Facebook is an interesting thing. It's a great place to keep in touch with old friends, make new ones and waste a little time (errr... a lot of time). Its the perfect setting to encourage others and lift them up or break people down and be brutally hateful.  It's interesting to see the posting trends of people, whether it's the debate over vaccinations, politics or even movie choices. We all have an opinion and it's the ideal soapbox for what we have to say. I also find it interesting how each person's Facebook newsfeed is unique to them. When I happen to catch my husband's newsfeed on my computer rather than my own. I see a heavy dose of news stations, UFC updates and a balanced mixture of gun posts and pictures of incredibly expensive Jeeps. It suits him quite well. Mine isn't so exciting. I have a lot of mamas, health and fitness enthusiasts and Christian inspiration. It reflects me pretty well until a debate comes along. Mamas and Christians can go from wonderfully delightful people to very judgmental and condemning, just being real here. It makes me tempted to just close things down and politely remove myself from the party. Why do we have to be this way? Why do we have to judge and condemn others because we don't see things the same way as they do? It's human nature I suppose...

I read an article yesterday about Katy Perry. It said that before the Superbowl she tweeted a bible verse and then said she heard God whisper to her heart "You got this..." If you know anything about Katy Perry you know that she grew up Christian. Her father is currently a pastor of a church. Well, the uproar of the Christian community was ridiculous. Many were not supportive of the fact that a delinquent such as Katy Perry would hear God's voice, not to mention encouraging her right before she went on stage to sing "I kissed a girl and I liked it". You should have read the condemnation and judgement that was being passed along through text. It was a train wreck I couldn't look away from. I get it, She's not the most sound role model and is possibly living a life with some sin in it. But who the heck isn't?! That's what I want to talk about today...

For many of us Jesus girls, we know what is right or wrong because we are reading our bibles. We pray for others, maybe go to church and do our best to be kind and a light to others. We know it's wrong to lie, steal and cheat.. and to kiss and girl and like it.. (haha). It's EASY to feel like we have it all together compared to others and that OUR sin is not on the same level as others, especially Katy Perry. I get it. It's EASY to judge, but it's also VERY easy to turn people away from Jesus and His good news by our condemnation and judgmental attitudes. Why would anyone want to be a Christian if it meant acting that way? We have to be careful my fellow Jesus girls. We have to be very careful. If we truly want to be a light to others, we need to shine a light of love. Do we have to agree with everything everyone does? Absolutely not, but we should above everything else love others with our words and actions. 1 Peter 4:8 says, "And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins." I believe that Jesus meets us right in our mess. He comes to us in the trenches but loves us enough to not leave us there. He takes our hand and leads us out of the darkness. BUT.. for anyone that has ever been in the trenches, you know that coming into the light and the walk that we take with Jesus doesn't happen overnight. It's a process, often times a very slow process. It's little seeds that are planted that bloom overtime. So, shouldn't we as Christians give love and enough grace to let GOD do HIS part? Shouldn't we entrust our fellow mamas and friends to the hands of our Creator and let him do what He does best? I don't know if God spoke to Katy Perry or not. I don't know if He's working in her life, but I do know that Jesus loves her. I do know that he loves ALL of us sinners, equally the same. I know He loves the mamas that choose the vaccinate and the mamas that don't. I know he loves that girl that went to see 50 Shades of Grey and the one that stayed home. I know he loves the girl that kisses other girls and the one that doesn't. We don't have to agree with what others do, but we are called to love them. So, lets stop judging others. Lets be a light that reflects Christs' love, even if they aren't living the life we think they should. And most importantly, lets stop making it about us vs. them. The enemy is very sneaky. He wants to turn us against each other. Today, lets decide to love despite our differences. Lets give others enough grace to led God do His work in them.  Today lets let God be God because He is the only one that can change people.