Ordinary, average guys
I actually found my car keys this morning so I was able to go to Sunday school this morning. I'm glad I did. Today's blog isn't about what the lesson was, although it very well could be if I thought sharing the really unusual things that have been happening to me over the last few days was appropriate.
Today's blog is about something the Bible study teacher said. He said we should let folks know that we're just a bunch of normal guys that attend the church. I really find that's true. We hunt and fish and talk about it when we're together. Yes, we love the Lord, but we love our families and talk about them, too. We have problems. We're all sinners and we know it. Maybe that's why I like my church so much. There's not a lot of pretense and I really feel comfortable there.
I was thinking about that this morning, about us just being "normal" because it's not a word I attributed to church going folks. I know some of y'all would think that my zeal for Jesus and spreading the Good News is anything but normal. I know that the things I have going on in my life are anything but, but that's partly by choice. I chose to follow the Lord and because of the sins of the past, right now doing that is a bit of a paradox. It's supposed to be.
But I still like chicken wings. I like to talk a little smack with my friends over the fantasy football. I'm getting really excited for Thanksgiving. I hope I can find the recipe for squash soup. I don't drink anywhere near what I used to but I still enjoy a cold beer every now and again. I get mad sometimes. My car should come with a pancake flipper so I can get idiots out of my way. The dog poop doesn't clean itself up. So in a lot of respects I'm normal.
Anyway, I was thinking about why I thought going to church and loving Jesus isn't "normal". It's because I believed the lie Satan likes to use in our society. Lots of folks will claim to believe in Jesus but have their own ideas about God and about why they're not religious. I believed that lie for so long. I even told that lie to my pastor. I'm sure if he thinks about that, he probably just laughs now because he knew it for what it was.
What lies keep you from a closer walk with God? Is it a perception that being a Christian makes you "weak"? Let me tell you that this life is the hardest, yet most rewarding thing I've ever done. It's just normal for me to get up every Sunday and go to church these days. I have my coffee and chat with folks. Sometimes I get to help out with something and I enjoy that.
Today is the Lord's day and I just want to give Him praise and glory for helping me see through the lies that our "world" tells us about Christianity and Christ. And for an answer to a question that I had last night before bed that I got an answer to this morning. I'd thank Him for blessing our little congregation with a wonderfully inspiring message this morning.
Our God is an awesome God!
Today's blog is about something the Bible study teacher said. He said we should let folks know that we're just a bunch of normal guys that attend the church. I really find that's true. We hunt and fish and talk about it when we're together. Yes, we love the Lord, but we love our families and talk about them, too. We have problems. We're all sinners and we know it. Maybe that's why I like my church so much. There's not a lot of pretense and I really feel comfortable there.
I was thinking about that this morning, about us just being "normal" because it's not a word I attributed to church going folks. I know some of y'all would think that my zeal for Jesus and spreading the Good News is anything but normal. I know that the things I have going on in my life are anything but, but that's partly by choice. I chose to follow the Lord and because of the sins of the past, right now doing that is a bit of a paradox. It's supposed to be.
But I still like chicken wings. I like to talk a little smack with my friends over the fantasy football. I'm getting really excited for Thanksgiving. I hope I can find the recipe for squash soup. I don't drink anywhere near what I used to but I still enjoy a cold beer every now and again. I get mad sometimes. My car should come with a pancake flipper so I can get idiots out of my way. The dog poop doesn't clean itself up. So in a lot of respects I'm normal.
Anyway, I was thinking about why I thought going to church and loving Jesus isn't "normal". It's because I believed the lie Satan likes to use in our society. Lots of folks will claim to believe in Jesus but have their own ideas about God and about why they're not religious. I believed that lie for so long. I even told that lie to my pastor. I'm sure if he thinks about that, he probably just laughs now because he knew it for what it was.
What lies keep you from a closer walk with God? Is it a perception that being a Christian makes you "weak"? Let me tell you that this life is the hardest, yet most rewarding thing I've ever done. It's just normal for me to get up every Sunday and go to church these days. I have my coffee and chat with folks. Sometimes I get to help out with something and I enjoy that.
Today is the Lord's day and I just want to give Him praise and glory for helping me see through the lies that our "world" tells us about Christianity and Christ. And for an answer to a question that I had last night before bed that I got an answer to this morning. I'd thank Him for blessing our little congregation with a wonderfully inspiring message this morning.
Our God is an awesome God!
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