Misconceptions on Faith and the Honest Truth

"Christianity is nothing but a list of do's and do not's."
"Oh your a Christian, so you can't have fun right?"
"So obviously you don't party...so what do you do for fun...knit? sew?"

For some peculiar reason, people think that if they become a Christian they will never again have any fun. That to follow Jesus is to be bored the rest of your earthly life.

Let me tell you what, that is as far from the truth as it can be.

Life is never dull for me, or my family, or my friends in the faith. Now yes, there are things we do not do, but that is because we have made a choice no to do them.

Many do view living a life of faith, a life for Jesus as a list of do's and do not's, but that is legalism, and not a way to live for anyone. That is nothing but bondage and takes away from your faith in Christ. That list is saying faith in Jesus is not enough. And that is not the truth.

Galatians 5:1 (NIV) Freedom in Christ

5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Now for that fun part. Everyone has their own idea of what fun is. When I was younger, I did some stupid things that were considered fun. Up all night, work all day and repeat, all on very little sleep. I once upon a time would go dancing and drink. As an adult my definition of fun has changed.

I no longer drink, I felt called by God to stop doing so. I am obedient to Him. Now if you drink I am not condemning you. It is a personal choice. How I sometimes did it as a young adult was not wise, might have been considered fun by others, but it was a choice I made during that time period that I would do differently in hindsight (isn't it always 20/20). 

I rarely dance or stay up all night. Not because those things are bad or not fun, but my life is different. With age and with my faith.

At this point in my life, I have two children 3 and under, a dog, my dad lives at home with us, and my wonderful husband is self employed. We work hard, we work long hours, and our life is busy. We have fun in that mix. We enjoy family outings, time outside, trips to the zoo, couples dates to shows.

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I started this post several months ago.

Reading over it I somewhat see where I was going with it. This is one of those post I mentioned in my post on being content where I started to write but God said wait.

Freedom. As the world goes crazy, I am thankful for my freedom in Christ. As long as I abide Him, I am free. This crazy, broken world is contorting what God says is pure, holy, and right. And the rabbit hole we are all in is stripping us all of our constitutional freedoms, but sisters, friends, please rest assured that if your hope and trust are in Jesus, no matter what the world does, says, or threatens you are free in Christ.