Alright, buckle up, it’s gonna be a bumpy blog ride.
When on earth are we going to realize that church is not about us? It’s about GOD and serving GOD. What is the driving force behind us getting up early on Sunday mornings, getting our family ready and heading out the door? Are we going because, “it’s the thing to do on a Sunday?” Are we going to make sure we make an “appearance?” Or maybe we just want to keep the Pastor and the staff from coming and knocking on our door when we haven’t been in a few weeks.
There are times when it is easy to get caught up in the agenda of the morning and we have much to prepare for. We get so busy being busy that we completely miss the reason we are there. I am just as guilty of that as anyone some Sundays. We can get so focused on the what and forget the who.
Let me go one further. Why do we let another fallible, human being stop us from serving a wonderful, holy God? How do we get to where our faith and service is conditional upon another person’s actions or decisions? Can I just say that this sort of thing in a church just tears it apart at the seams. That is exactly what the Enemy wants.
If I had the inclination to leave the church because of something another member had said or done, then I might have left years ago. There have been things that I didn’t like or agree with and things I didn’t take the right way, but I got over it. We can’t hold onto bitterness. I don’t think there is a church anywhere that gets along perfectly 100% of the time. Maybe it’s because it’s made up of sinners? Just a guess.
Do we realize that we are only responsible for our own actions? If another person makes a decision that we may or may not like or agree with, then they will have to answer to the Lord for it. Once again, it’s all about Him. Who are we serving?
It’s almost like we have this casual attitude about church anymore. “Sally Jo looked at me the wrong way so I’m not gonna attend this church anymore.” Or what about, “I didn’t get the solo I wanted in choir so I’m just gonna stop singing.” It’s not like switching grocery stores, folks.
Now hang with me a second. Before you tell me to get off of my high horse, please understand one thing. I’ve been there too. I have had plenty of times when I thought, “Oh, old so-and-so, well their gonna get their way because of who they are or because they have achieved some sort of status.” Then I had to realize that there is just no place for that in the church. We must keep serving the Lord. We are not there to fight over who gets to start this ministry or that, or who made Deacon, or who is teaching a class. Rubbish.
Is it not time to pull up our big-girl pants and big-boy pants and just get to the business of serving the Lord? Let’s stop worrying about the so-called injustices we feel have been perpetrated against us, because in the grand scheme of things, they don’t matter. There are souls that need saving and they need you and me to reach out and love them to our Heavenly Father.
Let’s go to work. Together.








