So, my friend Patrick just put up a blog post talking about people/things/music being both Christian and non-christian (you can check it out here). It led me to this post, and the title.
It's time for me to stop hiding behind a mask of innocence. I say I'm a Christian, but quite unfortunately, there are many things that would contradict this statement. At home, and around my Christian friends, I act like a good kid. But, around my non-christian friends, I'm a totally different person. I swear (a lot), make sexual jokes, and generally act like those around me. I do this in an attempt to fit in, and because I feel "cool" when I do it. I feel like that's the way to fit in.
Is being a Christian about fitting in, though? Not a bit! If anything, you are supposed to be isolated! You're isolated because you're following the truth. People don't like that. They don't like being told what they're doing is wrong, they don't like being told to stop. They want to be totally self-dependent. Unlike them, Christians know they can't be self-dependent, they know they're weak, and can do nothing without the Father.
Let me ask you this. Do you wear two faces?
