A BELIEF IS ALL WE GOT

First things first: I have written before; I have written exam papers, messages and research articles but was yet to assume a perfect impactful writing trajectory where words could create worlds…where words can inspire, stir and evoke emotions and debate, shape character, correct or even educate. Earlier this week I toyed with the idea of manipulating my friend into guest-blogging on her site when I get time because well commitment and establishment is quite something. Initially, I had plans of writing a well-structured Christian response to feminism and why exactly I am of the opinion that inasmuch as it is a valid and timely topic, it shouldn’t be on our airwaves too much as to distract us from our common course but given my inexperience (as well as the potential gnashing of teeth I would cause) I slowly slid that idea under the carpet but promised to REVISIT (and I will).

Akin to feminism and ideological ‘wranglelism’ is the argument mirror mirror on the wall who’s the fairest of them all among Christians. It is this enterprise of proving to the world why my style, form and denomination of belief is the best and why still, they should pack their buses, abandon their trails and jump ship. We all like winning. I do myself…a lot actually. It is the way we acquire respect. Winning souls has been our holy grail and in doing that we have ventured into carrying out crusades to all nations wooing them to believe in Christ – which at face value is such a noble thing. (Matthew 28:16-20). The Son of Man is yet to return until the good news has been heard by all. (Matthew 24:14). Since the harvest is bountiful and we happen to be the few laborers it would impress on us the urge to have each one of us reach at least another. Let me digress a little, it is not too long ago when there was this idea being flied around that one won’t enter heaven if they haven’t gotten at least a soul there. It really shocked me because back then I wouldn’t see how I’d go all over my primary school campus converting everyone from whatever their belief was to Christ. It was a burdensome and somewhat punitive idea for Christ to require everyone as a prerequisite to tag along a buddy. But, - that is when I was a child, reasoned and acted like one – overtime I have appreciated the call to manifest, invest and advertise Jesus to the world as the icing on our calling. My idea has been if I truly love I won’t derelict to perish. Be it as it may, I am at Romans 7:15-20 wishing to do but not doing, in fact being the thorn in Christ’s flesh but more the reason I need salvation (perfection needs no salvation I consistently hold.)

Back to the expressway, I am of the opinion that we have outdone ourselves in the effort to show people to Christ. We are living in a world which pastor Rick Warren observes is spiritually starving. We are living in a world still fixated on tradition and religionism. But notice, religion was not what Christ left us, his bequest to us was a belief. We have spent our entire prime arguing among ourselves on who praises enough, lives purest and worships most extravagantly than all. Him or her (I just jumped a feminism hurdle or missed their missile altogether) becomes the standard we look up to. There are a barrage of scripture which goes into demonstrating our fallibility yet we are still deceived that if I praise like so and so, if I disrupted my friendship closet, if I showed up in more fellowships like nani does maybe then I’ll earn acceptance and credence into the Jesus community.

It is not entirely a bad concept to have pacesetters in belief but it is calamitous to transform them into a mirror against which we judge whether we are fair enough. You see Christ is the standard and we are just followers how then can a fellow follower purport to be the leader? Just how? Jesus is the perfect one. He actually made person God’s profound love and government, according to Bible Tools. Jesus is sinless and is the man we all aspire to be not fellow sinners. The beauty with our faith is that unlike anything else we do not do anything to earn right-standing with God. Old and overused, it is not a performance contract. All we have got to do is believe Jesus, in His might and righteousness. We ain’t in no beauty contest. We are pilgrims on earth and should not let anything hold us back or divesting our focus. The more time we spend wanting to be like Fulani is the more distant we become from the threshold- the one we should look up to. Jesus is no stabilizer, preservative or stimulant, He’s Lord. He’s the way – the highway – and not a feeder path into some main-way we call perfection. Jesus for emphasis sake is the all way.

Finally, I beseech all brethren who will click on this link, let us aspire to let Jesus wrought in us the perfect belief that is in Him; serving him relentlessly and allowing him to consistently perfect us.