kind and yes, transparent when the Holy Spirit prompts. We need to stop acting like we have it all figured out and get real. Who knows someone might start buying what we are selling.

His salesman in training,

Heather