"Oh my God! WHO TOLD YOU?!"

One of my favorite movies of all time is Easy A because it has many great one-liners and because it has a great moral. Yea, the fact that you gotta be yourself and quit lying and blah blah blah is great and all, but that is so..... well.... cliche! EVERYONE makes that point and it I am sick of hearing it!

But one part that makes me laugh every time I watch that movie is this scene: 

Let me just say that the parents in this movie are freaking fantastic. Their stupid one lines are things my parents would say to me, and that alone makes this movie a little more appealing, BUT that isn't the point here.

"I know I'm adopted."

As brothers and sisters of Christ, we are, well.... kinda adopted.  We have been adopted by our Heavenly Father :) 

Many of you will have a "NO DER, Mel" look on your face right now, but hear me out.

If you have seen this movie, one thing about the parents is that they are not only funny.... they are extremely loving, caring, and encouraging.  There are no limits to their expression of love to their kids, and they definitely care....they just express it in a humorous way!  Our Father does the same thing for us, but to a much greater extent; one to which we cannot fathom.  I mean, besides sending His Son to die for us and take all of our sins and debts on His shoulders, the best example I can provide for you is this:

Ok, maybe not the BEST example, but it is hilarious :)

So yea, that is our God! He loves us SO much that it is unfathomable... but notice how the siblings interact as well.... in the same way.....

Families are not all about the parents' roles, but also that of the other members as well.  One of the things that has irritated me my entire life is we do not befriend or help fellow believers out when they need/seek it.  In your families, you expect your entire family to help you, but if not everyone is doing that, the family relationship tends to fall apart.  Believe me when I say that I have experienced this first hand for way too long, more than anybody should.  In fact, NO ONE should EVER experience that, and those who haven't experience that all agree with me when I say that it is a team effort..... yet, we don't apply this to our Christian family, which, quite frankly, can be considered more important. 

We need to love and encourage our fellow brothers and sisters because, well, you want to! See, it shouldn't matter what they are, have done, or what you think of them, it is because you want to help them grow closer with their's and your God. Your motives should be selfless and full of love and compassion. 

You have been adopted into the body of Christ along with me and many others, so I am calling you out to do what God shows you daily: Love, Encourage, and Hold Accountable.