Don't Have To Be Perfect

Don't Have To Be Perfect

by Nate Peres

My grandfather has been studying the bible for forty plus years. It is his passion. I do not agree with him on everything, but he is the one that has 5 or 6, or I don't know how many books out. (OK, upon making a call, it is 8 books.) But one hit paydirt with someone. His name was not revealed to me, but he contacted my Grandad because he wanted to thank him for his book "The Truth Revealed In Romans". It saved this man's life, not spiritually, but literally. He had decided to commit suicide, but for some reason, this book caught his eye on Amazon. He bought it, read it, and realized, "Hey, God loves me just the way I am." And God does.

The reason I know God loves us just the way we are is this: God sees us in our most embarrassing situations. My favorite one is thinking of him watching when I run out of toilet paper in the kids bathroom. No one home to help, and me walking half naked through the house with a poopy butt, in search of paper. I have to look like a real genius right about that time. But God loves me in spite of all of the dumb things I do.

Also, he likes people that don't lie to him. Like the liars that think God only watches them when they go to church; they think all the less attractive things they do aren't noticed by God because it wasn't Sunday or they weren't in church. My favorite saying from them is, "God deserves your best"; referring to the way they dress and act at church. My response is, "But doesn't he deserve your best every day, just not on Sunday?" Then I get that queer look, and they conveniently find someone else to talk to. So be yourself, be honest with God and yourself. Do not worry at what others think. They are not the Judge, Jesus is.

The biggest thing to understand is God does not only love you, but he likes you. As you are. Don't try to be anything that you don't want to be. Don't be ashamed of the things you like. Have a couple of drinks now and then; I do. Go and see a concert of head banging heavy metal; I do. One ticket: Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, and Metallica. Great show. Don't worry, I committed no fornication, I did not become possessed by demons, and my head never spun around once. And God still blessed me afterwards. Just be who you are and have fun with it.
My brother likes to think that the Kingdom of God will be one big party. Well then, bring yourself, and God will let you in.

Nate Peres is just a dude God told to blog; so he does. You can find him at Defined.