God loves Randy Couture

Some people, presumably Christian, have criticized Mr. Couture for having done things that do not reflect the life of a Christian.  So, now we know that Randy Couture is not perfect.  But, the only person to have achieved perfection was the Christ Himself.  And, even He in the book of Luke said, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone." (NASB)  Oh, sure, we can preach the laws of God all day long, particularly to the church; or, we can preach the grace of Jesus Christ.  Your choice.  However, the church as a whole needs to come to the realization that much of what has been preached "behind the pulpit" is very well intended for the children of the Heavenly Father.  It's much like a father comes to his children and says, "This is how I expect you to behave... this is what I expect of you, MY son or MY daughter.  This is how I expect you to behave as a light to the world, as a representative of my family."  It is intended to provoke the best in the body of Christ.  It is like iron that sharpens iron.  It is not intended as legalism to be preached to the entire world as a way for them to feel condemned.  But, this does not mean that we, ourselves, will carry all these good deeds through.  It certainly doesn't mean that we will live a perfect life.  Christ is our example.

Many Christians start a life for God... no, every Christian starts a life for God on the "wrong foot".  They start immature and as a "baby" in Christ.  Even Joyce Meyer, herself, will tell you that she used to hold prayer groups and cell group meetings in "Daisy Dukes" and smokin' a cig.  If she were a guy, that might translate to spitting, cursing and chewing tobacco.  hahaha  In other words, following the Spirit and making the right choices is a maturation process with which we all need time... and only we, with God, can determine how much time is taken.  Whatever the case, it's just not our place to judge another person's position with God.  As only God knows the heart of that human being.

Couture managed to win both the light heavy weight (205) and heavy weight (265) championship titles in his reign.  Then, Mr. Couture publicly thanked God, before he did anyone else, for his achievements.  I wonder how many Christians can even say that they have done that at any point?  Not to mention, that he did so in front of the entire world.  He thanked God and professed God in front of everyone for his accomplishments, and that's all I personally need to know about Randy Couture...