I am sooooo thankful for many things. The main thought on my mind this morning is that I am unbelievably grateful that God doesn't just take a cookie cutter and cut all of his children out of the same mold. Variety is the spice of life, in my opinion. It takes a lot of flavor to make a truly delicious dish. I am a little more 'out there' than some Christians I know (and love =]). I do believe in modesty when possible, but my opinion of modesty differs from some. My personal sense of style is more 'grunge' than 'glam'. Does the fact that I have teeny-bopper bell bottom jeans, t-shirts with strange slogans (my fav pic on shirts, etc., is a skull with crossbones), and (gasp!) a tattoo (on my back with my children's names in it) mean that I am NOT a child of God? Heavens, no. There are many of you out there who will read this and be frankly apalled. At one point, I would've been too. But let me ask you: why does a person's taste in fashion and other areas determine their status in the church and community? Why should you look so much at a person's OUTSIDE to truly know their INSIDE? I believe that Jesus died on the cross to save HIS children from their sins. I also believe that there were probably many people (back in the day) that took one look at John in all his grungy glory and said, "Eeew!! He works for GOD???" Yet, he was apparently on well enough terms with the Lord that he was chosen to baptize HIS son.
Jesus taught us to love one another, not to judge one another on outside appearance. I also have a feeling that he is not very proud of those of us who look down their nose at people who don't dress a certain way, or talk a certain way, or whatever. We should encourage one another to behave appropriately, certainly. We should also embrace just those little differences that make us all human. There is not one of us that is better than another. Why then, is it so socially acceptable to poke fun of or look down on those who ARE a little different? I ask you to ponder this . . .
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