Not Very Smart
I sometimes feel inadequate in my job- the graphics side of things. I'm not very "hip" (side note: why is hip such a an un-hip word!?) and try as I might I have a hard time keeping up with the latest and greatest social media out there. So I sometimes have to try pretty hard to find inspiration for projects. I really want to learn more about this world I know very little about so I was pumped today to discover this website, Church Marketing Sucks:"The site to frustrate, educate and motivate the church to communicate, with uncompromising clarity, the truth of Jesus Christ." I'm so excited. I feel inspired and equipped. I often struggle between the simplicity of the Gospel and the flashiness of our culture. I'm eager to learn more about utilizing media and marketing in such a way that the world looks at the message not the messenger. I look forward to digging into these articles and I'd encourage you to take a look too; especially if you're involved in ministry.
I Just Want to Fit In
"Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel"
(Philippians 1:27)
I have it so easy. I work with an entire staff of believers, I grew up in a Bible believing home where we went to church every Sunday, and basically all my friends are believers. I live my life in the context of a comfortable bubble and it's not often I have to face the harder side of life.
Easy isn't good, though, is it? I read Acts and find no one there like me. I read about believers who daily entrust their lives to God as they share the gospel with those around them. Their lives are on the line day in and day out. Persecution is normal. Their passion is real nonetheless because they completely understand what they were saved from and what they're saved to. Today throughout most of the world persecution is normal still.
The idols of comfort and people's high regard are poisonous to my walk with Christ. I just want my life to fit in with those who understood what it means to live their lives worthy of the gospel of Christ. I want to seek out Christ, not comfort. I want to seek my Heavenly Father's praise, not that of men. I want these desires to work themselves out in my actions. I want the walk and the talk to be undeniably directed by the Holy Spirit.
God increase my view of you and my love for your Word. The outpouring of this will be a life that is worthy of your gospel.
(Philippians 1:27)
I have it so easy. I work with an entire staff of believers, I grew up in a Bible believing home where we went to church every Sunday, and basically all my friends are believers. I live my life in the context of a comfortable bubble and it's not often I have to face the harder side of life.
Easy isn't good, though, is it? I read Acts and find no one there like me. I read about believers who daily entrust their lives to God as they share the gospel with those around them. Their lives are on the line day in and day out. Persecution is normal. Their passion is real nonetheless because they completely understand what they were saved from and what they're saved to. Today throughout most of the world persecution is normal still.
The idols of comfort and people's high regard are poisonous to my walk with Christ. I just want my life to fit in with those who understood what it means to live their lives worthy of the gospel of Christ. I want to seek out Christ, not comfort. I want to seek my Heavenly Father's praise, not that of men. I want these desires to work themselves out in my actions. I want the walk and the talk to be undeniably directed by the Holy Spirit.
God increase my view of you and my love for your Word. The outpouring of this will be a life that is worthy of your gospel.
A Sizable Resolution
I'm a sucker for a full bookshelf. I have an insatiable urge to fill my shelves with hundreds of pages worth of novels and cookbooks. I think I want to give the impression that I read and cook much more than I do. Or maybe I'm just a hoarder. In any case, I hope to reverse the "pages owned" to "pages read (or cooked)" ratio this year. If I never buy another cookbook I think I'll probably have enough recipes to last me till my 30th birthday (unless of course I start a habit of cooking for groups of ten on a daily basis). Not to mention the eternally growing archive of recipe blogs and sites (available for free). Why should I ever repeat a recipe?
Here's to a year where I tell the neglected books on my shelf, "you're worth using!" instead of adding more unread pages to the collection. I guess I better get reading...
Here's to a year where I tell the neglected books on my shelf, "you're worth using!" instead of adding more unread pages to the collection. I guess I better get reading...
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