me and the LORD

if someone was to ask me why do I believe in the LORD? It would have to have something about being relevant to my every day life.

I don't keep the LORD in this religious box or in that area behind the curtain in the temple - holiest of holy's. When Jesus ripped that curtain away with the sacrifice of his life. To me that meant there was nothing separating us from the LORD. We no longer had other people to represent us, he accepted us and knew we would never meet his standards, so he met with us.

He sacrificed his son, knowing we were sinners, knowing that even on our best day it would be nothing compared to him. We would always fall way short of his glory.

Ye he loves us still, made us to be unique in every way, and he enjoys our messes and our successes. In fact our messes are more interesting and fun because that's where all the hard work happens, that's where we learn the most, and that's where we realise our humanity and understand that little bit more just how awesome he is.

I am who I am, and because of the Lord's grace, I know he doesn't expect me to be PERFECT all the time. But I think he expects me to be truthful with him, to include him in everything, and IN ALL MY WAYS acknowledge him.

And I know something about myself - I need to change. I love change. It means I have never reached the end until I cross that line. It's all about the journey - tacky i know, but true. In the journey I change, I get better, I get worse, I am stupid and have to repeat some lessons and there a life lessons that I am no step closer to getting then the first time the LORD brought it to my attention. Sad but true. That's every day life. That's why the LORD is so relevant to my everyday life - that's where I need him the most.

Not when I have my best face on and I am sitting in church on Sunday for a couple of hours. If that's all christianity was, then I would have been lost a long time ago. Church works when it's like the LORD. Relevant every day of our messed up and successful lives.