I Wonder...

Stating the obvious here: Bruce Jenner is not perfect, no one is.

I wonder how many of us look closely at ourselves….how often do we take inventory of our own shortfalls and sins and call ourselves out, confess our sins to each other and to God (as the Bible says we should)? Truly repent and turn from that sin. A sin is a sin is a sin, right? It’s interesting to me that to us not all sins are equal; it appears that, for some reason, some attract more attention than others. Why is it that we are so quick to assess a sin of that of a public figure? Are we this quick when we ourselves sin or our own family and friends? I know that I'm not.

“When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.” (Galatians 5:19-21)

I wonder how many of us go through on a daily basis one sin from the list above or have loved ones that do. And I wonder how many of us gently and humbly help those (or ourselves) who are overcome by some sin back onto the right path as we are ought to do? Why are always so quick to call out those in the public eye? And this is not about whether they are right or wrong; this is not about standing up for what you believe it. This, ironically, is what has been on my heart all year, sin; the act of sinning.

Truth be told, as a parent of two toddlers, outbursts of anger on my part, are more common than I'd like to admit. Selfish ambition - check, envy - check, jealousy - check....and the list above is not even all inclusive. I am self aware (sometimes), and all I can do is confess and trust that God knows my heart.

I wonder how often we apply the following verse in our life and to others in our life?

"Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same tempation yourself. Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important." (Galatians 6:1-3)

It's sad that we so often are not "quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry." (James 1:19).

It's sad that we so often pick and choose which parts of the Bible we like to apply in our lives and the lives of complete strangers such as Bruce Jenner.

Only scratching the surface here....