Comments on: A Movement is Not a Messiah

By: Amy @ Raising Arrows

Amy @ Raising Arrows — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:43:40 +0000

Wonderful post! I’m adding a link to this on my Large Family Living section!
Amy

By: terry

terry — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:13:51 +0000

Thank you for this. It is a much needed encouragement for many in the church today.

By: Kim from Canada

Kim from Canada — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:45:03 +0000

Well stated! It was just yesterday that my pastor was talking about the parable of the sower and the seeds. I realize it is talking about salvation, however, your post reminds me of the seed that is sown on the rocks.
When we jump on a bandwagon (movement) just because it “sounds good” we haven’t sought to establish a root – we haven’t sought out God’s will. Eventually, when the movement gets too hard or disappointing we run for the exit.
This post is a great way to express the need to examine ourselves and our choices closely.

By: meg

meg — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:21:55 +0000

Yes! Just what God has been dealing with me as of late…you just verbalized it beautifully. Thank you friend!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:29:54 +0000

Wonderfully put! And such a valuable reminder for all of us.

By: Mrs. Santos

Mrs. Santos — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:59:54 +0000

Thank you, very well said. What I enjoy so much about your posts is that you are able to put into words what is in so many of our hearts…now WE can verbalize our thoughts better because of what YOU write. What a blessing you are.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:50:45 +0000

thank you for this post. It’s exactly what the Lord has been showing me lately.

By: Becky

Becky — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:39:14 +0000

Thank you so much. Another good reminder for us all. Whether we like to admit it or not, we all like rules. The Pharisees did, Christians do, everyone does. Even if we say we don’t like rules, all that usually means is that the rules we are following, are rules that are not widely accepted by the general population. Since we are “wired that way”, so to speak, it’s easy to become more bound up with the rules than anything else. I tell my girls all the time that the action is secondary to the “heart-attitude” behind it.

By: Tonya

Tonya — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:43:29 +0000

That was the best essay I have ever read on this subject. Excellent.

By: Organizing MOmmy

Organizing MOmmy — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:03:14 +0000

It boils down to trust. WHAT are we placing our TRUST in? If it truly is a movement, even a Biblically based idea that somehow became popular and now has become a “Nehustan” (as the Isrealites made the bronze serpent into) then, we have lost the Lord Jesus Christ AND his Word. We, as humans, want to cling to something tangible. We want to feel safe and secure. There’s nothing wrong with those things, but God has given us those needs so that HE can fill them. I am speaking about a very fine line that only the heart knows when it has crossed. Outwardly, it all looks the same. It’s all too easy to find comfort in a group of people who claim to have it all together. I personally respect the parents who (in faith) send their children to public schools and have smallish families. I know this may sound crazy coming from a mom of a big family who homeschools, but why should I question the workings of God in their lives? (And yes, there WAS a time when I would have judged) But I am so thankful GOD has released me from this (bizarre internal obligation) to make a judgement call on something so external. Now I simply ask: What’s going on in their hearts? What is their relationship with Christ like? Can I encourage them in the things that are explicitly mentioned as Christian “fruits of the spirit” such as: goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control, love, joy, peace,? Do they LOVE The WORD of God more than anything else? Because if they do, all insights in every area of life, big and small, will be under the LORDship of Christ. And that will be a beautiful thing. Amen?