The Two Great Questions

I have been thinking a great deal recently about how Christians represent themselves in the world they live in. As of late I have been surrounded by people that are fine with Jesus, but when it comes to his followers, sadly, they are turned off. We either come across as far to judgmental, or condemnatory in our actions.

To be honest, while this is not news, it still saddens me. We are great at pointing the finger of accusation, but not so good ad extending a helping hand to our neighbor. We are great at arguing God's case (as if God needed a lawyer) but not so good at meeting people at their point of need. We expect people to come up to our level, but we never go down to theirs.

All our efforts have produced is a genuine hostility towards Christianity as a whole. It is tragic and I feel that now is the time to do something about it. I believe that it is time for sincere followers of Christ to rediscover the power of humility and service. Two concepts that have been lost in our church communities for many years.

Don't get me wrong, we are fine with service every now and then. We walk in humility when God challenges us on something in our personal lives, but humility and service in the world at large get tossed on the shelf. They never become part of our daily focus.

So here is the challenge. When you meet people and you eventually let them know that you are a follower of Christ, ask them the two great questions:

1. How may I pray for you
2. How may I serve

Then pray for those needs and serve where you are needed. Then you can begin demonstrate a Christ centered life.

Till next time.