Your relationship with Jesus doesn't require perfection
I choose to be who I am because I know who I could be. Let me explain.
Like all of us, I’m a fallible human being. I have a past filled with things that would not be pleasing in the sight of God. But where I am now in my relationship with Jesus looks very different than where I once was.
Sure, I knew of Jesus before. But I didn’t know the Word the way I know it now. I didn’t understand things the way I do now. Today, living rightly is a conscious decision rooted in what I know and believe through Scripture. I’m not perfect by any means. But the version of me you know today, this new creature, is not who I always was, and it’s not where I live anymore.
What people need to understand is this: It only takes one act, one mistake, one moment for people to start looking at someone like they’re a dirty rag. But the truth is, I never stopped being that dirty rag.
The Bible talks about our righteousness being like filthy rags before God, and until we understand that we all stand in need of Jesus Christ, we’ll spend our lives trying our hardest to “be good enough.” But a relationship with Jesus was never about earning salvation through perfection. It’s about trusting in who He is and what He already did for us on the cross.
That’s where salvation lives.
Yes, the closer you grow to the Lord, the more your life changes. Your desires change. Your actions change. But when you fail, that is not the end of your story. The end of the story was written before you were ever born, and yet, you still live.
So, live as a child of God. Pursue Him relentlessly. Believe that He loves you. And keep your peace.