Since leaving our old church I have experienced a strange combination of spiritual excitement and exhaustion. Excitement to see what God is going to do with us, and for us. Exhaustion because we come to the end of years of pressure and frustration and see ourselves, and friends, dealing with the grief of leaving the old structure (or making the decision to stay and deal with it). I pray that God will lead each of us to the church home or fellowship where He wants us to be.
One thing I've done is concentrate too much on church "process." I have centered on what the church ought to be, and examined church models too long. All this reading and talk of home, house, cell, emerging, postmodern, or whatever church has been instructive, but it has also made me focus too much on earthly structure rather on my Father. I'm starting to realize that now, and am beginning to find more joy in simply reading His Word, being with Him and worshiping Him. Man, I need this.
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