i don't know what to feel, i don't know whether to be sad, upset, I probably should not care...yet i do.
In the midst of a great blessing from God, I found myself becoming a bit distracted. I could not help but notice some youth as they passed by the pew where i was sitting. A quiet but noticable hello was exchanged as the two friends greeted eachother. "Hey, Its good to see you here, I have to talk to you about something, do you have your phone?" "yea, text me," the other replied. I didn't really care that they were gonna text, im not much of a stickler when it comes to things like that, ive texted in church before, everyone has. But wow, i was shocked at the talent these individuals had. The ability to text throughout the enitre service while still comprehending the message of the sermon was incredible. Between messages they would occasionally look up, clap, even raise their hand in praise. I can only hope that I will one day be blessed with the skill of multitasking, it was a sight to see. Now, I dont want to criticize people because surely I have texted during a service before, but I was a child then. Friends, its time to grow up. Everyone is watching the youth, simply waiting for us to fail, don't give them a reason to talk about us. What could be so important the it could not wait til after service? Honestly, it didn't bother me that much that they were missing out, but that they were distracting others around them.
I leave you with this...
Is church becoming a social event?
I wonder how many people would still attend if nobody went out to eat afterward?
I certainly hope that when I want God to listen to my problems he isn't too busy chatting it up with his friends.
I recieved a tremendous blessing that night, but I can only wonder if those 2 talkative friends did as well.
Is church becoming a social event?
I wonder how many people would still attend if nobody went out to eat afterward?
I certainly hope that when I want God to listen to my problems he isn't too busy chatting it up with his friends.
I recieved a tremendous blessing that night, but I can only wonder if those 2 talkative friends did as well.
2 comments:
i dont want to miss it.. i refuse to be part of a generation that is going to miss it. we've been to church all of our lives that we take it for granted. His word is going forth and we're missing it. the enemy came to steal, kill and destroy, but sometimes im afraid we dont need any help from the enemy we're doing it to ourselves.. God help us... help us not miss it ..
great blog rae. sad but true..
we need another JESUS movement
It's a lack of fear of the Lord.
If your wife/husband is screaming how much they love you and want to spend the rest of their lives with you, how much they've sacrificed to be with you, and you answer "uhu, uhu..." with a slight nod, while your tilting your head down busily moving your thumbs up and down a QWERTY keyboard of your newest gadget updating your Twitter to: bored.
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