I write this blog not to bash, not to accuse and not to blame. I write this blog to share the reality of the situation and this world. This morning I woke up and reflected on my life and how it impacts the lives of others. I woke up this morning and I reflected on how we, the church, affect the world. I woke up this morning and reflected on what is happening with in the church and wonder if we see it. I woke up physically and mentally tired of planning programs and going through the motions. Youth service is now a lime. We meet, there is some devotion time, we play two games and then we lime. Oh and we must mention that most youth don't come to youth meeting unless there is an outing.
Church is no longer a place where we become equip to deal with the unsaved. It is a social gathering for the believers who turn their noses down at the sinners, because blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly. We plan evangelism service, in the church, healing and deliverance service, in the church, revival service, in the church. What happen to the days when we would pitch two tents on the street corner and have church outside.
We dress to impress and we have the best things. The iPad, iTouch, iPhone and all the other i's but what about the I AM. We sit in church and we become filled with spiritual food and then we sit on it. Because the salvation and the love we experience based on our relationship with God is out little secret to keep. As it is in the physical it is in the spiritual so if I eat all day and don't walk, run or move I don't burn off the food. If i don't burn off the food I become obese. So then we can liken being fed and sitting down on it to Spiritual obesity.
We wait until something happens to us to pray. If the bandit doesn't come into my home or the home of a family member. But when it does, there is a big prayer meeting. The entire Church has to come out and 'agree' with us so the bandit can come to justice. We are very reactive and so when something happens, we act.
I am sorry I am tired of not being ready. I am tired of arming myself after the fact. I am tired of playing church. I am tired of the programs that reach no one. I am tired of sitting down on the gifts that God has given me because the church is not yet ready for it. I am tired of us not equipping ourselves to deal with the issues at hand (i.e. homosexuality, drugs, domestic violence etc. ) So what am I going to do about? Study, seek, listen and act! What are you going to do about it?
Church is no longer a place where we become equip to deal with the unsaved. It is a social gathering for the believers who turn their noses down at the sinners, because blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly. We plan evangelism service, in the church, healing and deliverance service, in the church, revival service, in the church. What happen to the days when we would pitch two tents on the street corner and have church outside.
We dress to impress and we have the best things. The iPad, iTouch, iPhone and all the other i's but what about the I AM. We sit in church and we become filled with spiritual food and then we sit on it. Because the salvation and the love we experience based on our relationship with God is out little secret to keep. As it is in the physical it is in the spiritual so if I eat all day and don't walk, run or move I don't burn off the food. If i don't burn off the food I become obese. So then we can liken being fed and sitting down on it to Spiritual obesity.
We wait until something happens to us to pray. If the bandit doesn't come into my home or the home of a family member. But when it does, there is a big prayer meeting. The entire Church has to come out and 'agree' with us so the bandit can come to justice. We are very reactive and so when something happens, we act.
I am sorry I am tired of not being ready. I am tired of arming myself after the fact. I am tired of playing church. I am tired of the programs that reach no one. I am tired of sitting down on the gifts that God has given me because the church is not yet ready for it. I am tired of us not equipping ourselves to deal with the issues at hand (i.e. homosexuality, drugs, domestic violence etc. ) So what am I going to do about? Study, seek, listen and act! What are you going to do about it?
wheyy taki i've thought bout this alot, an yes it's well said. so lately my question to others that keep complaining bout the "church" is "And what are u doing about it" cause i too am fed up of complaining and sittin an doin absolutely nothin really. Then i thought well am at CNC so when am finished i'll get to that, yikes... now i realized that i CANNOT wait that long i gotta empath as i am educated/enlightened...still struggling with tho
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