Have my cake...& take just a few bites

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers ~Psalm 1:1 (ESV)

It is the human nature for us to make life easier for ourselves in every way possible. Our second nature would be that we like to get what we want and have the power to do with it anything that fits our fancy. In today's culture, that means a lot of Christians resort to a two-faced sort of personality. The cake is being a Christian and getting to show that title off around other Christians, while the eating of the cake is doing and being whatever and whoever we want outside of, say, church.

O you who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut. ~Jeremiah 51:13 (ESV)

When we peel back the skin and bones, the heart of this very common matter is that there is no thread. In every Christian, there should be a thread of hope, grace, love and longing, a thread that has been woven with the blood of Christ by God the Father, one that sews and mends our broken and sinful hearts. Not only that, but God should have a piece of that thread still connecting him to us. The thing is, God handed the thread to us long ago that we might have the choice to either let it go or pull it tighter. Many "Christians" who don't really act like Christians in every setting either never allowed God to send that thread their way or they let go of it when it seemed convenient. Something we can commit to is telling others about this thread, this hope of a different life, and we can personally strive to ditch the cake, pull the thread tighter every chance we get, and love others in everything we do, acting and behaving as Christ did.

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." ~Matthew 5:8 (ESV)