You may have never experienced this before, and though it is not a good feeling it is probably something every Christian should go through to put them in their place.
When I was at Chick-Fil-A the other night (but not working) with my friends, I saw my youth pastor and we started talking to him, exchanged hugs and so forth. Then later that night my manager comes up to me while we are sitting down and says one of my fellow employees asked, “Kaylin is a Christian?” Just seeing that I knew the pastor made him wonder that. But what upset me was, why did he even wonder? I thought it was a known fact that I was a Christian. I mean sure I don’t go around saying “Praise the Lord’ or “God is good” no phrases or conversation that would associate me with being a Christian but I just thought…
That night I RE-thought. What does being a Christian even mean? Is it not showing Gods love to others? And if so, does that mean I am not doing that? I don’t go out and party, I don’t cuss or do drugs or have sex. But does any of that make me a Christian or just a “good person.” I guess it makes me a good person because sadly I discovered that I am not living out my faith or else EVERYONE would know there was something different about me.
What do you think? How can we show the world we believe in a love greater than all the world has ever known without saying “I’m a Christian.” Because apparently living a good life does not do it.
