I'm gonna apologize, even if I'm still not sure exactly why.
I'm still stepping down, but it's got nothing to do with all this. Well, kinda, but not really.
Some background.
Recently? Oh, I dunno how long it's been going on. It seems like forever, but it's been more noticable recently. I've been very sensitive to the fact that there is alot of talking in "church." There's alot of collecting "dues" and making up programs and having special revivals and stuff. I have no prob with that....
But at the same time, I've looked at the "man on the street." I've seen the people getting caught up in the emotion of the moment, having all the people pat him on the back, tell him how great it is that he finally gave it up for Christ, and then left him standing there, never getting to the core of who his is...and drawing him in as a brother.
It eats at me. It burns me up, and yes, I will admit. I DO get overzealous.
So, on that note, I want to apologize to Rizz and whatever leadership split I caused (I have NO idea what that's all about).
I also want to say something else, and it's mostly to Rizz, but y'all get to witness it, because you're going to need to encourage him.
There really isn't anger between us, that I know of. There have, however, been alot of people determining how we relate to each other. Whatever. I know my thoughts. He knows his.
Now, Rizz....
You said "everything I do for God ends up in the scrapheap." It probably does seem that way. It's not really true tho. Remember what the Bible says about about the seeds? There is one who sows, and one who waters, and one who reaps. I suspect the one who sows is the one that has to just look at a muddy plot of ground. He's the one that has to walk away and clean the dirt out from under his fingernails. At the end of the season tho, someone is gonna harvest what you've planted, and you'll see that all those seeds you've planted (and I personally know that there are many) will bring forth fruit, and you'll be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
That goes for all the rest of y'all too. This program IS a good one. In fact, I think it's the best thing that ToJ or CGA has come up with in a long time (which I would have said, if ever asked). That's the absolute truth.
This is what a community is supposed to be about. In fact, this is what the church...the body of Christ is supposed to be about.
So, Rizz, buck up. You are a sower. I don't know if you don't like that job or not, but you're good at it, and do it naturally. You're an idea man, and an implementation man. Without you, the world would just go on doing the same ol' stuff, getting staler and staler, and we'd all just get bored and go sit and mould some where.
And once again, in case it got lost in this massive post, I apologize for my overzealousness (it'll be good for something someday).
I'm still stepping down, but it's got nothing to do with all this. Well, kinda, but not really.
Some background.
Recently? Oh, I dunno how long it's been going on. It seems like forever, but it's been more noticable recently. I've been very sensitive to the fact that there is alot of talking in "church." There's alot of collecting "dues" and making up programs and having special revivals and stuff. I have no prob with that....
But at the same time, I've looked at the "man on the street." I've seen the people getting caught up in the emotion of the moment, having all the people pat him on the back, tell him how great it is that he finally gave it up for Christ, and then left him standing there, never getting to the core of who his is...and drawing him in as a brother.
It eats at me. It burns me up, and yes, I will admit. I DO get overzealous.
So, on that note, I want to apologize to Rizz and whatever leadership split I caused (I have NO idea what that's all about).
I also want to say something else, and it's mostly to Rizz, but y'all get to witness it, because you're going to need to encourage him.
There really isn't anger between us, that I know of. There have, however, been alot of people determining how we relate to each other. Whatever. I know my thoughts. He knows his.
Now, Rizz....
You said "everything I do for God ends up in the scrapheap." It probably does seem that way. It's not really true tho. Remember what the Bible says about about the seeds? There is one who sows, and one who waters, and one who reaps. I suspect the one who sows is the one that has to just look at a muddy plot of ground. He's the one that has to walk away and clean the dirt out from under his fingernails. At the end of the season tho, someone is gonna harvest what you've planted, and you'll see that all those seeds you've planted (and I personally know that there are many) will bring forth fruit, and you'll be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
That goes for all the rest of y'all too. This program IS a good one. In fact, I think it's the best thing that ToJ or CGA has come up with in a long time (which I would have said, if ever asked). That's the absolute truth.
This is what a community is supposed to be about. In fact, this is what the church...the body of Christ is supposed to be about.
So, Rizz, buck up. You are a sower. I don't know if you don't like that job or not, but you're good at it, and do it naturally. You're an idea man, and an implementation man. Without you, the world would just go on doing the same ol' stuff, getting staler and staler, and we'd all just get bored and go sit and mould some where.
And once again, in case it got lost in this massive post, I apologize for my overzealousness (it'll be good for something someday).