few left standing…………….

Something that has concerned me for a long time is why is it that we can talk about anything , about anybody, be offensive about everything, but when it comes to Christ or about things that actually matter it suddenly becomes taboo or ignored. The world we live in prides itself on being offensive. Turn on the TV and most sitcoms, reality shows, & talk shows you will find the people that get the most attention are the ones who don’t care what comes out of their mouth. The world is proud of the ones who will “tell it like it is, call it how they see it.” There was a time that I too would say the most offensive things, regardless of how obscene, racist, or vulgar. The movies I would quote were the ones that had the most obscenities. I still find myself fighting against old ways of talking and humor that is meant to hurt/degrade those my words are directed towards.

My issue is not with trying to sound like a robot with no emotion. It is not in retreating to a cave where nothing can affect us. It is not that I think we should be fake or never stand for anything in order to not bother anybody. The need is not to become so tolerant that we never open our mouths, but that there are things that we should never be afraid or too timid to voice out. It is amazing how when people start talking about the need for change in church in order to reach an unchurched society, or returning to a biblical lifestyle that requires true repentance, then many times people get angry and offended. Living my whole life in the bible-belt, knowing how easy it is to play church and not care about God or his truth, I wonder why is it we can’t be open about our need for more of his holiness ,direction, & conviction. It is as if most Christians/people that attend church don’t want to admit we are in need of the Holy Spirit, the Bible, and the return to true Christ-like living.

This is a rant about something  I cannot claim to have it all together or be in perfect in controlling myself. I just know that there is too much to be truly offended about in the world we live in. The last thing we should be afraid of is to bring Christ into our conversations with each other. There will always be differences in ways we choose to worship and in running our churches, but to allow ourselves to not be able to talk about the only thing that matters, Jesus Christ, is spiritual suicide. Whether I always understand or agree with brothers or sisters in Christ about the conversation we are having, it always reminds me that there is more to life than the routine, temporal, day-to-day matters. There is truly life and death in the words we speak and often times choose not to speak. Grace to all…………………..