I hate Santa, Halloween, & the Easter Bunny

Just kidding! I don’t hate them. But we don’t do Santa. Or Halloween. Or the Easter Bunny. We only listen to Christian music. And, to top it off, I believe strongly in modesty and have some thoughts on what that means. I can hear your wheels spinning. Many reading this are already preparing their response to tell me why all these things are okay. SIMMER DOWN. Gimme a second and read on. 

While these are the prayerful choices my husband and I have made, I know many wonderful Christian families who do Santa, Halloween and the Easter Bunny.  I know some that listen to *gasp* ‘secular’ music.  I even know many wonderful Christians who think bikinis are modest....yes, bikinis! And, believe it or not, they LOVE Jesus!

Here’s the kicker. It is OK. I am no super Christian and neither are they. In fact, the ‘Super Christian’ myth is one of the most damaging of our generation (in my opinion). There is no such thing. We are all just people, unlovable, yet loved by God.   We all have things we are good at, but being a Christian isn’t one of them. It isn’t a competition.  

I am NOT saying everything is relative. I DO NOT believe in 'anything goes' Christianity. However, I DO think we can agree to disagree on some things. To accomplish this, we must be ok with hearing from our brothers and sisters in Christ. We must be able to LISTEN without immediately formulating the defense for our position (like you might be doing now).  We must be able to not take every opinion and thought as a personal attack. I love reading from other believers about why they have chosen to do or not do Santa. I love reading from brothers and sisters about why they think skinny jeans are, or are not, ok. I am not offended by it. I am glad we are all trying to figure it out. And I am thrilled we have the awesome opportunity to share our journey and lessons along the way.

On this side of heaven, we will have things we disagree on. It’s OK! Simmer down. Simmah-don-nah.

*This is obviously not a marriage yip, though it could apply to marriage. I have written a few marriage posts that relate. You could check out Stop and Listen, which has a similar tone. 
Also, would LOVE to hear your comments here!!! I am willing to beg-but I would rather not.