Something weird happens when church people get together. We feel we need to live to honor God, but yet we can never let others see our weaknesses. We can never be less than our spiritual best. A lot of us pretend everything is okay when we really know better. We think the elevated platform holding the pulpit is the only stage in the room, but it’s not. The biggest stage is out in the crowd. More performances happen in the congregation than anywhere else. We’re beat up and wounded, but we’re afraid to let anybody know it because we have to look like we have it all together. Church is the place to be broken together. It’s the place to say, “I’m struggling. I’m not in the Word and I’m not praying and I don’t really want to do either one. Pray for me.” We all want a safe haven, but we have to be willing to be transparent. Your scars are a road map to God’s grace in your life. To thrive, sometimes we need to be willing to open up, be real, and share those scars.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:18:19 +0000
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