Willing ........

Ok ok ok,  so here is a very important topic that has been swirling and swirling inside of me.

In light of recent events a passion has been growing inside of me like never before.  I have often wondered what a church would look like with truly no walls, no limits, no boundaries.   Now some of us need limits and boundaries but I am not talking about physical or emotional or laws or standards.  I am speaking of the spiritual.  No spiritual limits or boundaries.  What would that look like.  Now some of us will be quick to quote all the scriptures that in the view point of your situation may agree with you.  But in order to look at what God is really saying we should really look at what the world was like at that time, what situation was the context written in and we actually will get what more of God's heart is saying.  We can quote scriptures by them selves and thats good and all but sometimes we have to see what it was written and what it was written for.

So with that said.

I have often thought about spiritual limits and boundaries we put on our churches.  We decide who gets to do this and that. We decide what happens pretty much.  If we like you your in and if we dont then not so much.  We argue about petty things, and when I mean THINGS I am talking about material possessions. Our focus gets way off God, which is where the devil wants us so he can surprise attack.  while we argue about carpets, tiles, pews, seats, lighting, cameras, sound, childrens depts, teens,  this and that, this and that,  what has our focus become???   Just a question or thought.

Instead of classifying people into these are the bads ones or troubled ones, gay, lesbians, theifs, etc etc I could go on a on and on.  We put people in a box, we think we are praying for them to be set free all the while we are chaining them up.  If you go into help someone in need whether its homeless or whatever and you drive an expensive car or you walk up in 100 shoes or make up and jewelry what does that say about u.  I mean we want to scream dont judge me but we have haughty attitudes, we have the crusaders mentalities.  We act like that in a poor neighborhood God doesn't exist and we are bringing the light to them.  When more times then not they have better attitudes and spiritual walks with God than we could ever dream of having.   If you read the context of the proverbs and psalms the poor is mentioned many times and the majority it talks about God is with them and they are blessed.

Then this brings me to where our society talking mainly about Americans and we tend to serve Mammon rather than God,  I am talking about money here.  We dont realize that God has been replaced with our wants to prosper.  yes God blesses us, but those blessings come in many different ways,  for example Good friends, blessed womb of a barren woman,  Children, grandparents, families.  Etc etc.  Knowing God's heart Money becomes sooo much more less and less. yes it would be nice to have believe me, but then where would our faith be?  Where would our trust be?  Materialistic is what we have become.  We didnt realize that what we are actually serving is money.  Ouch yes I know I might be stepping on your toes.  If we feel God is leading us somewhere, then we dont have to beg and plead for the funds or the things we need.  God will supply.   Sometimes that supply might be in a job, or donation, or a money tree(prob not the tree) but whatever God chooses is a form of provision and blessings.

I want a place sooo bad it isnt funny but I also want to see those who are soo unloved, troubled, sick, hurting, dying spiritually to come to Jesus.   I want a place that a man can walk in wearing a dress, carrying a purse, and wearing make up walk in to with out a glace of the righteous sending darting glares of unworthiness. Where they make the change because they were accepted in their present state but it was God who spoke to them and it was God breathed his life into their sleeping soul.  This is a true story of a very dear friend of mine.  If it wasnt for a place like that, I would not know this friend of the family.  Countless stories of others who could walk into a place and just weep and not be questioned but it is really God who speaks to them and touches their hearts.

We have to start equaling out the playing field and let others see that they are just the same level and special to God as anyone else.  You status on Earth has  nothing to do with your status in heaven. That Goes for Preachers, teachers, evangelist, as well.  We put people in high places only that when they fall we stomp on them like their mud sending back to where God made them from.  Reality is the reason we are so hurt and disappointing in others is because we place a value on them that is really much more than we should.  yes accountability should be great and leaders should lead with respect and integrity but when they have no accountability I mean those willing to tell someone as nathan did to david. 

You may agree or not agree with me. you may feel like I am totally crazy. But remember it is God who gives us the choice to choose.  The real question is will we distract someone, or others but the way we look at them, the way we talk to them, the things we do in general, we will portray humility or will our arrogance shine.  Will we say look at what a Great Job we did to help the homeless when in reality many of us our one bad mistake or payment away from being with no home. That is just one example, it could be helping a old woman across the street, come to find out she didnt need our help and we where actually holding her back. Or we we see a drunk on the street and we cast a shame shadow instead of praying for them and realizing that there is way more to why they are like they are.  We are all in need of a savior every day.  humbleness, faithfulness, desire to want to know God more in our hearts, yearning to hear him and sit at his feet, yielded vessels, not consumed by things, but willing to be outside of the box, willing to accept people for their situations all the while realizing the situations we are in ourselves,   willing to do... whatever it is that is asked , regardless of the nay Sayers and slanders,  Willing....