The older I get and the more I observe followers of Jesus, the more critical I seem to become. Not of individuals as much as the "system." I sense a growing disparity between the way the Church was and the way the Church is.
Following Christ has a simplicity about it that we tend to complicate. Christ came to give new life and so transform life in every dimension. A change of mind should alter attitudes, habits and, eventually, character. It's not about attending this session or completing that course. Those are tools that might help on the way to maturity, but the core of the Christ-life is a revolution of the soul. To love what God loves and hate what He hates. And ultimately to pursue what He pursues.
I am struggling to be the disciple He desires me to be. I am seeking to lead God's people to become the community He wants us to become. It is simple. But it is not easy.
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