It’s frequently said that the
church isn’t a building, it is people. That’s true. The church is a body of believers, not an architectural and
geographical place with a street address.
In the same way, Christianity
isn’t a set of pillared mandates, and truth isn’t a concept to align with. He’s a person.
If your belief in Jesus doesn’t
have the elements of a conversation, pause the routine you may find yourself in
and visit Him newly. If your faith
has become a non-stop stream of prayers where you speak, but there’s little
listening going on for what His response may be, sit with Him freshly and let
Him have a voice to your heart. If
you are stuck on a rat race of endless ministry projects, but haven’t checked in
with the Shepherd in a while about this work He’s supposed to be leading, step
off the path and take a slower-paced walk with Him again.
Christianity is a home, not a
manufacturing plant. It is a
table, not a fast food drive through lane. It is talk with the wisest friend, not a multi-tabbed Google
search for all the answers we can come up with, or a library filled with
endless rows of books we have to dig through for answers. I am not saying it doesn’t take effort
and sacrifice and difficult choices sometimes, but if our heart and mind is set
on production, we are poised to forget Who has called us to walk up the
mountain and may be using Him only as a reference point, but no longer the
day-to-day guide He longs to be.
Our eyes may have gotten too focused on the peak of the mountain we are
trying to get to and totally miss that the journey is also meant to be the
lessons He has for us all along the way there.
We can’t walk in step with Him
if we have our whole list of beliefs written in the guide book in our pocket,
but don’t reference it as we journey, because, inevitably, the path He has for
us will take unexpected twists and turns.
It is never a highway from point A to point B. And He didn’t intend it to be.
He loves you. He longs for your company. He has all kinds of adventures and
discoveries for you to find, and crucial life-saving work for you to do. You get to join a mission of saving
lives, while having your own transformed in the process. But it never gets to the point where we
can do it if we stop walking with Him at our side, conversation now silent
because we’ve got it figured out.
He loves to let us in on the magnificence of His Lordship, invited along
on the adventure of a King. We
don’t find all that richness by grabbing the steering wheel.
Never forget that He has called you friend.
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