Justice Will Be Served

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Sometimes we deny our true identity and let our sins define who we are. When I say true identity I mean the identity of being a child of God. Having God's life (grace) within us. And when I say we let our sins define us I mean we let our human nature define who we are. Human nature outside of God's grace and guidance is broken, and often times a deliberate or subconscious attack on God. We become addicts to doing things that are not good for us. It can be as small as a constant liar to as horrifying as a serial rapist. And than bang, there we are defined by the sins we commit. 
 You may not be a liar or a rapist? But what are you? What am I? If neither of us are a true child of God what identity did we replace it with? Our culture wants us to no longer hide our sins. But rather embrace them. It says follow your urges! Cave into your desires. It is okay to be glutton. It is okay to be a fornicator! Be what you feel. If you feel like a man than your a man. You feel like a woman than your woman.
 However the culture  rejects the author of life. It says God has no right or say in your Identity. Your just an Italian or a Nigerian or whatever you feel you are. Do not body shame yourself for eating too much, just love yourself! If money makes you happy than your justified to run your business in a way that bankrupts the people around you!
 Know this though. And I say this to also remind myself. God's justice will be served. We have a choice to either part take in being the child of God or choosing our own identity. But without God we become what our sins are. Our sins do not belong anywhere near God and when we die we will be eternally separated from Him. That is the justice we deserve. Let us with the help of God break the chains of sin wrapped around us and the world.

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