Who am I

once upon a time there was a freakin genious that wrote, " everyone is simply a product of the relationships that they have held." That genious was of course, me when I wrote my final paper for "theories of psychotherapy" at CCU. Living with 5 strangers on the west side of Chicago definately supports this theory.
It amazes how a group of Christians, even ones that have taken their faith to this extreme, can have such different view points. It's led me many time to ask myself, "who am I?"
You see, it's hard for people like me. People that see past a lot of the "other stuff" People who see past the cultural significance of certain things and strive to see correct way. Today many of us have "pet peeves" or what not that we attribute to rightiousness. But most of the times we just like things done a certain way because that's what we like, that's what we're comfortable with. This year I've seen that God finds MANY things pleasing, he has created a vastly diverse world so that he can recieve ALL kinds of praise. My encouragement to everyone that if you see some one who is doing things differnetly than you, don't shun them. Don't try to correct them or force them to conform to your style. Just remember that whether they seem legalistic and closed-minded, or whether they seem like a rebel without a cause, they may be just as pleasing to God as the rest of us. Just in a different way. Respect God by respecting those differences.