There are some Motivational Speaker Christians, Then there are the Culturally Relevant Christians, The Awkward Christians, The Judgmental Christians, and so many more.
Why am I not like the Flanders?
How are some people like that but others aren't?
Is there a reason I'm not like them?
Is it too late for me to be like them?
What if I want to be like that but it just isn't who I am. Some Christians act like Flanders to people and it isn't that I don't love you and want to get that excited about You it just isn't who I am. Have I not gone far enough in my walk with You? Are there still parts of me in me that I haven't let You have? If You created a perfect family would You want them to be like the Flanders? Am I too broken and exposed to this world that I've lost the chance at my Flanders life?
All I see in the Word are broken hurt people trying to give you glory. I don't see any Flanders. Where did this idea come from? Why do nonbelievers think the Motivational Speaker
"God owes me a life of wealth and happiness because He loves me"
Christian is who we are? I can't find any of them in the Word.
As I read I keep finding You telling me "I owe you nothing, and you deserve nothing." Thankfully though because You are gracious and merciful life isn't always filled with nothing.
I was once told if I view life like a hotel then I would be very unhappy with it. The service sucks, It's expensive, The room wasn't what I thought it would be and so on. If I view life like a prison suddenly my attitude changes. Well at least I get to go outside. I get time to talk with other inmates. The work is hard but I get meals and a place to rest my head.
Some Christians think they are god. That You are here to serve them and give them a good life. Listen to how many times the person says "I" "Me" instead of "God" "Lord" "King" "Savior" "Jesus"
“From start to finish, this movie is obviously about God. He is the main character. How is it possible that we live as though it is about us?”
-Francis Chan
Do You want me happy, blessed, rich, and healthy? Or do You want me dependent and faithful to You? “If life were stable, I'd never need God's help.” I ask then that You never make my life stable. I'd rather limp into your presences than strut into Hell.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. (Matthew 5:5)
meek /mēk/ - Quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive
Is Joel Osteen meek?