Grieving - The Body of Christ has lost it's way

Good morning friends.

As I was checking in on friends this morning, I read a post that featured the word "longing" and it made me think of a word I've felt many times this week...grieving.

Not grieving over loss, as one normally does, but grieving over the state of human decency. Grieving specifically over the absolute division in the body of Christ. 

It's one thing to watch the world - full of evil - argue and fight with one another. Why would that surprise us?

But it's become the norm for Christians to join in with the world - but fighting against one another - taking part in the extreme hatred that goes on, on social media. But even at that...they pick and choose what they want to be incensed about. 

False prophet? Sexual abuse? Cover up culture? Crickets. Not a word said about the big, mega church that has fallen from the misplaced pedestal. Not one word. 

But they hold President Trump to impossible standards and call out every stupid thing he says, with fire in their words, as if he should be stoned in the town square. Hypocrisy. 

Recently I saw a post from one of my favorite gospel groups, who attended the Grammy's. I'm not sure if they were nominated or they just wanted to attend, but Christians tore them apart and condemned them for attending, because it's a worldly event. Yet they all watch Yellowstone and sing its praises, like it wasn't the most vile show on tv. 

Jelly Roll was brave enough to stand up in the same crowd of lost souls and proclaim the name of Jesus and it was moving and courageous. But guess what? He was condemned too. Christians doubted his sincerity. Some accuse him of not being real. Or condemn his past. And the list goes on and on. Yet again...not one word about the mega church that is riddled with lies and false teaching. 

It doesn't matter what you say, who you support, what church you attend, what politics you participate in, someone will find fault with you and will spew it all over you in the comments. 

The church has lost it's way.

We aren't even fighting for lost souls anymore. We are fighting to be "right." We are fighting to get our opinion heard, instead of fighting for Jesus and pointing others toward Him. 

And frankly, it's exhausting.

I can't tell you how many times in the past few weeks, that I've deleted all social media from my phone. I hope to one day succeed at deleting it for good. 

I don't want to know all the things anymore. I don't want to be tempted to put someone in their place or ask why they will condemn one, but not the other. I don't want to hear about one more "godly man" who has confessed to an 8 year affair, or one more charismatic fake who has done dispicable acts and was protected by his pastor for years. I'm sick of all of it.

Sin has been a part of our world since the beginning of time. That's never going to change. It's the very reason Jesus had to die on the cross. 

But guess what? We were never called to know it all. The sin, the hate-filled responses, the condemnation, the choosing sides...friendships and relationships broken. 

We are ruining ourselves by participating in it all. We are becoming a hard people, with hardened hearts and quick responses. 

And I am grieving over this.

Until Next Time...