What it Means to be a Christian

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I am not shouting “I ‘m clean living”

I am whispering “I was lost”

Now I am “found and forgiven”

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I don’t speak of this with “pride”

I am confessing that “I stumble”

And need Christ to be “my guide”

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I am not trying to be “strong”

I am professing that “I am weak”

And need “His strength to carry me on”

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I am not bragging of “success”

I am admitting I have “failed”

And need “God to clean my mess”

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I am not claiming to be “perfect”

My flaws are far too “visible”

But “God believes I am worth it”

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I still feel the “sting of pain”

I have “my share of heartaches”

So “I called upon His name”

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I am “not holier than thou”

I am just “a simple sinner”

Who “received Gods grace”

Many people erroneously believe that Christians consider themselves perfect or better than others. I pray that the above poem will dispel this belief and at the same time give a better understanding of what it means to be a Christian.If you’ve been waiting until you are perfect before you accept Christ into your life, I pray that you will come into the understanding that it is by His power that we can become Christians. When you received Christ into your life, He will give you the grace to live in victory over sin.

Adopted from “Thank you Jesus” A monthly Magazine of RCCG desire of all nations, Abuja, June 2007, page 15