If you’re not a believer, it’s easy to look at those who are believers and think, “I have to be better or more perfect to be a part of that crowd.” Let me tell you that no group of people, no matter what they believe, are any closer to this idea of perfection than any other, because it’s not proximity to perfection that defines a person or group, rather it’s their actions and mindset toward being better. For example, you can decide right now that you want to live a better life, be better to others, do more for those you know and don’t know, and you would be just as close to God and viewed with the same amount of favor by Him as the person who has been consistently going to church for years, volunteering, giving, and living a spiritual life. That’s because what we do doesn’t get us any closer to God. Rather, what He did for us is what brings us close. God wants you just the way you are. He’s not looking for perfection, and I’m so thankful that’s the case. None of us are perfect. We can’t be. And that’s ok. But we try to live a Godly life because it’s His will, not because it gets us any higher on the rung to perfection and eternal life.
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