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Because they’re hypocrites? Because they think they know it all? Because they walk around with their noses in the air? Because they’re the most judgmental people on the planet? 

Even James who wrote the Book of James thousands of years ago just put it ever so plainly:

“With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.” James 3:9-12

It’s true. You are right, we are hypocrites, we are judgmental, and sometimes we do walk around with our nose in the air like we know it all. 

But, it is not because that is what God calls us to do. In our own human faultiness and brokeness, we often choose to be that way. Unfortunately, that is the curse of living in a fallen world. James couldn’t have said it better. I believe a lot of the times, many Christians overlook this passage because we don’t want to see the ugly reflection of our own humanity. But I need this. I need to read this and I need to examine my heart. Yes, I can be all of those horrible things that people characterize Christians to be. But that is all me, my God has nothing to do with that. He has called us to love one another and every single day I fall short of that. I can’t love everyone, it’s difficult and it’s grueling but what keeps me going is the grace that has been given to be through the death and resurrection of my Savior, Jesus. 

So yes, Christians are hypocrites, but we are no different than any other person in this world. Even ones that don’t know God. We all are broken and flawed. I think it’s right of people to rebuke Christians, because we should know better. So call us hypocrites, call us judgmental because we need to hear it. We need to see the wrongs of our doings. 

Otherwise Jesus’ commands such as: “Love one another” are just words. We need to start living this out rather than pretending we do. 

9 months until I walk down the isle and marry the man of my most heavenly dreams. I still wake up some mornings and can’t believe that this is really happening! Is this real?? 2 years ago, Justin and I were just friends hanging out. Never could I have anticipated the love that would grow from our relationship. Not some sappy love story type of a love but a love full of grace, and mercy and faithfulness. A love that looks beyond the human imperfections and is always willing to forgive.

The whole idea of marriage scared me at one point but now, now that I understand that marriage is a reflection of God’s unrelenting love toward us, I am no longer afraid. It’s about becoming one flesh. One body. One mind and one soul. Of course, I understand that Justin and I will not always have “one mind” on everything, but that is why we need God. And that is why we will keep God in the center of our relationship because He will sustain it.

Oh marriage. So beautiful and so misunderstood by this world. I still don’t fully understand it yet but all I know is that tough times WILL come and it takes two people to work through problems and I am so very excited for this journey.

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