- Oct 11, 2020
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That icon of me was an accident. But I had an afterthought.
When I took a writing class, my teacher said it was a good start, and was looking forward to when I finished. I thought I had finished, and was very hurt by that criticism. By the end, she would tell me it was great, and I would tell her it still needed something. She would arguethat she liked it, and I would argue, I can make it better.
In art classes, I didn't care if you like it or not, but wanted to know why, so I could grow as an artist. Be truthful, not "nice." Make the criticism constructive.
Having grown up around very religious parents and community, the message I heard most often was that we are sinners. God hates sin, so Jesus puts rose tinted glasses on the Father through his blood, so the Father sees our righteousness.
I remember hiding my first math test in 1st grade. My mom found it and I was scared about how angry she would be. She asked me why, and sobbing I said, I got 4 wrong." She said, "You got 96 right."
So, well into my 40s, God showed me something. He acknowledged my love for him, but my entire life, he had been holding out his arms with love for me. I was just convinced, I suppose that deep down i didn't deserve God's love, nor was it there, because I wasn't perfect,
So, "pointing out one's sin", especially when that is the focus, with phrases like "backsliding", focus on you as a sinner who got 4 wrong. We need to also focus on the fruit of the spirit someone displays, the 96 they get right.
And while I assume the woman offended, saying, "My sin?? What sin do I have?" wasn't sinless. But maybe she understood how unloving it sounds to say "i love you, but not your sin."
Maybe you can watch this and tell me what you think? Tell me your perspective on this, I would like to hear it to know your perspective. Moreso, I would like to know how this video makes you feel. Does it makes you feel good or bad? Does it make you feel convicted? Does it make you feel joyous? Something along those lines.
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