The world I want
Why are churches today so disjoint? Why are there cliques? Why is it that there can be a church 100 meters down the road from mine, yet I know nothing of it or the people who go there? I'm guilty of it, but I don't want to be any more!
We're all brothers and sisters in Christ. I've only recently come to an understanding of what that actually means. It means that regardless of which church I go to, if I meet another Christian we should have EVERYTHING in common. We are automatically free to talk about and understand the most important things in each others' lives! I can talk to a total stranger, but that stranger will understand and relate!
What is the requirement for this kind of interaction? Make God the most important thing in your life! Don't be afraid to discuss the experience! Be open about your faith! Get excited, because if you are excited then the source of your excitement will come bubbling out! The great thing about being excited for God is it's contagious - if you're always excited then the people around you will get excited too!
Unfortunately, many in the church seem to think that the latest movie, or some tv show, or a social event is more important than God. Instead of having everything in common, these things often get in the way and gather people together into bounded social groups.
Taking the first step, going out there and asking people how they're going with God, is hard. Living a life with God that you can confidently open up about is doubly hard. I believe the results will be well worth it.
We're all brothers and sisters in Christ. I've only recently come to an understanding of what that actually means. It means that regardless of which church I go to, if I meet another Christian we should have EVERYTHING in common. We are automatically free to talk about and understand the most important things in each others' lives! I can talk to a total stranger, but that stranger will understand and relate!
What is the requirement for this kind of interaction? Make God the most important thing in your life! Don't be afraid to discuss the experience! Be open about your faith! Get excited, because if you are excited then the source of your excitement will come bubbling out! The great thing about being excited for God is it's contagious - if you're always excited then the people around you will get excited too!
Unfortunately, many in the church seem to think that the latest movie, or some tv show, or a social event is more important than God. Instead of having everything in common, these things often get in the way and gather people together into bounded social groups.
Taking the first step, going out there and asking people how they're going with God, is hard. Living a life with God that you can confidently open up about is doubly hard. I believe the results will be well worth it.
posted by Merlz at 7:09 PM
1 Comments:
There are also churches with cliques inside them. Where one person may not ever talk to someone else in the church, not because it's a big church and somehow they didn't get round to it or something, but because they weren't part of the same "group".
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