There's Room

God has also been working me over in other ways.

For example, I regularly get itchy (or better said, irritated) with a variety of "life issues" that arise every day.

Right now, God is working me over on the GRACE message again.

That is, there is (or should be) GRACE for everyone.

Believer or not.

Kind or not.

Generous or not.

I love the words of a new Casting Crowns song:

"Jesus, friend of sinners, we have strayed so far away

We cut down people in your name but the sword was never ours to swing"

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"No one knows what we're for only against when we judge the wounded;

What if we put down our signs crossed over the lines and loved like You did?"

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And, aren't we all the wounded?

Really?

The homeless man who begs for food everyday as I walk to work.

There's room.

The guy who cut me off while I was hurriedly driving to my next "thing."

There's room.

The professionally dressed woman who loudly yelled (and not in a fun way) at a Greenbay Packers fan yesterday that he needed to GO HOME and this is Bears' country.  (Seriously?  Yes.)

There's room.

For teenagers who never (ever) turn off the lights.

Room.

The annoying lawyer on the other side of the call.

Room.

For annoying rules that (seem) to curb our enthusiasm.

Room.

For differences in politics.

Room.

The babies at my house who just don't want to listen (ever had one of those days?).

There is room.

Do you catch my drift here?

I'm not saying that each of these people are saved or that they know Jesus.

That's not my job to decide.

What I am saying is that I am standing on MY faith in Christ and knowing that MY job is to treat them like Jesus would.

To love them; forgive them; be patient with them; be kind to them, even (or especially) when they are annoying.

My job is to be a sweet fragrance for Christ.

And that's just one more thing floating around my brain while I'm itchy.

To be continued.....