Three Simple Rules

Week #3: Staying in Love with God….Easy to say, easy to want, But do we?

I must be growing more feeble in my older young age, as I see a large number of people, in and out of the church, who always Praise God when things are going well.  I never see them Praise God when things are going badly.

We live in the “Fast Food World of wanting everything right now”.  Yet I have found that through my relationship with God, things happen on HIS time. For me loving God has been easy most of my life, Starting as a little boy and continuing today. However, the road has not always been the most pleasing for God, as I have had moments when I decided not to love him. Those moments have hurt me and made people around me suffer. When I was hurting, I wanted those around me to hurt as badly as I was. For me it made my hurting easier. Yet I knew that I was causing the problems, I was the one who was no longer caring or loving.  I was the one who thought I loved God; only to find out I loved myself more.

As funny as this sound, this is where I think the church should be stepping up. I think that too many in the Body of Christ (church) have made the church an extension of their relationship with God.  For some that has been a wonderful thing. But there are others who want the power, control, respect and a following of people. They always tell you how good they are and what they have done for their god.

This might be one of the reasons the organized church is failing in its efforts to minister to those around us. Maybe those we try to serve see that we really don’t Love and Serve God. Maybe they see that we do everything for recognition, certificates, control and personal glory.

I believe the church community needs to get down on our hands and knees and decide who we follow.  Jesus asked Peter three times: Do you love me?

I think we need to bow down before Jesus so he can ask each and every one of us the same question.

Does your life show the answer you have given?

Just my thoughts,

PT

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