Was That an Emotional Landmine They Just Hit?!?!

This weekend I encountered the famous Radical Christian. For those of you that don't know what a radical Christian looks like or have no idea about what I am talking about. Let me illuminate on the Radical Christian.

To me and this is not Webster's definition... this is my own take on the Radical Christian. So with all that being said... I think they are people that take the preaching of the bible, attendence and everything that is in the bible to a whole another level of craziness. What I mean is...
Attendence... Your not there... Your going to Hell and doing sin!

Preaching the Bible to strangers on the street.... A Radical Christian would be doing it like the guys I saw in Seattle this weekend. Completely isolating themselves as an alpha breed of Christianity. Screaming at every stranger, in a yelling radius of their voice. That unless you took one of their Track cards. Your going to Hell. No stopping to collect $200. No second chances. NO love at all. That's it... This moment in front of the Radical Christian determines your faith with God and your future eternal living qaurters!

WOW!!!!!!!!

As Jenn and me walked out of the downtown Mall, in search of the perfect shoes for me to buy. We came across of group of men, dressed like Australian outback guides, screaming at the top of thier lungs to every person about a loving Jesus. However, the more I listen to their words and watched these grown men holding signs up about My Jesus. I got mad! I actually felt the anger build up inside of me. The audacity of these men preaching about My God, My Jesus, My Savior that was known for love, peace and most of all... second chances... Just hit an Emotional Landmine with me!

The first time we passed them, I could hear people in the street trying thier best to ignore the fact that "WE" (the non-radical Christians) were just condemned Hell. It took a moment for the whole event to soak in with me. I tried to look past the "way" these men were preaching and trying to tell myself, "They mean good, Christina!" But the second time walking by them. I came to realize... "No! They were there for numbers!"

As much as they yelled about caring about my soul. These men weren't showing me Jesus. They were showing their views of life, their views about God and most of all... trying to give out as many of those tracks to people. It was their way of proving to their church... look we saved "this many" (number of tracks handed out) lives!

However, as I chewed on this whole ordeal for the last 48 hours. I asked God, "Okay, there had to be something there for me to learn. Something in those five minutes of ackwardness and anger.... there had to be something more then that!" So what is it....

Today, as I was driving home from class. I think I got my anwser finally. Everyone in this world have different beliefs and thought processes. Different ways of looking at the world and understandings of how to live. We as a society have many different ways of actually making a PB and J sandwich, if you really think about it.

Now I might of lost some people now!

But the reality is... we are all different. We are in no way a Stepford society of perfection. The only thing we all have in common is the fact that God loves everyone last one of us as His children. Some more then other..hahahhahahah. I am joking! ** wink ** wink **

Really though...

He Love You!

To me, God's love is very hard to understand. It's sometimes hard for me to understand why God still loves me after all the shit I do. (oops.. sorry for the "little bit of poop!) Why he still thinks I am worth all this trouble. How after everything is said and done and I slide into Home Base (Heaven) completely used up and spent... how My amazing and loving Father can look at me, scuffed up, banged up and even used up and see me as His amazing Daughter! It just amazes me and It's hard for me to understand that kind of love!

Now the reality of my life faults.....There will be moments where, like those Radical Christians I will rub others wrong. Will fumble on expressing how amazing God's love is. So even though, those men preached in a way that I considered outrageous. It was their way of doing things. I have no right to judge them. I have no right to say they are wrong. The only person in this world that knows full heartedly what a human heart is feeling, thinking and what thier true intentions are... is the person doing it and God. Not me!!!

So the lesson... God Knows Everything! I don't know the perfect way of preaching or sharing my God. I know how I do it and I know how I think it should be done. God sees that in me and knows that when it is all said and done... He will be the one to say. "Yes, Christina, "WE" did Good!" or hey, Reality, He could Say... "Christina I needed you to listen more and Speak less!" What ever He says to me... that's my dealing with Jesus.

Anyways... God showed me a lot this weekend and kept me close to his heart. I hope that as this journey continues forward... I remember, I have no right to judge a single person!!! I am God's and so are they. They will have thier own moment with God as I will too. So I really just need to work on my relationship with Jesus and guide my daughter in her relationship with God too.

That's that lesson in a nutshell!