Factions

Ok,

I haven’t posted anything for a few weeks so I kind of just want to journal a bit i suppose. I recently finished a classic book that I have found to have some incredible truths. The book is called “The Screwtape Letters” it is by C.S. Lewis I’m sure you have already heard of it but on the off chance that you have not; GO GET IT!! Some of the things written in it will absolutely change the way you think. Anyway… I have been struggling with an inner irritation with some local church issues. I feel like it is so easy for our local worship/outreach centers to become “factionized”. I don’t want to sound cynical because I love the local church and I think people definitely need to be passionate about the place where God has planted them. David said it best in Psalm 92 when he said that “planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God.” Also in John 2 we read about Jesus’ intense passion for the place dedicated to the worship of our creator. I mean dang Jesus was pissed off about unjust things happening in His Father’s house. Here is where I have issues. Jesus has a goal of bringing all people into Himself to have the same goal and ideals. He wants us to conform to His will however, Jesus does not want robots. Satan wants robots. Satan wants all men to have routine thinking and action ultimately creating apathy. Complete opposites. Jesus focused so much on the individual with His time on earth and the Bible speaks a lot on how the church is a body. All different but all working together for one purpose. I love how people think. I love how humans reason, but our reasoning is spiritually driven. I think that when our goal is to bring Jesus the glory the Holy Spirit will sway our reason. That being said: IT MAKES ME SICK when people are looked down on for having their own opinion. I see it and it breaks my heart. I hate seeing people with opinions that are from a pure heart who truly want to better things and may not have a way to communicate their idea correctly or slipped up and said something the wrong way around the wrong person getting “beat down”. If I created something and someone had a negative opinion on it I would be smart to welcome it. Although negative, it maybe just maybe could be a good idea to add to or change that creation. Just a thought. I don’t want to be part of a system that wants everybody to be individual as long as they agree with the standard opinion. I want to be apart of a group that believes Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven and that Love is the key. Apart from that I believe opinions should be encouraged always; not looked down on. Faith is not about an institution. Love is not about a building. Let’s be passionate about our creator and His mission to give everyone living person hope before we are passionate about a sign, building, or service.

God is moving.