I feel like I get more credit than I'm due.
My extended family on my Mom's side has a IM chat that serves as a family prayer room, where we can get the whole family to pray on something.
Usually my prayers are for others rather than myself, particularly for the salvation of family members. Now, admittedly, I'm probably the youngest person in there. I'm the son/stepson/nephew/grandson, with a couple of cousins I'm close with.
It seems like 50-75% of the time I submit a prayer there, half the follow-up messages not only contain a confirmation that they're praying, but also praise from others about how 'I'm a great Christian with a good heart'.
I'm really not sure how to feel about this. It's not that I have something particularly shocking I'm hiding, but that I feel like I'm basically I'm getting praised by my family just for practicing the fundamental building blocks of Christian life, which feels a bit undue. I mean, it's probably not JUST for that, but that's when its apt to happen.
Do I see myself as some barely godly so-called Christian? Absolutely not. But I can think of many Christians I know who are closer to the Lord than I am, both in my family and in my Church. It's not that I see myself as a particularly bad Christian, but one that's 'okay, but has a fair bit of spiritual growth to do'.
What should I do?
My extended family on my Mom's side has a IM chat that serves as a family prayer room, where we can get the whole family to pray on something.
Usually my prayers are for others rather than myself, particularly for the salvation of family members. Now, admittedly, I'm probably the youngest person in there. I'm the son/stepson/nephew/grandson, with a couple of cousins I'm close with.
It seems like 50-75% of the time I submit a prayer there, half the follow-up messages not only contain a confirmation that they're praying, but also praise from others about how 'I'm a great Christian with a good heart'.
I'm really not sure how to feel about this. It's not that I have something particularly shocking I'm hiding, but that I feel like I'm basically I'm getting praised by my family just for practicing the fundamental building blocks of Christian life, which feels a bit undue. I mean, it's probably not JUST for that, but that's when its apt to happen.
Do I see myself as some barely godly so-called Christian? Absolutely not. But I can think of many Christians I know who are closer to the Lord than I am, both in my family and in my Church. It's not that I see myself as a particularly bad Christian, but one that's 'okay, but has a fair bit of spiritual growth to do'.
What should I do?
