A continuation/follow up on my previous religious discussion.
I have been thinking about writing this post for a couple of days now; I just never got around to it. The sermon at church today, however, inspired me enough to prompt it.
Over the past couple of years, I have been focused too much on what I didn't have. I got so frustrated over this point that I all but quit being Christian. I went to church only because I felt obligated, but I didn't participate in any of the outside activities that make up a Christian lifestyle. I avoided my Christian friends, I didn't pray, didn't read the Bible. I gave up on God because he didn't give me what I wanted.
I missed the point of Christianity completely.
During the past few days,however, I have been reminded of what it means to be a Christian. A friend of my from middle school posted a facebook note that discussed spiritual deepness. His observation was that there really isn't spiritual deepness to the Bible, but rather a simple command that can be summed up in two lines ""Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind" and "Love your neighbor as yourself."
What exactly does loving your neighbor mean? It means being concerned with their wellbeing over your own. It means not letting resentment get in the way of serving others. It means not judging someone's life decision or excluding them because of how they chose to live. It means seeing people as God's image and treating them accordingly. See Christ in others; Be Christ to others.
It's time for me to remember that point and act on it.
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