Here's my parable of the day...
Being a Follower of Jesus is like playing the guitar. When you start, you make all sorts of mistakes. You're just trying to get the basic fingering right, you miss notes all the time, you're slow and have no rhythm (This is exactly how far I got when trying to learn guitar). After a while, if you're persistent, you'll start to get the hang of it and maybe play a song with only a couple mistakes. The more you play, the less mistakes you'll make. Eventually you start learning new techniques and find out you didn't know how much you don't know. Eventually you're willing to accept that you're a 'guitar player', even though you do have a bad note now and again.
As Followers of Jesus, we'll never live perfect. There will always be mistakes. More at first, then progressively less, until we start learning how much we really don't know and it starts all over again. The trick is not to obsess over the mistakes, but accept them as part of practicing your faith.
The big difference is that unlike playing guitar, there's no getting 'Good enough' to call yourself a 'Christian'. Jesus declares you righteous when you accept Him as Lord and Savior so you're a 'Christian' from day one.
Wait. Not Christian. Follower of Jesus. :-D
Being a Follower of Jesus is like playing the guitar. When you start, you make all sorts of mistakes. You're just trying to get the basic fingering right, you miss notes all the time, you're slow and have no rhythm (This is exactly how far I got when trying to learn guitar). After a while, if you're persistent, you'll start to get the hang of it and maybe play a song with only a couple mistakes. The more you play, the less mistakes you'll make. Eventually you start learning new techniques and find out you didn't know how much you don't know. Eventually you're willing to accept that you're a 'guitar player', even though you do have a bad note now and again.
As Followers of Jesus, we'll never live perfect. There will always be mistakes. More at first, then progressively less, until we start learning how much we really don't know and it starts all over again. The trick is not to obsess over the mistakes, but accept them as part of practicing your faith.
The big difference is that unlike playing guitar, there's no getting 'Good enough' to call yourself a 'Christian'. Jesus declares you righteous when you accept Him as Lord and Savior so you're a 'Christian' from day one.
Wait. Not Christian. Follower of Jesus. :-D
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