I used
to strive to be perfect before God. As a result, I lived my Christian life full
of fear, guilt, shame, and condemnation. I wanted to know more about Jesus, but
what I heard from the pulpit did not bring me joy. I was taught to maintain a
standard of “perfection” and often failed to do so. Not only did these teachings instill fear in my heart,
they left me feeling sin-conscious all the time and more condemned whenever I
fell short.
However,
my life changed when I started to attend New Creation Church. It was there that
I learnt about God’s unconditional love for me. I discovered that He loves me all the time and would not
retract His love for any reason. This right believing eradicated the lie in my
heart that He only loved me when I was perfect. I
learnt that I am the righteousness of God in Christ, and as Jesus is, so am I
in this world. I also learnt what it means when Jesus cried, “Finished!” on the
cross, and how He had already taken my sins, condemnation, sicknesses, and
unrighteousness.
This
revelation of God's grace has ignited a fire in me to want to live for His
glory; something I've never experienced while trying to live up to a 'standard
of Christianity'. The law showed me how imperfect I am, but grace shows me how
I am still loved despite the imperfections. And this makes me live not to make
an exacting Judge satisfied, but to make a loving Father happy.
God has
been continually renewing my mind with the truth of His grace. I find that my
old self has passed away and that I am a new creation in Christ.
To God Be the Glory.
To God Be the Glory.
