Its an observation of mine that a lot of Anglican churches are slowly but surely getting rid of their youth. I thought it might be just something that cropped up in one or two churches but as my network gets bigger, now i see that its all.
Imperfect People, Imperfect Church
NO church is perfect. Period. Haha if you believe your church is perfect... HAHAHAHAH. There. In your face. No such thing as a perfect church cos the church is made up of us. And we are imperfect people. Therefore, imperfect church. And leaders. Hah, leaders, people must remember that leaders are imperfect people too. They make mistakes, maybe make wrong choices or decisions, but God must have put them in that position of power for a reason, right? I believe there is a reason these leaders, may it be in a youth group, a particular ministry or the clergy itself, are put in the shoes that they fill, even though sometimes, they might screw up. AND BAD. So even though the things that they do and the choices that they make might be really teruk, we don't really know what God's big picture is. So sometimes we must cut them some slack. And i'm not speaking just for the paid ones, i also mean the unpaid ones, the volunteers, the you and me.
Sometimes in dissension, people must find unity. In war, peace...bla bla more mushy shit. But its true. The reason why is Satan. Satan causes dissension, war and strife. And even though we might not agree, the ultimate thing that we have to do is to agree to disagree and UNITE. We should fight the enemy, not each other. Sometimes people get too caught up in the fight that they forget to step back and try and see God's big picture, especially when it involves personal stuff. You get too angry to want to understand; other people, God... But you always have to remember, that the source of these problems is Satan and you CANNOT let this affect the church. So really, SUCK IT UP and stick together.
Cos we're in this together, and i don't want this ship to sink. Especially with me in it, heh...
Hypocrite, Schmipocrite
And by the way, those hypocrites? Yeah, you know those people everyone talk about, who smoke and club and do funny stuff but go to church and show good faces? Heh, look in the mirror, cos they're you and they're me. Everyone shows a good face in church, its almost an obligation. So its really no biggie if everyone in church can tick off "hypocrite" as a profession. Should you be surprised? I don't think so, but you should be concerned. And perhaps pursue an MO of changing this situation...Here's a example of what you can do:
1. Look into mirror.
2. Try and pluck *or in more severe cases, chop off* the plank in eye.
3. Then take a goooooooood look at self and evaluate according to Jesus.
4. Change self.
5. If you succeed, then inspire others around you to change.
Note of caution: After #4, try to avoid forcing others to change. Doesn't always work.
See. Simple. If everyone does that, then no problem right?
So Wanna Rebel? Rebel against Satan.
Imperfect People, Imperfect Church
NO church is perfect. Period. Haha if you believe your church is perfect... HAHAHAHAH. There. In your face. No such thing as a perfect church cos the church is made up of us. And we are imperfect people. Therefore, imperfect church. And leaders. Hah, leaders, people must remember that leaders are imperfect people too. They make mistakes, maybe make wrong choices or decisions, but God must have put them in that position of power for a reason, right? I believe there is a reason these leaders, may it be in a youth group, a particular ministry or the clergy itself, are put in the shoes that they fill, even though sometimes, they might screw up. AND BAD. So even though the things that they do and the choices that they make might be really teruk, we don't really know what God's big picture is. So sometimes we must cut them some slack. And i'm not speaking just for the paid ones, i also mean the unpaid ones, the volunteers, the you and me.
Sometimes in dissension, people must find unity. In war, peace...bla bla more mushy shit. But its true. The reason why is Satan. Satan causes dissension, war and strife. And even though we might not agree, the ultimate thing that we have to do is to agree to disagree and UNITE. We should fight the enemy, not each other. Sometimes people get too caught up in the fight that they forget to step back and try and see God's big picture, especially when it involves personal stuff. You get too angry to want to understand; other people, God... But you always have to remember, that the source of these problems is Satan and you CANNOT let this affect the church. So really, SUCK IT UP and stick together.
Cos we're in this together, and i don't want this ship to sink. Especially with me in it, heh...
Hypocrite, Schmipocrite
And by the way, those hypocrites? Yeah, you know those people everyone talk about, who smoke and club and do funny stuff but go to church and show good faces? Heh, look in the mirror, cos they're you and they're me. Everyone shows a good face in church, its almost an obligation. So its really no biggie if everyone in church can tick off "hypocrite" as a profession. Should you be surprised? I don't think so, but you should be concerned. And perhaps pursue an MO of changing this situation...Here's a example of what you can do:
1. Look into mirror.
2. Try and pluck *or in more severe cases, chop off* the plank in eye.
3. Then take a goooooooood look at self and evaluate according to Jesus.
4. Change self.
5. If you succeed, then inspire others around you to change.
Note of caution: After #4, try to avoid forcing others to change. Doesn't always work.
See. Simple. If everyone does that, then no problem right?
So Wanna Rebel? Rebel against Satan.
I take it u wont b leaving your Church anytime soon? Good. Welcome aboard! Stay and fight because for evil to win all it takes is for good people to do nothing. Small wonder Ghandi said apathy is worst than violence.
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