What I Am

I can't claim to be a great Christian. Truth be told, most of the time I feel I must be the worst child God has. But every now and then it occurs to me that I have one thing I can be proud of, and that's that the people around me have confidence in my faith. I may mess up and fail God every single day--and I do--but in spite of my many failures I know that the people I work with would tell you without hesitation that John Householder is a Christian, that he trusts in God and God's forgiving and healing power, and that he lives out his faith every day to the best of his ability. I can't claim perfection; I can't even claim goodness. But I'm proud to claim the grace and mercy and forgiveness of Christ that will allow even a miserable failure like me to bear His name and represent His kingdom. And I'm proud that everyone who knows me knows Whose I am.