My Team

I was talking to a friend yesterday about some of the different things that God is doing in our lives. We were just celebrating with each other all of the recent wins we've experienced in our spiritual lives. The stress and anxiety of life seem to be giving way to clarity and answers in ways that we couldn't have imagined just a short time ago.

Over the course of that conversation we began to talk about all of the people around us that are looking for something.....not knowing what it is they're missing. My friend was sharing with me how they desired for churches to become more aware of working together as a team with the goal of reaching people for Christ.

Unfortunately we get caught up in the "competition" of reaching people.....but not for Christ. We want them to be on our "team." We want them to choose us above others. And if they do, it some how validates us as a "better" church, or ministry. This is a mindset and very sad approach, that sadly enough has invaded many of our churches today. We've probably all been guilty of this thinking at sometime or the other, and it is such an un-Godly way of thinking.

There are not enough churches to reach all of the people that need to be reached for Jesus. We face tremendous odds in this world that only a God like the one we serve can overcome. He wants us to go and make disciples of all nations. He wants us to serve the poor and widows. He wants us to share the story of His grace and mercy, shown through the sacrifice of His son Jesus. He wants us to love each other.

When we spend time trying to discredit other people. When we spend time trying to out-do other churches and ministries. When we focus on building our membership, and not focus on building new lives through teaching about Jesus, things will get pretty jacked up.

We wonder sometimes why the world looks at churches and thinks.....why would I want to go there? We wonder why people look at us and don't see the love and grace that we preach being practiced, and decide to look elsewhere.

We're on the same team. We should have the same goals and mission. I want people to know Jesus. I want God to use me in spite of my mistakes and flaws. He has proven to be faithful in that and I will worship him for who He is and what He has done in my life. There is no time to waste on bickering and fighting amongst ourselves when there is a world in dire need of the Savior. God is love..........let us be examples of that love in our daily lives in ALL that we do and say.

I'm out.......