the gap

there's this gap... one that all of humanity realizes is there.

we don't know how to go about filling it, so we try fitting everything we can think of, into the gap and nothing seems to fit just right. that new car.. that new house.. the newest, greatest ithing..

and nothing every fits quite right.

as a part of the Body of Christ, we try and fill that gap with ministries.. hours spent at a church building.. and even immersing ourself in serving the towns or cities we are in. this is not a futile pursuit... God is glorified in all... but it should be a secondary focus to making sure the people doing the serving are healthy and strong.

as the Body, we have been raised in a Christian culture that says the good Christian lifestyle is one focused on serving outside ourselves. we're to be concerned about outreach to nonChristians, and the band or children's church activities inside the church. but... we miss out on the most important thing:

the Body of Christ... the Christians doing the serving... are getting more comatose everyday.

we're comatose because we arent doing anything that makes us want to snap out of the coma and come alive. we serve in children's church, and we sing on the praise team... we even have church parking lot attendees... and we wonder why we're bored out of our minds and feel useless relationally and in ministry with the Christians around us.

we don't understand our purpose.

we aren't taught our Spiritual Gifts and how to use them to benefit the Christians around us and help THEM come alive, too... and if we aren't taught that, the Body of Christ is nothing but a lifeless Body in a bed in this crazy mixed up world...

we have a function... a purpose that is beautiful, and beyond anything we can even imagine...

we're seeking now... and as we come out of our coma, we're coming alive...

simply by seeking, the Body is waking up and getting some much needed physical therapy... an awareness of the limbs that have been flailing or lifeless for so long...

we're flexing the muscles of our Spiritual gifts, and we're realizing in this community that when we work together, the end result is a dead sprint for the finish line...

where Christ in all his glory, waits.