Too Good?

I was recently having a conversations with someone who had a hard time believing I had no tickets, violations, hadn't done drugs, etc.
At first I was a bit offended, like "what do I look like? A druggie? A rebel? what!?"

I didn't understand why this person didn't believe me.
And yet, talking with someone else regarding drugs again,
I told them " I wouldn't even know what one of those drugs smells like!"
And again, there was disbelief.

I couldn't understand why it is so hard to believe. And in saying this, please understand I'm not "tooting my own horn", but people have said... "You're too good".

WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN!?

Got me thinking, where in the world is our standard?
Are we expecting our kids and teenagers to "experiment"?

Some may say, "well, that's realistic"..... And I think, well, that's sad.

Why is the reality of things a "statistic?" Why can't we expect our children/teens/etc to be better than the standard?
Why can't we teach them the consequences of such things as premarital sex, drugs, drinking, etc?
And why cant we show them the promises and rewards that come when you refrain from them?

I understand that we are human and that we will be tempted, but why must we expect our kids to fall?

Here are my thoughts:

Romans 8:3-4 says: For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

If we are teaching and encouraging our children, teens, friends to walk in the Spirit, to learn the Word of GOD, why then are we expecting them to fail? I mean... Is there such a thing as too good? Really? I think the only one who was "too good" was Jesus!

Why not expect people to love Him and admire HIM and aspire to be like HIM?

Why not expect them to be "too good"?

I'm not saying be condeming when they fail, no! The righteous man will fall and get up!!!

Expect them to walk in righteousness as GOD through Jesus has allowed us to do. Because of What Jesus did on the Cross we can walk, able to not fall into temptation and able to get up when we do, forgiven by God and convicted by the SPIRIT and NOT condemned!


Thoughts??????

Late Night Reading

Heb 1: ¹⁴ Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

WOW! I mean WOW! I had truly never paid attention to this scripture!
This means that everyone who WILL INHERIT salvation... that's us..... has angels who serve us!

That's amazing. To know that a GOD so big, a GOD so amazing, so awesome made us, and with all our faults and all our craziness, he still sent angels to serve us! WOW! What honor!

I guess I never put thought into the fact that we have the authority over angels. That's pretty wild!!!

- And in saying that, I say it cautiously, we're human! How quickly can pride rise, knowing you are being served by an angel whenever you need it.
- It makes me want to be better, just knowing God's given me that much authority, that he trusts us with that! God, change me. Make me better to take on what you've ahead for me.
I know change, specially gaining wisdom doesn't happen overnight, it takes time, and it takes reading, learning and being in the WORD; something that is not easy sometimes with all the craziness of life.

I would encourage anyone reading, just know that GOD loves you, trusts you, believes in you more than you ever have. He's given you so much authority over so many things. Take the initiative and learn who GOD is, the one who loves you, wants you to know HIS heart.