My journey...

Lately, there has been a lot of talk about the Kingdom of God. I believe that it is a worldwide thing because our God knows no borders. There is also a lot of people who are dissatisfied about the church system and structures. The way the church is versus what the Kingdom of God is suppose to look like. I was talking to a friend telling him that around me, there is a lot of people who sees this and he just said one thing which made me think about for three days now. He said "Are they dissatisfy because of the love for the church?"

I have been thinking about this. There can be two ways a person respond to that revelation of His Kingdom. Those who are motivated by love and those who are judgemental.

Those who are motivated by love knows that the church is God's way to show love and knows that he or she belongs to the church. Even though how far away the church has swayed away from God's purpose and God's Kingdom. Therefore, with the revelation of the expression of God's Kingdom, this person would want to see how he or she can bless the church. How he or she can live out that expression of the Kingdom of God where they are. To try to motivate others to journey together to see the restoration of the church.

There was this sunday where we had a guest speaker at our church who talked a bit too much about himself and was trying to pomote himself rather than God. Halfway through, God asked me to look at his heart. Though this person seem to be talking about himself, he has a heart for the things of God and this is how he knows to walk out his journey with God. It was then that I saw his heart and began to pray for him and hear him from a different perspective. Hear with the love God has for him.

Those who are trying to be judgemental will always try to be the judge. They see the imperfection of the church and criticise it rather than try to live out their part. Or try to at least pray. The church is not yet perfect but on its way to perfection and thus there will always be things to criticise. There are people who talk about the imperfections of the leaders and just spread that criticism to everyone they meet. How bad things are. How they should be doing things. How they are not doing it right. They are Christians and should act like one. They are there to judge but never really want to change themself. They would just follow the flow but tell everyone how the flow is wrong.

Those motivated by love puts others as priority. People who are judgemental puts themself as priority. Those motivated by love change themseves first and try to walk out what they see. Those who are judgemental want to see change in others but they themself will never really change.

Yes there are a lot of imperfections in the church. Thank God for His grace. We will see His Kingdom come more and more as more people realise that there is more to church life. What is our response. What are we motivated by? DO we really want to see changes in the church or are we so disillusioned by the church that we want to run away or just sit around and talk about it. The church is the people. You and I. Wherever I can, I want to walk out whatever I understand of the Kingdom. I do not understand everything about the Kingdom but by God's grace, He will teach me. Not to judge others why they are not walking like I am but to also extend Grace and try to motivate others to walk with me. May not be perfect but love gives grace.