God is a very, very creative God. He made the mountains high, the valleys low, the ocean, the plains, the stars and planets. He made EVERYTHING unique and different in its own way. At the peak of Creation He made man and woman in His image and just like Him, we are very creative. We are also very unique. No man, woman, boy or girl is the same and we are all to give glory to God through our differences and nuances. One thing that some Christians falsely assume is that God wants more "church" people. God wants more people who dress up on Sundays and go to a religious building where they sing some songs, patiently listen to a man at a pulpit speak about the Almighty, and then they conclude and socialize with one another before calling it a morning church service. I am one of these people and I really enjoy this style of Sunday worship, but that's just me, not the other 6 billion people out there.
God made each and everyone of us different, and He has either allowed different things to happen to us, or put us through those different things so that we can be different. The LAST thing God wants is another pompous Zach running around trying to shove Bible down people's throats. What God wants is for all of His children to embrace what makes them unique, and for His children to reach out to those people who they come into contact with. God needs more Church people, more hands and feet of Christ people, more individuals changing the way they act around their friends who do not know Christ, rather than fleeing altogether from these friends. And it all starts with prayer and a change of heart, an attitude that LONGS for Christ's Kingdom here on earth where all His sons and daughters know Him. The stereotypical "church" guy can only reach other "churchy" guys. The hipster for Christ can reach his fellow hipsters. The skate boarding high school kid with a bad hair cut can reach his buddies at the skate park. The sweaty ditch digger can reach other ditch diggers. God wants an army of His sons and daughters who specialize in their areas of interest, looking out for one another and continuously reaching out to those around them.
God made each and everyone of us different, and He has either allowed different things to happen to us, or put us through those different things so that we can be different. The LAST thing God wants is another pompous Zach running around trying to shove Bible down people's throats. What God wants is for all of His children to embrace what makes them unique, and for His children to reach out to those people who they come into contact with. God needs more Church people, more hands and feet of Christ people, more individuals changing the way they act around their friends who do not know Christ, rather than fleeing altogether from these friends. And it all starts with prayer and a change of heart, an attitude that LONGS for Christ's Kingdom here on earth where all His sons and daughters know Him. The stereotypical "church" guy can only reach other "churchy" guys. The hipster for Christ can reach his fellow hipsters. The skate boarding high school kid with a bad hair cut can reach his buddies at the skate park. The sweaty ditch digger can reach other ditch diggers. God wants an army of His sons and daughters who specialize in their areas of interest, looking out for one another and continuously reaching out to those around them.
Zach W.