http://www.toddawilson.com/2010/01/06/on-being-elect-exiles/ The writings, thoughts and musings of... Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:00:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.toddawilson.com/2010/01/06/on-being-elect-exiles/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Beth Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:48:25 +0000 http://www.toddawilson.com/?p=400#comment-130 Most of my life, I had felt both out of step with the world as well as God. I worked more at being accepted by the world, by living up to its image of a responsibly functioning person. I supposed that I could attain this image. As for God, I knew I could never live up to his standard, so I kept Him at a distance, even though I was a Christian. In college, God woke me up to see the emptiness of my worldly pursuits. I have since focused on understanding my identity through God's eyes, which first is as one that cannot live up to His standard by my own power, yet through Christ I am made acceptable in His sight. The tension you highlight here rings true for me. Most of my life, I had felt both out of step with the world as well as God. I worked more at being accepted by the world, by living up to its image of a responsibly functioning person. I supposed that I could attain this image. As for God, I knew I could never live up to his standard, so I kept Him at a distance, even though I was a Christian. In college, God woke me up to see the emptiness of my worldly pursuits. I have since focused on understanding my identity through God’s eyes, which first is as one that cannot live up to His standard by my own power, yet through Christ I am made acceptable in His sight. The tension you highlight here rings true for me.

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