Um, wow

I was reading this article today, and it really hit home. I agree with what this writer is saying, I have experienced it many times. It is also a huge reason why my walk as a believer is so difficult sometimes. Not that I would take that blame off of myself, because I'm not trying to do that. Not only that, but I can't say that I have not been guilty of this myself. Of course, my self-consiousness and heightened concern over what others think of me makes me overly sensitive to this kind of thing, I think.

Reading this article really made me think....I hope it does the same for you.

My favorite quote from the article (you'll have to read the rest of it to understand the room cleaning reference):

"Loving your neighbor might be simple, but it’s not easy. Maybe my neighbor is a jerk too. Maybe they hate God. Maybe they are actively and violently opposed to everything I believe. And showing them grace feels impossible. So instead of dealing with that, we get online and police people. We find small things to focus on that will distract us. I think God wants us to discuss the little stuff, but we make it an idol when we practice room cleaning Christianity at the exclusion of love. And we tend to become jerks."

Thanks to this blog post for the original link!