Jesus saves...if you are drowning
it's so interesting to think about how as Christians we feel it's our duty to reach out and save a dying generation, a world with no hope, all that. i think we're just as brainwashed by our culture as they are by theres. we dont' seem to get it- they're not worried about being saved, you wouldn't be either if you were standing on dry ground you know. i mean we talk about how they have no hope, how they're miserable, about suicide rates, and divorces adn homosexuality...well what about your average joe, who's happy with his life, has a good job, a nice wife, well behaved kids- how can you walk up to a guy like that and say here let me save you when he looks at you and goes, hey fool i'm happy here. i'm not saying something saccreligious here, i'm just being honest. i tell everyone how at home i don't have close friends that are christians and all, well some of them are struggling big time, some of them i just want to put on a character band-aid and tell them i love them and that life will be ok, that i have some miracle cure for their lives. and some of them i can't say that to, ok you don't understnad, how can i walk up to my best friends that are happy, tha tare living these full great exciting lives and tell them that i'm going to rescue them from it...the termanology is all wrong- i feel like i oculd add to their lives just fine, i feel like i have an awesome addition in my own life that they could benefit from and yes, i do see a nation full of people going in the wrong direction and people hurting but i think we're kidding ourselves if we blanket statement the world because there are people who are perfectly content, that look at us and think, that's cool for you but i'm fine, and they mean it...and it's very hard to change the mind of the complacent
changedfish- i'll finish this thought later
it's so interesting to think about how as Christians we feel it's our duty to reach out and save a dying generation, a world with no hope, all that. i think we're just as brainwashed by our culture as they are by theres. we dont' seem to get it- they're not worried about being saved, you wouldn't be either if you were standing on dry ground you know. i mean we talk about how they have no hope, how they're miserable, about suicide rates, and divorces adn homosexuality...well what about your average joe, who's happy with his life, has a good job, a nice wife, well behaved kids- how can you walk up to a guy like that and say here let me save you when he looks at you and goes, hey fool i'm happy here. i'm not saying something saccreligious here, i'm just being honest. i tell everyone how at home i don't have close friends that are christians and all, well some of them are struggling big time, some of them i just want to put on a character band-aid and tell them i love them and that life will be ok, that i have some miracle cure for their lives. and some of them i can't say that to, ok you don't understnad, how can i walk up to my best friends that are happy, tha tare living these full great exciting lives and tell them that i'm going to rescue them from it...the termanology is all wrong- i feel like i oculd add to their lives just fine, i feel like i have an awesome addition in my own life that they could benefit from and yes, i do see a nation full of people going in the wrong direction and people hurting but i think we're kidding ourselves if we blanket statement the world because there are people who are perfectly content, that look at us and think, that's cool for you but i'm fine, and they mean it...and it's very hard to change the mind of the complacent
changedfish- i'll finish this thought later
posted by changedfish @ 3:35 AM
2 Comments:
At 7:28 PM ,
Anonymous said...
you never finished your thought mel
At 1:31 AM ,
coveredindust said...
Wow Mel, what an amazing random post to stumble across. But I started to cry as I read that cause it made me really think about my family and how it's hard to talk with them. Now I know you know that they don't have the best life possible, but for the most part they think they've got it figured out and are happy and think they are good people. And it's not like God promises to clean up every part of a broken life, so how am I supposed to say that accepting Jesus won't fix anything you're concerned with right now, but trust me, it's worth it. I don't really know if thinking and reading this has helped any, but it was still a bit encouraging, I'm Glad God led me almost directly to this post randomly. thanks Mel,
Lance
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