Sometimes I wish I could change the world. Maybe that's why I blog.
I know usually blogs are just people journaling or letting off steam. No one really takes this stuff seriously. I mean, I know I don't read some blog and then think "Oh! What a great idea! I will now put this into practice!" Sure, I may think it's a great plan but I rarely put it into practice because it's just too much effort and I like the way I am.
Change is hard. I like to think of myself as a pretty easy-going, flexible person. Change can be good but it is still hard. It's easier to do nothing than make an effort to do something when it might fail. That's my thinking anyway. I take life as it comes at me...I'm not generally a boat-rocker. But no matter how hard it is to change: change we must.
You see, without change, we become lazy and set in our ways. Without change the bad things in our lives become worse. I know you may not see our disunity as a bad thing. It's not great but it's not that bad either. But over and over again in the New Testament unity of the believers is brought up. Jesus prayed for it. Paul preached it. It may not seem important but if it is mentioned as something believers need to have then maybe we should take it seriously.
I know it may seem unimportant or unnecessary to try to break down the barriers of denominations. Truth is, I think we're scared to change.
I want to challenge you to do more than than to read this and think, "Hmm nice thought" and then go about your business. Not because it's my blog and I want you to take me seriously. Not at all. I am not the important part of this blog. God is. His word says we should have complete unity and love sacrificially. That's what we need to take seriously. Because it's God's word and His Word is truth and final.
Shake us up, Lord!
I know usually blogs are just people journaling or letting off steam. No one really takes this stuff seriously. I mean, I know I don't read some blog and then think "Oh! What a great idea! I will now put this into practice!" Sure, I may think it's a great plan but I rarely put it into practice because it's just too much effort and I like the way I am.
Change is hard. I like to think of myself as a pretty easy-going, flexible person. Change can be good but it is still hard. It's easier to do nothing than make an effort to do something when it might fail. That's my thinking anyway. I take life as it comes at me...I'm not generally a boat-rocker. But no matter how hard it is to change: change we must.
You see, without change, we become lazy and set in our ways. Without change the bad things in our lives become worse. I know you may not see our disunity as a bad thing. It's not great but it's not that bad either. But over and over again in the New Testament unity of the believers is brought up. Jesus prayed for it. Paul preached it. It may not seem important but if it is mentioned as something believers need to have then maybe we should take it seriously.
I know it may seem unimportant or unnecessary to try to break down the barriers of denominations. Truth is, I think we're scared to change.
I want to challenge you to do more than than to read this and think, "Hmm nice thought" and then go about your business. Not because it's my blog and I want you to take me seriously. Not at all. I am not the important part of this blog. God is. His word says we should have complete unity and love sacrificially. That's what we need to take seriously. Because it's God's word and His Word is truth and final.
Shake us up, Lord!
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