Boy have I grown. And the experiences keep piling up. Innocent though they may be, I've learned a lot through all of them.
Since I wrote last I've been growing in God's word. I was a lukewarm Christian and I realized it but I never felt the urgency of changing that. Now although I do feel the urgency, I don't want to change so much because it is what I've been told to do, but rather because I want to. I'm very excited about growing and learning, though it seems I'm doing a lot of the growing on my own, it's still nice to become a stronger woman.
My most recent realization is that as a whole, the Christians around me are very judgmental. I believe that I was judgmental as well, before I realized that most everyone I regarded as a role model always had something negative to say about those who weren't living life like Christ. I would never say that not living like Christ is right; however, looking down on anyone for not living life like you is fundamentally wrong. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord. The Lord is always watching, so who are we to think we're better than anyone. I know that I'm correct in saying that Jesus Christ is the son of the one and only God and I believe in what the Bible teaches, but if someone does not, I have now chosen to try my best to never speak negative words against them. Judgment only draws people away from the Lord. I will never condone sinful actions but I want the many friends I have who do not know God to want to know Him through me, through my words, through my actions, through my heart.
