I have always liked Amy Grant's music. And some of it I have even loved. However, I had a hard time with the entire hypocrisy of the situation when she and Vince Gill were divorcing their spouses, getting married to each other and acting like this was fine with Jesus because He just wanted them to be happy. I would cringe as I thought, "Well, let's just add another Christian hypocrite to the pile."
I've never expected anyone to be perfect (in fact I'm so pessimistic I usually expect the opposite) but I've always hoped that among the Christians at least, we would aim for a 'tad' of honesty.
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| Amy Grant Hollywood "Walk of Fame" |
Now, when I see Amy Grant interviewed I don't cringe because she says things like, "I might have fallen flat on my face but Jesus still loves me."
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| "Simple Things" (like Honesty) |
And with the wisdom (and sometimes even bravery) that comes from owning our sins and weaknesses will also come the peace we long for. I know this from my own life as I've come in contact with God's limitless forgiveness which is available to me because Jesus paid the "debt of death" for MY sins when He died on the cross.
Now I have the freedom to fail and on a daily basis too. I don't have to pretend to be good when I'm evil, strong when I'm weak, happy when I'm sad, indestructible when I'm crumbling or smart when I can't think of the most basic of answers to the simplest of questions.
No pretending, no lies and nothing to prove.
Jesus loves me "just as I am" but promises to recreate me into what He wants me to be.
"[God's] most awesome work was done through the frailty of His Son."
LINK "A Look into the Life of Amy Grant" (YouTube)
Just as I Am, Without One Plea
The United Methodist Hymnal Number 357Text: Charlotte Elliott, 1789-1871
Music: William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868
Tune: WOODWORTH, Meter: LM
| 1. Just as I am, without one plea, but that thy blood was shed for me, and that thou bidst me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 2. Just as I am, and waiting not to rid my soul of one dark blot, to thee whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 3. Just as I am, though tossed about with many a conflict, many a doubt, fightings and fears within, without, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 4. Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; sight, riches, healing of the mind, yea, all I need in thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 5. Just as I am, thou wilt receive, wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; because thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 6. Just as I am, thy love unknown hath broken every barrier down; now, to be thine, yea thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. |
