I don’t think I will ever change the world, and quite honestly my desire is not to be a world changer. I want to be known as a lover. A world lover. I am not concerned with the sins each person carries. I am concerned that they may not know they are loved. I don’t want to change the world. I want to meet the world right where it is at. Right now. And I want to love them in a REAL, authentic, tangible way. Not for show. I don’t want to encourage this generation to rise up and change the world. I pray this generation will simply be one of unsealed lips. I want to encourage the men and women who have encountered the living God in such a way that it has radically effected their effect ions for the poor, depressed, addicted, murderers, adulterers, gays, and most importantly, the church of America today. The pastors that misused the word of God for Grenades that shot through the people sitting in the chairs and obliterated any hope they had of knowing the truth about Jesus and the way he loves them despite their shortcomings. The clicky high school groups that had no problem wearing Jesus around their nicely fashion necklace but rejected and made fun of his children; all for the sake of their “good” reputation. Father, forgive them. For they know not what they do. Father forgive me, for I know now what I have done. We are all wired to have desires of everlasting love and hope. Our creator designed us that way so that we eventually would recognize that we need him in order to live a truly full and abundant life. And we have been spit on by the church because of our pasts. And if that is you, I want to say on behalf of the church, I’m sorry for the way they have hurt you, judged you, lied to you, and rejected you. Speaking for myself, someone who is highly involved with ministry within and outside of the church. I want to encourage believers to love. Don’t seal your lips for the sake of your reputation. I pray that you will speak and act without hesitation because you cannot contain the joy and redemption you have come to obtain through Jesus. Can I tell you something out of love; church, and believers? Drop your ego at the door, it is getting in the way of other peoples redemption and salvation. Stop trying to change people or prove your point. Stop dropping “feel good lines” like “come as you are” if you are not going to accept and love the very people that have made forgiving something you actually have to practice. They don’t need another let down, another rejection. They just need you to let them be themselves and be real, and you should do the same. Jesus never used the proud or the perfect, He used the scum of the earth to make his glory known. Your not fooling anyone with your fake smiles and nice hair. It is only through transparency that things are given the chance to change. Remember where you came from and the love that changed you. Don’t coward down and play it safe. Make people think your crazy. Go hug your enemy. Wash the feet of a poor man. Speak with love, this is infectious. Everyday I am completely humbled with the way Jesus loves me. I struggle with so many sins and a past that almost took me to my grave, literally. Jesus still chooses to love me. He is still madly in love with my sick heart. And can I tell you something, that love is what has changed me. And it rips me to the core that some of you do not know this love, truly. I have never met a person who was changed by rules or guilt. Only have I seen change within people who have Encountered a love that they have never been able to find before. A love that was so powerful it wrecked them into a million pieces and rebuilt their life on something that would never let them down or go away. That is Jesus for you my friends. And I don’t want to stay content going to heaven alone. I love each of you way too much to be quite. And he loves you so so much more. Take up your second or millionth chance and run with it. You are already qualified. Don’t think you have to be a certain way in order to deserve it. It’s not about you. It’s about him and his love for you.
— My thoughts
Posted March 15, 2012 at 4:26am
