Yes, crap is the correct word here. I could probably go stronger, but I won’t.
You ever been convicted of something, or put in the “right” by a really sweet person, in a really loving, Christ-like way? Well, I can tell you, my desire to change my behavior is much stronger than when somebody just lights me up.
Confession time. You know those things about your personality that you just can’t stand? One of those for me is the relative ease at which I am able to find fault, lure out negatives and suffocate myself in the mud of pity. I would venture to say that well over 60% of the posts on this blog are me griping about something. Now, if you know me, you might be thinking, “well, you don’t gripe about much any other time, much less say anything at all, so this is probably a safe place to vent…” That may be true, but that doesn’t make it okay for me to hop up on my soapbox and fiddle away whenever I want to.
All this to say, what do people see when they look at Logan (me)? Do they see evidence of the words of God being written on my heart by they way I live my life? Do they see something else that is eating away at me that I wish to hide (not saying there is something, at least that I’m aware of)? Or, the question of the day: do people even see me at all, or am I too wrapped up in “working for the church?”
I’m not sure what the deal is, but I’m on a book kick at the moment, which honestly, has never really happened to me, EVER! Right now, among others, I’m reading “They Like Jesus but not the Church.” And when I look in the mirror, I can’t help but wonder, since I am the church, or at least part of it, do folks not like the church because they’ve never seen me outside of a sanctuary or office?
Oh, so much to read in two days…hopefully I’m not turning into a daily blogger…doubt it.
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