christian talk, (just warning you)
why am i a christian?
even in the face of overwhelming voices of dissention,
even when things don't make sense
even when i'm not really living it like i should.
i still continue to have faith because the people that i respect most for reasoning power, graciousness, mental clarity and experience-based wisdom are all christians. they keep me interested when i want to quit, they bolster my failing faith, and they add hope to my desires.
people say christian fellowship is key to maintaining a strong christian walk.
i disagree.
it IS the christian walk.
because no matter what i'm going through, no matter what i do, i look at people who have been through it, or done it, or have thought the same thing too and haven't lost their faith and it makes me think that there's a good possibility that they've got something right. and i want to know what that is. especially in my moments of doubt.
i can't believe that they could be people of such caliber and yet be fooled into believing a lie.
now this mental clarity is not a universial trait of christians, obviously, i'm talking about specific people, they probably don't read this, and even if they did, they wouldn't want me writing their names here, but thank you.
also, i'm not talking about a blind faith situation. i don't like blind faith, not fragile enough. blind faith is a faith that never comes apart in crisis, it's just unrealistic. mine is a faith that is informed by the faith of others. i'm not just believing this because others say it's true, i believe because i genuinely see honesty and self-awareness in their lives and i see that mirrored in their faith.
that's why i'm a christian.
even in the face of overwhelming voices of dissention,
even when things don't make sense
even when i'm not really living it like i should.
i still continue to have faith because the people that i respect most for reasoning power, graciousness, mental clarity and experience-based wisdom are all christians. they keep me interested when i want to quit, they bolster my failing faith, and they add hope to my desires.
people say christian fellowship is key to maintaining a strong christian walk.
i disagree.
it IS the christian walk.
because no matter what i'm going through, no matter what i do, i look at people who have been through it, or done it, or have thought the same thing too and haven't lost their faith and it makes me think that there's a good possibility that they've got something right. and i want to know what that is. especially in my moments of doubt.
i can't believe that they could be people of such caliber and yet be fooled into believing a lie.
now this mental clarity is not a universial trait of christians, obviously, i'm talking about specific people, they probably don't read this, and even if they did, they wouldn't want me writing their names here, but thank you.
also, i'm not talking about a blind faith situation. i don't like blind faith, not fragile enough. blind faith is a faith that never comes apart in crisis, it's just unrealistic. mine is a faith that is informed by the faith of others. i'm not just believing this because others say it's true, i believe because i genuinely see honesty and self-awareness in their lives and i see that mirrored in their faith.
that's why i'm a christian.