Why do we always ask about sin? Why do we always give advice about sin? Why do we constantly preach repentance? Why do we always judge based off of sin?
Yes, sin is an important thing, but I’m here to suggest… maybe it’s not what we should focus on. Its definitely not what we should lead with.
What would happen if we focused on having a beautiful, life-giving, and joyful connection with God? What if church sermons talked about ways you could dig deeper in prayer? Ways you could worship more in your life? What if the church taught more about how much Jesus loves you, and how precious you are, and what a bright, amazing future God has in store for you? What if we built up more than we tore down?
I believe it’s important to tear down sometimes. To remove the rotten boards in order to put up new, sturdy, sound boards. We have to tear down to build back up. But I feel like so much of Christianity is focused on tearing down in public, and then sending everyone on their way to hopefully find a way to build back up on their own.
I think we should leave it to God to point out problems a little more. Not neglect issues. Not look away when you see someone falling. But we need to stop looking for problems to point out and instead, look for ways to encourage and spread love and give joy and offer comfort. God is GOOD at convicting. Much better than we could ever be, though He does use us sometimes. I feel like a lot of the time, the church digs too deep looking for ways to purify us sinners, but it winds up being a tsunami of shame, self-hate, feeling judged, and feeling like you aren’t good enough. To anyone who’s already struggling, who’s broken, who’s hurting, it feels like you’re drowning. And even worse, to everyone who’s questioning God or just starting to look into Christianity, it can be a giant flashing sign to Get Out Now.
Floundering in Grace 