Sometimes it feels as though you are in a no mans land zone. On this journey I have been on a quest to be more authentic. Yikes, did I say that horrible buzz word? I guess I did. I could even up the anty and call it being more real. Double yikes. I don't know what other words to use. I just looked up what authentic means at dictionary.com and the overall theme is being real, being trusted, not counterfeit. I don't want to be counterfeit. I want to be trusted and because of this I demand this with everyone around me. I almost feel that if you find yourself in this no mans land that this is expected. But what I'm finding is the opposite.
I don't want to think that I'm demanding something out of people that is unrealistic. Doesn't God call us to be authentic? I mean the 10 Commandments call us to it. God calls us to it every where in His word. His character calls us to it. So I find myself angered when I get around people and thay aren't striving for the same thing.
I find myself disenchanted with the church because of this. I find that people that are disingenuous, dishonest, fake, get highly regarded in community here. I find that the community we are suppose to see is only a reflection of the world, but since we are such "high" Christians its better than the world. Its not real, its not true community. Yet because they claim to be in the no mans land zone I find these fakes out there and it is frustrating. I don't know how to deal with these people. I don't want them in my world. I know, I sound like a kid, I don't want to share my toys or share my stuff unless they can match up to what ever standard.
Shouldn't we that are in the no mans zone be calling out to our brothers and sisters. Taking the stand? Being the prophet, being a Derek Webb, calling our family to something better? Is this an exercise in madness? I guess it might be, but for me I can't seem to get out of this circle. To me this anger almost feels right, but at the same time it is tiring and I just don't know what else to do.
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