They compete for positions and titles and treat each other less than godly to get them. Then stoop even lower to keep them.
What baffles me about the competition is that as believers we are supposed to be on the same team. We are supposed to be working towards the same goal of advancing the kingdom.
If we are all serving the same God and working to accomplish His purpose, why are we fighting against each other?
Proverbs 18:16 says that our gifts will make room for us. This means that WE ALL have God given gifts that He desires us to use to glorify Him. And at some point He WILL use those gifts for His edification.
There is enough room for us all.
But some people want to keep the platform and spotlight for themselves.
There are enough Sundays in the year and enough church services to attend to let others a chance to express their love for God as well.
Which makes me wonder...
If people are fighting each other for the spotlight, is their love for real? Is their worship for real? Or is it just a ploy to be seen?
Spotlight or not, we are all children of God. We are all serving the same God and working to advance the same kingdom. So, we should be working together to develop one another (iron sharpens iron, Proverbs 27:17) and fight our common enemy.
The enemy wants us to be divided. When we are divided, we are weakened and cannot reach our full potential. And when the church competes against one another, it gives the enemy the advantage.
But some people want to keep the platform and spotlight for themselves.
There are enough Sundays in the year and enough church services to attend to let others a chance to express their love for God as well.
Which makes me wonder...
If people are fighting each other for the spotlight, is their love for real? Is their worship for real? Or is it just a ploy to be seen?
Spotlight or not, we are all children of God. We are all serving the same God and working to advance the same kingdom. So, we should be working together to develop one another (iron sharpens iron, Proverbs 27:17) and fight our common enemy.
The enemy wants us to be divided. When we are divided, we are weakened and cannot reach our full potential. And when the church competes against one another, it gives the enemy the advantage.
We should be fighting with one another, not against.
Serving God is not about each individual being in the spotlight and having their fifteen minutes of fame. It's about putting the spotlight on God so that His work can be completed.
Serving God is not about each individual being in the spotlight and having their fifteen minutes of fame. It's about putting the spotlight on God so that His work can be completed.
...And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me (John 12:32).
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