Most important in church is
relationships, and that we are loving each others with the
Love of GodWe cannot love each others, if we dont know the one, whom Love is from.
That why we need to look ourselves to the mirror, and ask "what are the priorities in our lives"
Now a days
People has forgotten the values, true values in life.
Family, marriage, commitment.... they have no value for many in this world.
This time is different, and people is putting their trust more and more in dead objects and things,
and have forgotten the value of human being
Material things has become the reason of happiness,
We are searching our meaning in our lives from money, work, hobbies...
new cellphones, computers, iphones, ipads, ipods...
New clothes new this and that..
Those dead things has replace the power of relationships, power of love,
where the true happiness could come from.
And then people are miserable, and they feel empty.
Material things cannot fill our needs, even thou we try that.
And still, people are feeling alone.
OF COURSE THEY ARE.
when ever could things replace a person?
Never, but still we are doing that.
But why it is so hard to keep relationships?
I think this time also makes people lazy (at least in western countries)
And also impatient.
Everything what we wanna have is in our hands in just seconds.
Info from internet, couple clicks and googlings and then you got answer for your question,
If you need to catch your friends, just go facebook, and right away that person is there, and you can chat
If you need to buy something, you can just order it from internet, or go to store,
and if you are lucky and live in a city, where is 24/7 stores, you dont even have to wait to the morning.
Everything what you need is there of you and you dont have to wait...
so maybe that is one reason, we have so much problems with keeping relationships,
cause
IT TAKES TIME
If bike brokes, laptop has some problems, or you lose your phone...
you can get a new one, you can go and fix it very quickly...
But how about a relationship?
If you have problem, or if you lose that , or if relationship brokes...
you cannot go to the store to get new one...
or do you?
do you quit of trying to fix the problems, and then find new people around you...?
Or do you try to find solution?
And are you ready for that it is not the same than with your bike, or phone...
Its not just fixing some little thing there, and then its brand new...
It takes time
patient
Love
and
are you ready to change YOURSELF also?If bike is broke you fix bike, but if your leg is broken,
and you cannot cycle... are you still going to fix the bike?
not you?
Okay, lets think our own church...
whatever church it is.
You will live with those people, with all their faults, and imperfectness...
Are you ready to be humble and bless those who have hurt you?
Ready to forgive...
Ready to even thank God for those people who have come to your life,
hurt you and then.... you have had chance to change and learn new things in yourself...
Church is the place where you and me can grow.
Church is home.
