Better Than I Use To Be

I've pinned a lot of demons to the ground
I've got a few old habits left
There's one or two I might need you to help me get
Standing in the rain so long has left me with a little rust
But put some faith in me
And someday you'll see
There's a diamond under all this dust

I saw a great one liner the other day.  It read, "Don't judge me just because you sin differently that I do."  Wow!!  That's pretty powerful.  I believe as humans we tend to classify sins.  But in the eyes of God, a sin is a sin is a sin.  Luckily, we are saved by grace.  Though so often I feel battered, broken and damaged, God can still use me.  Moses committed a murder, Rahab was a prostitute, Noah drank, Jonah fled, David committed adultery... and the list goes on.  God didn't call the equipped, He equipped the called, and still does to this day.

Romans 3:23

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"

So maybe I am a little battered and broken.  But don't mistake my patina for rust, I'm not damaged.  Like a tattoo, these scars and bruises on my heart and soul tell a story.  And for some strange reason, I am able to pour it out right here.... 

I ain't no angel
I still got a still few more dances with the devil
I'm cleanin up my act, little by little
I'm getting there
I can finally stand the man in the mirror I see
I ain't as good as I'm gonna get
But I'm better than I used to be

We all sin, and though society classifies it, God doesn't.  By the grace of God and the blood of Jesus, we are forgiven and saved.  Passing that on is... on this cowboys mind.


(Tim McGraw: Better Than I Use To Be)