This weekend I took the opportunity to visit my best friend at her college. It was quite the adventure.
When I first arrived at her school, she told me where to park and she met me outside. We hugged. It was so good to see her. I hadn't seen her since the school year started. We both started walking to her sorority house. I put my things down in the entrance and got the grand tour of her house. I had never been in a sorority house before and I wanted to see everything there was to see.
She showed me the "Chapter Room," the rooms where they have their desks and closets and dressers, and then proceeded to show me the room where all their beds were kept. She showed me the kitchen and pointed out the menu of all their meals they would be fed for that week. I was able to meet her friends, and they were all very nice girls.
On Saturday night, we went to a comedy show called "Quickies" where they performed 40 different "quick" skits. A lot of it I didn't find funny. Most of the people in the audience were drunk, so, in my opinion, I believe I would've had to be drunk in order to find their content funny. I found some of the content offensive, as well. There were a lot of references related to their school, so it was something I wasn't able to pick up like the other students. They swore quite a bit and made fun of my religion, which was something I didn't find funny.
All of this started to make me think about the way I portray myself when I'm around other people. How do I act, as a Christian? How do others act as non-believers? I try to be like Christ in everything I think, everything I say, and everything I do. I want to exemplify Christ's image. I want people to see me and know that I deeply love my God.
I want to be someone who is able to do what non-believers do and not be scrutinized for it. At the same time, I don't want to live in a "Christian" bubble. I want to be able to do the things I want and not be judged because I follow Jesus. Just because I'm a Christian, doesn't mean I'm a prude. It doesn't mean I go to church every Sunday. It doesn't mean I'm perfect. In fact, I am far from perfect.
But Jesus is perfect. He is pure, which makes him the ideal candidate to be the sacrifice we needed in order to have the chance to spend eternity with him in Heaven. It was either our blood or His. God sent his Son down from heaven to Earth to be the sacrifice we needed for our sins to be atoned for. We are now living a life of intent. We live our life for His glory.
"And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation." Mark 16:15 (ESV)
