The other day a man wrote to tell me that my devotion Fools, Anger, and Repentance was ungodly because I admitted that I sometimes get angry. He said I was encouraging others to sin.
I remember attending a study as a new Christian and deciding it wasn’t for me because everyone in it seemed pretty close to perfect. They didn’t share their prayer requests, but I imagined their requests would be things like “Please pray that I spend three hours in prayer each morning instead of two hours.”
We cannot have real and meaningful fellowship with God or others if we aren’t honest about both our sins and our victories over sin (Proverbs 28:13; James 5:16; 1 John 1:8-10; Romans 12:15).
If I were ignoring God’s commands and living a sinful lifestyle, I’d have no business writing devotions. But if we are looking for perfect people to teach us, we’ll never find any.
I’ve walked with the Lord for fifty years, and I’ve grown in my faith, successfully dealing with many of my sins. But I still blow it sometimes. And if I tried to hide that fact, I’d be dishonest.
My Bible Love Notes author page (Gail) explains I'm still growing in the Lord. And I know for sure I won't reach perfection this side of heaven.
But I’d love to hear your view. Would you rather read devotions by authors who present themselves as perfect?
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For more on this subject, see:
When You Blow It, Don't Hit the "Backspace"
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