Back to the Basics

 "God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them."
Hebrews 6:10


It's time to take a step back. Recently, I have been writing about graduations, adventures in the woods and linking up questions about myself. I will continue to do that, however, I am taking a moment to return to the foundation of this blog: encouraging others in their Christian walk.

As Hebrews says above in today's verse, God is not unjust. What's even cooler, is that He is incredibly Just! He always does the fair thing, the right thing, the loving thing and always forgets about those things that we do wrong or with bad intentions. He doesn't hold grudges, jealousy or hate for us despite our sinful ways.

He is perfect. 

I tend to get caught up in sinful things, we all do. Sometimes it's just the easiest thing to do in a situation, sometimes it's a conscious decision. These past few weeks at work have been a back and forth roller coaster when a certain co worker comes up in conversation. She is new and is learning the ropes. The rest of the supervisor team has known each other for at least a few years, if not more and it has to be hard for her to step into that group and not feel a little awkward. It's easy for the rest of us to scrutinize and comment on the work she does and the person she is because she is an outsider. I do it. 

There is a fine line between offering constructive criticism and gossip. I am guilty of both. I want to give her the benefit of the doubt but I will say that there has been a lot that she just hasn't done right in the position so far and some of the criticism is justified for her growth and knowledge. But the important thing is that we keep in mind her growth and success, not her failures and troubles. 

God sent Jesus so that we could see a human in which to strive for. He wants us to become like Jesus. He didn't say, "become like Me!" We would have no idea where to start becoming an all encompassing being whom we are not even sure what He looks like. But, He put Himself in Jesus and said "Follow Me." And that was something we could do. 

Jesus forgives. There is no doubt about that. It doesn't matter the sin we commit, He forgives us. And we need to strive to forgive those around us and build them up. That's what He wants from us.