With all the tragedies happening in our country, in different parts of the world right now, there's a lot of talk in the Christian circles I've been in about wickedness and the end times. As believers we sometimes get too caught up in our Christianese world that we forget our true role. We forget that kindness leads to repentance, that our ministry is reconciliation, we take God's grace for granted, and we love with way too many conditions. Instead of recognizing our own weaknesses, we focus too much on the weaknesses of others. We stand up for truth, while stomping our neighbor into the ground. We hate the sin without supporting the person. We speak out against wickedness yet withhold kind words from the struggling. We admit we're not perfect, but we fail to reveal the depth of our struggles and doubts. We "give God the glory," for the gem he's refined us to be, but aren't willing to share about the ugly process it took us to get there. We brag about fact that we don't miss out on spending time with Jesus, while never seeing the disease of pride that has been growing in our lives. We donate money to the orphans and widows, but we don't give our time. We pray for people who are suffering, but we don't go through the struggle with them.We become shocked and appalled by the choices people make, and are completely clueless to our own faults. We say, "Jesus loves you," but withhold affection. We minister in Jesus' name, but we forget to take along Jesus' heart.
Our role is not judgement, our role is love. Our role is not to point out sin, it is to recognize our own. Our role is not separation from this world, our role is to connect with this world. Our role is to not walk away from people to frustration, but we walk towards them in grace. Our role is not give up, our role is to always reconcile. May our weaknesses, our struggles, our faults, sow in us a compassion and love for others. Yes, the days our certainly evil, but we are to be here in this world, actively participating in kindness to our fellow man.
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