Perception

Sometimes I feel like I have a different outlook (for lack of a better word) than my fellow Christians. Confusing? Let me explain...it's not what you think.

I didn't grow up in a home that prayed before meals, went to church on Sunday mornings, went on mission trips or looked to God for guidance. We weren't atheists. We just didn't know what being a Christian was really about. My mom would tell us "If you are good you will go to Heaven.". To this day I am not sure if this was to make us behave or if she really thought this to be true.

Being on the outside looking in on the Christian faith, I always had my ideas of how "they" we're.

I thought Christians were all perfect mannered, well spoken and intelligent people who never used fowl language or smoke or drank...boy was I wrong.

Before we were married, my Husband and I would attend his childhood church for Sunday service. I was completely shocked to see that those who sat in the congregation were just like me. I overheard a conversation about a party that took place the night before that involved heavy drinking.

This is the part where the "different outlook" comes in...
Seeing that we are all sinners and that no one is better than anyone else was a revelation for me. For my Husband and his family, that's all they have known.

Before I decided to put my trust and faith in Jesus, I had a preconceived notion that I would not fit in because I wasn't perfect as I had assumed I needed to be. I was very relieved to know that I could worship and love Jesus and He would love me in return...flaws and all.