Fears and such
I haven't posted anything really heavy for a while and this is something I'd really like to get other people's opinions on. I must confess (whether it's due to being ignored and excluded a lot os a kid, I don't know) but one of my greatest fears is spending the rest of my life watching the people around me do crazy cool things for God while I never ( Read more... )
I want to start at the beginning. You are a fantastically generous and creative and deeply encouraging stud of a sister. If you never managed to share the gospel with big words, major spiritual movement, and immediate results, and if you were never called into a disciple role with anyone, you would still be indispensable to this family, and priceless to God. I agree completely with CJ; Some people evangelize like fiends (Tom and Jenna S.), some communicate truth very compellingly (Mitch M.), some guard doctrine and hold ground like they are made of stone (Dave G., Jason S.), Some serve and provide like its going out of style (Chelsea F., You). You have huge strengths and you provide the platform for so much to happen. I would very much like to eclipse all of these people in my excellence in all of these areas, but, well, yeah. I want to encourage you that you are have, and continue to make huge waves with your life. In some ways, I think it is good for me not to know that I am making waves when or if I ever have; but if you are doubting that you do, please don’t. Don’t focus on it, but don’t worry about it either.
Ok, and then after that; I don’t know how girls work. So. I don’t know if I really know what I am talking about. But... I might have a couple of little thoughts about engaging people, but I don’t want to put them out here in public if it would make you uncomfortable. I have actually been sort of struggling with the idea of whether we should worry about helping each other be engaging and, I don’t know, polished socially. Any thoughts?
I know we are not a P.R. firm or a personal image seminar or anything, but with the brothers and sisters who pretty clearly only want to be more effective with the gospel, is it appropriate to be polishing each other's presentation?
There are ton of verses about the inside being what counts, that is given. Here are the couple I have been mulling over:
2 Tim 2:24 And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
2 Tim 3:2 Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach...
2 Cor 6:3 We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.
1 Cor 8:9 Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
I know we are free from value judgments about our appearance and social polish, and I know we are sternly warned about judgments that lead us to dissociate with the lowly or avoid the socially unaccepted, I can see a slippery slope here for sure if we lose focus on what is important and stop loving people and start trying to fix them. Anywho. None of that was probably helpful was it. Ah well. :)
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