| From Wild Frontier on Sunday, March 2, 2014 @ 4:00 PM PST
Dear Lord, So far today, God, I've done alright. I haven't gossiped, haven't lost my temper, haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or over-indulgent. I'm really glad about that. But in a few minutes, I'm going to get out of bed, and from then on I'm probably going to need a lot more help. Amen. There is this image that I constantly wrestle with. One I feel thrust upon me whether I want it or not. It is this image of having to be squeaky-clean, confident in God and self, knows the Word of God inside out, enthusiastic, has inner peace, fun-loving, bubbling over with joy, and full of wisdom. It really has little to do with me being a minister. It has all to do with me being a Christian. Someone somewhere along the way in history this sort of image has been thrust upon us. This is what a "successful" Christian is supposed to look like. I'm not quite sure how or when this standard was established but it is there. I k now you know that too. You've had it thrust upon you. You try to live up to it but know that you don't. You try to prop up that image for others to see so they don't see what is really going on with you. We've learned that we need to present this image at all times, particularly to the non-believing crowds so they desire what I'm displaying. Read More... |
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