You know what my favorite thing about life is?  The fact that it’s basically one big puzzle.  I mean think about it; every single thing that we experience in life, for the most part, has to be figured out.  I’m not using that old saying of “all the pieces in life eventually fit together.”  That statement may be true, but that isn’t what I’m talking about.  I’m referring to situations we experience.  Ever had an event that you experienced simply not add up?  At some point in our life, we all have I think.  So how we react to that particular situation defines us.  We have the ability in life to react to situations however we want.  We may not have control over many things in life, but we can react in any way.

The consistancy of Christianity has been on my mind for the last two weeks.  Actually, that statement works even if you aren’t a Christian.  The reason I use Christianity, is because I am one, but as stated probably hundreds of times before in this blog, I do not hate you if you aren’t.  What would that make me, as a Christian look like?  To stray off of my main point for a second, let’s think about that.  Christians sometimes have a bad reputation, and I’ll tell you exactly why; It’s because sometimes, some of these churches want to cast people into hell.  Now before jumping to conclusion, think about that statement.  I’ve been to churches where it’s almost like the congregation is ready to cast people into Hell, because they feel like they deserve it.  But that simply isn’t what the Church, or Christianity as a whole is all about.  It’s not about condemning people; It’s about bringing people to God.  Now, to get back on topic, we were talking about the consistency of your religious walk.  It can be applied to almost any religion out there.  The consistency of what you believe is what defines you as a human being.  If I talk one way, and act another, people will see that.  If I claim to be a Christian, and go out and get drunk, carouse, etc… that is not remaining true to what I preach or believe, and I think that’s a very important part of spirituality.  Granted, our walk with God, or the deity you choose to believe in, is much more important.

Christianity is not a synonym for perfection.  I read that on someones myspace profile the other day, and that single statement meant so much to me.  The world though, doesn’t see it that way.  For some reason, people have attained the concept that if you are a Christian, that you are supposed to be perfect.  People loved it when they heard about Mel Gibson getting drunk.  I heard about it for weeks, and every time someone would mention it to me, I’d just respond with, “Well, he’s not Jesus, yes he created and directed The Passion of The Christ, but he isn’t perfect.”  It comes back to Jesus’ statement about “He who is without sin cast the first stone.”

I think in life our main purpose should be to not only stand firm in what we believe, but if we’re truly passionate about it, share it.  If you read this, and are a Muslim, and email me or comment disagreeing with me on anything, I’m not going to cast you down.  I’m going to tell you that I respect what you believe.  I have an enormous amount of respect for people that stand up for what they believe in.  I always have, and I guess it’s because of how the rest of the world is.