words

I was sent an email yesterday from a couple of friends that asked me to send back one word that describes them…one word? Are you kidding me? That is almost as bad as a personality test trying to fit someone in one category. I can’t do it. I can’t stand it. But I tried and I did it. I sent back my one word answers, all the while cringing because there is no way one word can describe a person…especially people I love. I love them for many words, not just one. The email then instructed me to send out the email and see what “one words” I got in return. Once again, I can’t do it. Maybe I just don’t have the courage to see what would be said. Or maybe I don’t want to see all these positive words because I know they are not all true…I am made up of good and bad words.

I thought about it for a while, and as hard as it would be, I would want to see what “bad” words people would say to describe me over the good ones. You see, it is those kinds of words that make me a better person. It is those kinds of words that have me running to the cross in repentance. Those are the words I need. I all too often get caught up in the good words that describe me that I forget the desperate need of a savior.

So, after a day of contemplating this email and getting way to deep about something that was intended for fun, I realized I like four words for myself…Sinner, Repenter, Forgiven, Saved. Those four words are my good and bad. But more importantly they encompass me - my past, my present, my future, and my eternity.