Lambs in Lambs Clothing

by Benjamin Burke

My brother and I were talking to Jonathan, one of our team members, and he was talking to Sterling about a book he’d read. The book was talking about lambs in lambs clothing. He said that, as Christians, we don’t need to act like Christians; we already are Christians. We don’t need to perform like we have to be something we are not.

We discussed how many Christians act on different issues like devotion time. Most Christians say to do your devotions in the morning, so you can start the day with God on your mind. And that’s great, but if you are too tired in the mornings or have to wake up extra early because you have to go to work, just don’t do it. If that is supposed to be your special time with the Lord and you can’t focus on Him because you’re “too tired”, it’s worse than not doing it at all. We have to give God everything. We can’t spend time with him with half of our minds on Him and the other half on sleep. We have to give it all we’ve got, even if that means being the odd one out. God doesn’t care when we spend time with Him, just as long as we do spend time with Him.

We don’t have to be “Christians” for God. As Christians, we simply are His beloved children. Don’t feel like you have to follow a pattern. Nothing could please God more than for us to be our-selves. Just relate and talk to Him. Say “God, I’ve been having a rough couple of days. Do you have some pointers on how to resolve this situation? Help me dig down deep to find forgiveness for this person, or help me with the hurt. I know that you can. Help me find ways to glorify Your name in this situation. Amen.”

If we are lambs, we will have a desire for God. He obviously wants our time. Give Him your best. Stop when you feel like you need Him the most and you are wanting to spend time with Him. There is nothing wrong with that. God doesn’t care when, just as long as we are our-selves and spending time with Him.