Sunday- in my childhood this day meant one thing and one thing only: church. It meant wake up when a parent calls, get dressed in something presentable, pile the family in the car, be at church till 2pm. But today, church no longer holds that big place in my life. Sunday is just like any other day. Its kind of strange when I think about it... but at the same time its comforting. I have recently realized that in the past the foudation of my realationship with God was the christian communtiy. The problem with that is the fact that the christian communtity is made up of people. These people are there build you up, keep you strong as you function as one body, pray for you as you pray for them. Its a great system. But at the same time they are PEOPLE, broken PEOPLE. Sometimes those people may hurt you or leave you. Then what? What happens when community is no longer? If your realationship with God was only held up by people once they are gone, so is God. Thats what happen to me. I lost community, lost God. It wasnt until recently that I realized that God and our realationship has to come first...the foundation for everything. Now I find myself going back to the basics...getting to know God with out the filter that was the christian community. Thats not to say I dont need church or Im above church, because church is needed, community is needed. Is todays church functioning correctly as a body? No. But thats another story for another time. Regaurdless of all that: as a christian i need community. Its like how a person that comes from a disfunctional family still loves and needs their family. Right now my community consist of my husband and a few friends and family. Down the road if God sees fit, He will place me in a church home, In the mean time He will remain my foundation.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
sundays
Sunday- in my childhood this day meant one thing and one thing only: church. It meant wake up when a parent calls, get dressed in something presentable, pile the family in the car, be at church till 2pm. But today, church no longer holds that big place in my life. Sunday is just like any other day. Its kind of strange when I think about it... but at the same time its comforting. I have recently realized that in the past the foudation of my realationship with God was the christian communtiy. The problem with that is the fact that the christian communtity is made up of people. These people are there build you up, keep you strong as you function as one body, pray for you as you pray for them. Its a great system. But at the same time they are PEOPLE, broken PEOPLE. Sometimes those people may hurt you or leave you. Then what? What happens when community is no longer? If your realationship with God was only held up by people once they are gone, so is God. Thats what happen to me. I lost community, lost God. It wasnt until recently that I realized that God and our realationship has to come first...the foundation for everything. Now I find myself going back to the basics...getting to know God with out the filter that was the christian community. Thats not to say I dont need church or Im above church, because church is needed, community is needed. Is todays church functioning correctly as a body? No. But thats another story for another time. Regaurdless of all that: as a christian i need community. Its like how a person that comes from a disfunctional family still loves and needs their family. Right now my community consist of my husband and a few friends and family. Down the road if God sees fit, He will place me in a church home, In the mean time He will remain my foundation.
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Matthew 18:20 "for where there are two or three assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them." You don't have to have a million people for a church. If there are 2 or 3 that are gathered in his name, Jesus Christ himself is in the midst of them. :-)
ReplyDeletevery true! Jesus is our third roomate lol
ReplyDeleteSorry but I couldn't read this post and not comment.
ReplyDeleteThe Bible also says forsake not the assembling of ourselves together (Hebrews 10:25). There is no greater place to be than in the House of the Lord! Yes church people are broken, just like everyone else: myself and you as well. But think of the church as a hospital for the sick to be healed. Everyone starts off as a babe in Christ, but as you grow in the grace of the Lord, he will make you perfect! (See James 1) Go back to church. I'm sure that God misses you, and I promise you that it will be the best way for you to prosper in life and your modeling career. God Bless.
u think God misses me? lol i think u should RE read the post
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