You Will Never Have It Together In Spite Of What You Think

You will never have it all together in spite of what you think. You are an unfinished project that the  Lord works on everyday like the Hemphills old song, "He's Still Working On Me". That would be a good theme song for most of us today. It's hard to swallow someone who appears to have it all together with no flaws in sight. It's almost a relief to find out they are not as perfect as they seem.

Too many people are affected by Christians who claim to be perfect and without flaw. The Bible tells us to "Be ye holy as I am holy" and also to "Strive to be holy." It also says the way to heaven is the "Highway of holiness." Yet, how many believers have flaws in certain parts of their lives and weaknesses they have to pray for help in every day of their Christian walk. Show me someone who says they have it all together all the time and I'll show you somebody who needs to return to the altar.

We are the perfect examples. We judge people mostly on appearances rather than actions. If they look sinful in our opinion, then they must be sinful. I mean even in 2016 we still have some church members who "strain at gnats and swallow camels." We are not judges or appointed to be as such in the Kingdom. We are supposed to be family, helping one another until we cross into eternity. If we spent more time working on ourselves rather than trying to perfect others, I'm sure we'd be a whole lot better off.

Those folks who think they have it all together try to put the rest of us to shame. I admit I pray every day for grace and ask if I have failed spiritually for forgiveness. I'm not ashamed to admit I don't have it all together. I've gone through enough junk in 45 years of ministry to write a book about and most of the stuff non-church people wouldn't believe. Most of it had to do with people who thought they had it all together and couldn't handle a pastor who admitted that he didn't. 

Just remember there is a day coming when all of us will be judged. Some will like it and others won't. It would be much easier to admit that you "were the chief of sinners" at one time and in your weakness you found strength in Jesus than to say you had never failed or stumbled in your journey. Remember, it's the truth that will set you free.