I really don't know how to put my feelings into words, but I guess I need to give it a try. I am saddened when someone from the Christian community speaks so arrogantly about an issue. We speak as if the word of God was given to us and we so completely understand it, and look down on any of those who do not. Instead of plainly stating God's position on a particular sin, we pronounce judgement on people.
Any understanding that I have of scripture is straight from God. It is not from my own wisdom. If someone is living contrary to scripture, it is because they are in the drivers seat and they have not released control to God. They cannot see truth, because it is only through the Holy Spirit that we receive understanding.
Even knowing that, we continue to treat people as though they are less than ourselves. Instead of sharing God's truth in love, we bludgeon them with it. We get on our soapbox and proclaim God truth as if it were our own. We act as if their sin is an affront to ourselves, and not God. We choose to overlook that all sin theirs, mine and all of ours fall into that category.
When you look into the mirror, do you use the same tone of condemnation for your own sin that you use with the world?
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Redeeming the time.....
Time is on my mind a lot this morning. It is June 1st and it is fast approaching graduation season. As a matter of fact, we have already been to one this year. It was an 8th grade graduation ceremony for the local Christian school. This week we will attend the ceremony for the high school and then next week the ceremony for my niece who is graduating from college. Each graduation marks a milestone in the lives of each group, the passing of one stage of life and the beginning of another.
One of my Facebook friends made a note on her page, asking where the time went. She is getting ready for her own son's graduation. We all know that "time flies".....but we don't really think about it until events happen to bring us back to that reality. Each day that passes gives us the impression that we are living, but are we really? We fill our days with activity and with the busyness of life, but are we "redeeming the time"?
What I really mean to say is am I redeeming the time? Am I using the time God has given me on this earth for it's best purpose? I was lamenting the fact that the last time I had truly written anything was May 11th. I write thoughts in a composition book, especially on Sundays, but it has been a long time since I had written anything in my blog. I never seem to have enough time. When I start to write, I sit with a plan in my head. Ultimately that plan or outline gets trashed and God leads me down a different path of thought. So, for me, it takes time. Time enough for God to change my mind from my thoughts to His. That is why it is so hard for me to write, because I know that I cannot just sit for a few minutes and get it done quick.
I then thought about the 6 hours I worked on Saturday, trying to play catch up with work. Or even the 20 minutes I wasted this morning, clicking on some link on my facebook page. Right now, I would love to have that 20 minutes back. I don't have it though, and because I wasted that 20 minutes I now have to go. I think the point is here though. We are all rich, in time. No matter how long we are here on earth, that bit of time is a precious commodity. Spend it wisely.
One of my Facebook friends made a note on her page, asking where the time went. She is getting ready for her own son's graduation. We all know that "time flies".....but we don't really think about it until events happen to bring us back to that reality. Each day that passes gives us the impression that we are living, but are we really? We fill our days with activity and with the busyness of life, but are we "redeeming the time"?
What I really mean to say is am I redeeming the time? Am I using the time God has given me on this earth for it's best purpose? I was lamenting the fact that the last time I had truly written anything was May 11th. I write thoughts in a composition book, especially on Sundays, but it has been a long time since I had written anything in my blog. I never seem to have enough time. When I start to write, I sit with a plan in my head. Ultimately that plan or outline gets trashed and God leads me down a different path of thought. So, for me, it takes time. Time enough for God to change my mind from my thoughts to His. That is why it is so hard for me to write, because I know that I cannot just sit for a few minutes and get it done quick.
I then thought about the 6 hours I worked on Saturday, trying to play catch up with work. Or even the 20 minutes I wasted this morning, clicking on some link on my facebook page. Right now, I would love to have that 20 minutes back. I don't have it though, and because I wasted that 20 minutes I now have to go. I think the point is here though. We are all rich, in time. No matter how long we are here on earth, that bit of time is a precious commodity. Spend it wisely.
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