Honesty

This last week I herd a person stand up and say that the one thing that was bugging them about their bible study is honesty. People sit in a group of there peers and act like nothing is wrong and they have it all together when that's not true. This event was of course at a bible study which is where the rest of this blog comes from. This person got me thinking because they were completely truthful.

When we look at the church today it is bad to show brokenness or reveal what you are dealing with while being there. Pastors cannot reveal things they struggle with because then some church members may get upset and not want them to be their minister. So they have to sugarcoat it like sin never happens to them. And then when we hear that one screws up you call for them to resign. I believe this can be a problem for a non-believer. Because they look in the church and it looks like a bunch of perfect people who do not struggle with anything and they do not think they can live up to that standard.

What if the people in the church were completely 100 percent honest with each other. What if i walked into church walked in front of people and said I struggle with Adultery or that I struggle with love of self or at times even question God. Would the church look down on me for that or would they embrace me in my problem and open up and say that they indeed struggle with that also. Because honestly no one is perfect and we are all broken in someway or another. It is brokenness that leads us to the Cross of Christ, and brokenness is a state that I want to be in everyday of my life because it is when I am broken that I truly rely on God and not rely on myself.

So I want to be honest here and let everyone know I am not perfect and never will. I am going to be a minister someday and I pray my honesty will help show Gods grace. Because honestly I do not deserve grace. I have screwed up in so many ways in my life that there is no reason that I should be forgiven for it. I hope that all of you can be honest also because there are people out there who just want someone who is dealing with what they are dealing with or someone who can admit that they use to struggle with that but have been healed or are past that struggle.

Remember brokenness is the state it takes to truly have to rely on Christ, so honestly pray to be broken to the point you cannot be broken anymore. Trust me it is a prayer that will change your life if you mean it. You will Love God 1,000,000 times more after it.

I love you all
Grace and Peace

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise.
(Psalm 51:17)