I Just Want to Be Abnormal

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Catey Stover in Victory Call

Years ago I was sitting with a handful of sisters in Christ and we were having a follow-up discussion relating godly and worldly sorrow. I was sharing my struggle knowing that I lean heavily towards worldly sorrow rather than godly sorrow; and that repentance – turning away from my sin and not doing it any more – is a far too infrequent reality in my life and I have been a believer for 32 years.

My friends were nodding in agreement. I thought two things almost simultaneously:
1. They can’t be as bad as me.

2. Whew! I’m normal.

A short time later as I was driving home and it struck me. I can be normal without Christ. I can be normal in my own strength. I can be normal without yielding to Christ. I can be normal without dying to self. I can be normal independent of the Savior of the world. I can be normal all by myself. I DON’T WANT TO JUST BE NORMAL! I want to be abnormal. I want to be what I can be only IN CHRIST. I want to be what I can be only by yielding, surrendering, and dying to myself. I want it to be evident that I have been to the cross and that I am growing in Christ-likeness.

That can ONLY happen in Christ, by His grace, by His power, and by His strength and that is anything BUT normal.

 

Written by Diane Hunt: Diane Hunt serves on the board of America’s Keswick and is the Executive Director & CEO of Changed Choices, a Christian non-profit in North Carolina. She is also a biblical counselor and women’s event speaker. For more information about having Diane speak at your next event please contact her at dhunt@americaskeswick.org.


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