OK, I've done some light posts, it is time for one of my rants... on priorities. And yeah, I need some work in that area, not saying my priorities are all lined up perfectly. They aren't.
What led to this post was a comment I made on facebook, and some replies I got. I commented that it bothers me to see people who cannot kneel for prayer, yet they go engage in physical activities that are harder on you than kneeling. i.e. volleyball, softball, etc - I see it. At my church. Now, I am honestly not picking on people who do not kneel. I give them the benefit of the doubt - old age, pregnancy, bad knees, etc... but... this may be judging, but so what... if their condition is so bad that they can't kneel in church, then how on earth can they jump around playing sports? And they do. Seems they could change their priorities a bit - and yes, you can pray in any position.
Next up... arriving late. This one really gets me. Everyone is late occasionally, but many Christians are consistently late for church. It starts at the same time every week... what is the problem? These same people manage to make it on time for work, or even a party or invitation to supper - though not always - so what is the deal?
If you follow my blog much and know anything at all about where I am right now, you will know I need tons of help, and there is oh so much room for improvement. I know that - I admit it, but isn't being a Christian all about making God top priority? My examples may seem trivial, but there are other areas. My own personal one has been reading. When I am "normal" and depression isn't robbing me of the desire to read, I have battled the desire to read over prayer and reading my Bible - I have always struggled with priorities in that area.
Spending is another biggie. It is so much more fun to buy "stuff" than it is to put money into the offering.
Priorities.
Sure, God isn't going to send us to hell for being late to church. Good thing, or a lot of my church would be headed there....... but really, are our priorities where they need to be? I think most of us can use some work in that area. I know I can... how about you?
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2 comments:
Ah, priorities. I have trouble too, like I'm sure most people do.
I will say, though, that people being late for church doesn't bother me. At least they're there. They could have just as easily said, I'm going to be late, why bother going.
We don't kneel for prayer at our church, but if we did, I wouldn't be able to anymore. I can't put pressure on my knee since the accident last year. I can however walk, and various other exercise, so jumping around and playing sports is possible for someone with a bad knee. Sometimes my knee bothers me if I walk too much, but usually it's just when I put pressure on it, such as kneeling.
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