Christ Impostor.

There are many days when I fall into legalism. I forget the love, grace, and mercy God has given me and I continue to enter into this routine of Christian habits.- I have the need to prove..no I feel that I need to justify myself to God. I need to deserve it before I can have it; I am unworthy of his Grace. Thus, I go to church every Sunday, I read the bible, I pray, etc etc. I fall into a habit of doing to gain His love. But that's what satan wants; satan wants me to feel unworthy. it wants me to struggle with God's grace. I'm not saying that God's grace, love, and mercy does not come with a price. But the price was paid through Christ, and if I believe that..then I am changed. I am not bound to a lifetime of servitude. It shouldn't be a matter of have to, but rather a matter of "I want to"

And I think that's why people view Christianity negatively. Nonbelievers lack faith not just because they don't believe, but they see us (Christians) and they have this expectation that all Christians must act according to the 10 commandments + beyond. And when we fail to meet such expectation, they feel that God has failed. Christians are human after all. We fall in and out of temptation. Most of us fall into this trap of impostor-ment. We behave not according to our hearts, but we behave according to standards. The thing is, Christianity isn't a habit, it is a lifestyle.

If I believe, I am changed. If I am changed, I will follow.

Christ Restored.