Don’t be a bipolar Christian

We've all seen them. They are more common in the Christian circles than we would like to admit. Most of us are them and don’t even realize it. What am I talking about? Why a bipolar Christian of course. No one wants to think of themselves as being Bipolar, but truth be told most of us are, even the “awesome Christians.”

Why do I say most Christians are bipolar? Because now a days, someone who is a Christian 24/7 is hard to come by.  Back in the day when the book of Acts was going on you can see all over the place people being Christians, day and night. They sold their homes; they divided up everything among themselves, took care of the poor, the needy, each other and gave everything for the cause of Christ. They were truly devoted to living and breathing their faith.  Their character was Christian, a person set solely for the cause of serving Christ. They didn't care what the other people around them thought.  They made sure to always be doing what was right hoping to be a light to the world. Hoping the world would see and want to the same thing because of their genuineness for Jesus Christ and also for the love that Jesus Christ gave them for others in the world.

In the church we often do our part when people are looking and when we are trying to make an impression. I've had a very hard time finding someone who is a Christian 24/7, even I am guilty of it, wish I wasn't.  We try to look good by getting involved in church where we are comfortable. But we only help as far as we want too for surely we have to put up a boundary somewhere or we would always be serving and helping people for the cause of Christ to build others up in the faith and that would just be exhausting. (please catch the form of sarcasm) Christ doesn't tell us to take up the cross of Christianity when we feel like it. He tells us to take it up daily. We are sacrificing our lives for the service of Christ the moment we offer to let Him come in and be the Lord of our lives. That means forsaking all selfish naturally human desires to give of ourselves fully to the cause of serving Jesus Christ.

We are not to worry about fitting into the world or looking weird to them or being judge by them we are suppose to be looked at differently. If we are no different than we are not being the lights of Christ in a darkened world that needs Him dearly. We are told to be the light in the world “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16

There are lots of ‘nice’ people in this world. The world doesn't need more ‘nice’ people, they need ‘true’ people. They need to know the truth. God doesn't ask us to just be lights to our circle of Christian friends, he asks us to be a light to the world. This means that just as it is important to do the right thing to help encourage our fellow Christian’s, we also need to do what is right so that when people who aren’t Christians will see the good deeds we do and they will know that it is not just natural human kindness in us but it is God’s light shining through us.

Don’t be a bipolar Christian, meaning don’t just be a Christian when it helps you fit in. Be a Christian all the time, at church, at home, at your job, in the grocery store and everywhere you go!