Just a few things flitting through the mind as this Friday afternoon rolls by.
- God calls us to prepare when take different matters on. This is no less true for spiritual or Gospel matters as it is for daily matters of this life. We are to count the cost when it comes to our budgets, but also when it comes to planning as God's people in the congregational sense. When is the last time someone suggested, toward the end of the month, that a family should just have faith, and that God would provide, and then go out and spend money recklessly? But why do we tend to approach it from that standpoint from time to time in our congregations?
- How boring and mundane does prayer sometimes seem to be? After all, we often are simply reading prayers, maybe speaking them out loud, or simply sharing what lies in our minds and on our hearts. It sure doesn't appear to be a powerful thing, or seem to be earth shattering. But what if God sees those things where we don't see much action taking place as the places where He is most actively at work?
- When it comes to technology and the church, we are called to practice a great deal of wisdom. Sure, technology can be a great help and support of the spreading of the Gospel, but technology is not the solution that will suddenly change things such as outreach or evangelism. Those are still primarily face to face endeavors, where the Holy Spirit works through the shared words. All other approaches which replace that human element truly do come across as gimmicky.
- The best gift you can give to a younger person in your faith community is to befriend them and take an interest in their life. It's amazing that research has shown what God has said all along. When the more mature in the faith take the younger under their wing, the younger ones have a much greater possibility of remaining in their faith and in their activity and participation. So which young person in your faith community will you take under your wing today?
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