Sooo... It's Friday! :) I love Friday's, because it means the next 2 days are full of fun with friends and relaxation in solitude. The past couple of weeks have been interesting to say the least, but hey, life would be way to dull if that were not to be the case. Lord willing after work, here in a few hours, I will be on the lake fishing for the majority of the night, just to get up again a few hours later and play in a golf tournament over in Loudon. It's a 4 man best ball charity event, and hey, who doesn't want to spend a Saturday with good friends smacking a ball around all day? :)
Work has been as busy as ever, but I suppose I would rather be busy then idly sitting around wishing things were more busy. Life is overall pretty good, and has gotten much better the past few weeks. There have been some minor set backs, but what can you do... It's no big deal, whatever happens, happens.
Spiritually things are not so great, but that's no one's fault but my own... There's really nothing that can be done, except by me that is. I'm so thankful for all of my friends and family! In crazy and drastic times, you really learn who is there for you and who isn't. I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about the church in general... I personally think that we have lost our way, and for the most part, do a better job of leading people astray, then bringing them closer to God. Why is the general consensus of Christians, one that leaves a bad taste in others mouths? Why are all of my friends, who by the way do not attend church, better people in life then the majority of Christians? Why are they hesitant, when I invite them, to show up on a Sunday morning? I think the "church" answer I would get is because they feel guilty for the way they live. No joke by the way, I was actually told that... I'm scared for them to come with me, because I don't want that to be a strain of any kind on our friendships, because of the way that they would get treated or talked down to... Don't get me wrong, I think that in the church I attend, they would be welcomed wit open arms and probably feel great when they left. My issue, is if they continued to come as new believers, the things and attitudes they would see in the months to follow. I'm scared they would be led astray into thinking's that would confuse them even more. I'm not sure how to feel after typing that... It could be completely absurd, and I could be way off the mark... The scary thing is, I might also be spot on! I realized, sitting in my living room the other night, I have made church more about people then God. I have based my faith more so, on friends and people's attitudes, then on the promises of Christ. The thing about that is, when those people fail you, you're whole world comes crashing in. You're devastated and angry, you want to lash out, it's just not healthy.
side note: I am not talking about anything that has to do with me in this section.
That's just something that I have come to realize... Putting faith in anything but the truth, is just wrong! When will we, as being Christians, decide that enough is enough? I've been told in the past, all I can do is worry about what John Hill is doing, to not worry about what Joe Blow is up to. I believe there to be truth in that statement, but there is also some misguidance as well. It creates an attitude of individualism instead of an attitude of unification within the body of believers. I've actually been asked, "why do I care"? What kind of answer do you give a fellow Christian who actually thinks or out right asks that of you? All I can think and say at the time is, "SERIOUSLY"? "Is that a serious question, or are you just being sarcastic"? It made me realize though, that if people of this caliber contain that attitude, then what is someone new to the faith thinking?! These have been people that I have high regards for, and to be talked to like that, just shocked me. It kind of upset me, but in a different way... A sympathetic way. My only question right now is, "Why"? I don't have the answers right now, I'm not sure I will ever have them for that matter. All I know, is that something is wrong.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
Until next time...
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