The title: I never wanted to call my blog a Christian blog, but finally I've realized the reasons I'd been avoiding this were silly. I wanted to avoid judgment and being shaped into a gingerbread girl.
Moving Right Along: What is a gingerbread girl? In my mind it's the little box you get put into when you admit that you are a devout Christian. People begin to think you have to act a certain way. In some ways that is right. You should be filled with love, kindness, graciousness, all the things that Jesus was. But what people and even Christians sometimes fail to realize is you aren't immediately transformed into this "perfect" person. In fact, I wish it was that easy. So for the sake of keeping myself out of the watchful eyes of others I pawned myself off as a Jesus-enthusiast, but not really a Christian Woman. Sometimes saying you're a Christian can have a negative spin to it, because there are "Christians" who call themselves Christians, but don't exhibit a single characteristic of Christ and aren't living to please him. So people wanna test you.
I heard two sermons in relatively close proximity of each other about "Not Being Ashamed of the Gospel". I was like, "No, duh, I'm not ashamed to belong to Christ". But when you hear something more than once, sometimes you start to look yourself over. I was reading my blogs and I realized I had not initially meant for my blog to be religious at all. It was originally all about me reaching success in life. But then God started working with me and helped me realize I needed success to reach the afterlife with Him. Then it became about balance. Realizing I live in this world and can have success in the areas I want, but ultimately I should be striving to be with Him too.
Sometimes I was afraid to write posts. But other times I felt like I had to write posts. One of the beautiful things of walking with Christ is sharing the joy that comes from it. It's also great to inspire people who never considered walking with God. It's tough, because as a Christian, your beliefs are tested on a regular basis. People want to trick you into showing your imperfections. But I constantly tell people, I'm not perfect, so in a way, I win (yes!)
So how do you avoid this cookie cutter/cake and ice cream/banana pudding (I think I'm just hungry) Christian character. First you have to acknowledge that it doesn't exist. You don't have to change your whole personality to be a Christian. I'm a comedy writer, so I'm a big jokester. I don't have to change into a super serious person that goes around yelling scriptures. That's not who God made me to be. I can reach people with God's message through being me and letting Him shine through me. So yes, this is a Christian-based blog!
Moving Right Along: What is a gingerbread girl? In my mind it's the little box you get put into when you admit that you are a devout Christian. People begin to think you have to act a certain way. In some ways that is right. You should be filled with love, kindness, graciousness, all the things that Jesus was. But what people and even Christians sometimes fail to realize is you aren't immediately transformed into this "perfect" person. In fact, I wish it was that easy. So for the sake of keeping myself out of the watchful eyes of others I pawned myself off as a Jesus-enthusiast, but not really a Christian Woman. Sometimes saying you're a Christian can have a negative spin to it, because there are "Christians" who call themselves Christians, but don't exhibit a single characteristic of Christ and aren't living to please him. So people wanna test you.
I heard two sermons in relatively close proximity of each other about "Not Being Ashamed of the Gospel". I was like, "No, duh, I'm not ashamed to belong to Christ". But when you hear something more than once, sometimes you start to look yourself over. I was reading my blogs and I realized I had not initially meant for my blog to be religious at all. It was originally all about me reaching success in life. But then God started working with me and helped me realize I needed success to reach the afterlife with Him. Then it became about balance. Realizing I live in this world and can have success in the areas I want, but ultimately I should be striving to be with Him too.
Sometimes I was afraid to write posts. But other times I felt like I had to write posts. One of the beautiful things of walking with Christ is sharing the joy that comes from it. It's also great to inspire people who never considered walking with God. It's tough, because as a Christian, your beliefs are tested on a regular basis. People want to trick you into showing your imperfections. But I constantly tell people, I'm not perfect, so in a way, I win (yes!)
So how do you avoid this cookie cutter/cake and ice cream/banana pudding (I think I'm just hungry) Christian character. First you have to acknowledge that it doesn't exist. You don't have to change your whole personality to be a Christian. I'm a comedy writer, so I'm a big jokester. I don't have to change into a super serious person that goes around yelling scriptures. That's not who God made me to be. I can reach people with God's message through being me and letting Him shine through me. So yes, this is a Christian-based blog!
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