One of "Those People."

Okay, you know those people who you can just TELL are Christians?
I think that is SO wonderful.

Like the cashier who is checking you out and talking to you and there's just something about her and when you say "God bless" before you leave she says "YOU TOO HONEY!!"
And you say, I KNEW she was a Christian.

Or sometimes when you're talking to someone and... once again,
there's just something about them.

I'm not saying every super nice person you ever meet is going to be a Christian.

I'm not saying everyone in your school/work/community who wears a cross around their neck is going to mean it.

It just doesn't work like that and that's not how it is.
But like I said already, there's just something about some people!

That something? It's Jesus Christ.

We can all be like that and that is what I strive for.
The Bible says..

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11

So we are all supposed to imitate Jesus. And there will be "something about us" too.

As you read, there's a second part to that verse.

"do not imitate what is evil..." "Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God".

You know those people who, when you find out they're Christian, you're in shock?
Like they are the last person you would ever think would be a Christian?

That person who is so rude to everyone and always complaining and then they're come to school in a shirt that says "I love my church" or "God is love" or something like that and you're like what... you go to church??

Or "yeah my dad's a pastor I go to church all the time" wait... you believe in God?

Or you see someone at See You at the Pole and yesterday they were making sexual jokes in class and swearing? You're a Christian!?

If you're going to call yourself a Christian, you gotta own it.

I'm not saying be perfect.
Cause, sorry guys, that's impossible.
But we have a God who IS perfect.
Who we are supposed to strive to be like every single day.

You can't be like everyone else.

You can't swear and laugh at your friends' rude jokes and complain about everything every second of your life and never mention the name of Jesus and then call yourself a Christian.

1. You won't reach people that way. You invite someone to church and they hear the gospel and the pastor talks about how you have to repent and stay away from sin and live every day for Jesus... but you don't do that?

2. It's hypocritical. Let's face it. How many times have you heard someone call Christians hypocrites? It gives Christians a bad name. When that girl who is always yelling at everyone and complaining about everyone and swearing like a truck driver tells people she's Christian? Yeah so much for that.

3. You're taking the Lord's name in vain. Calling yourself a Christian is calling yourself a "Christ one" which is taking up your cross and taking the name of Jesus. We can't abuse that. We cant give Jesus a bad name.

So I didn't write this to condemn anybody.
This isn't a "I'm perfect so I can yell at you" post.
Because I'm not (not even close) so I can't!

I just wanted to encourage all of you to strive to be like Jesus every day.
Which is something I am working on too.
We're in this together guys :)