Simply put, I am a sinner. I have done it all. I have taken God's name and profaned it by using it in ways to damn people, by making promises I did not keep, by being a horrible witness of Christian to those who need help. I have taken items that I own and made them more special than what they are, escalated them above things I should not have anyway, placed them above things of the spirit, dedicated them before I worshiped God above and have put money on a pedestal. I have made the day of rest unholy by not caring about people, by not taking time to reflect upon the glories I have been given from the slightest to the largest. I have dishonored my parents and their names by yelling at them, making fun of them, and forgetting them in times of their need. I have slaughtered my brothers and neighbors with my actions of neglect or abuse and my words of anger and apathy. I have looked at other women in ways that I should never have done with my eyes and heart. I have taken things that were not mine. And if I did not take them I thought about it and desired after them and planned ways of getting them. I sometimes do not give what I need to give or help when I need to help. I do not always tell the truth even when the truth is easier. I sin all the time. I do these things constantly. My actions do not always reflect who I should be. I fail every day. I forget to love. I judge people. I do not show compassion. I am pathetic. I am a loser. Simply put, I am evil. I deserve death. I deserve punishment. My sins have added up so much over the years that I don not deserve the things in my life.
So why do you ask how am I still a man of God? Because, I am forgiven!
Because no matter how many times I fail I still try and stand up for what is right even though the world sees it as wrong or intolerant. I stand up for the morals that God wrote down even though I can never stand up to the measurement. I still try and live the example that Jesus Christ set for me even if I get ridiculed. No matter what I do though, I still fail. I am not a man of God by what I have done. I am a man of God because of what He has done. I am not a man of God because I succeed. I am a man of God because I rely upon Him to help heal what I have done. I am not a man of God because I shine. I am a man of God because He is my light. I am not a man of God because I am perfect. I am a man of God because I am not perfect. I am a man of God because I need Him. By His mercy I am forgiven.
Yes, even though I am a sinner, I am a man of God.
http://ideasoftimreligion.blogspot.com/2008/08/perfection-of-christians.html
