What is fellowsip? What should it be?
I guess we all have a desire to be loved, to be worthy of others liking us, wanting to be around us, to be willing to help us in our times of trouble and heartach.
Society seems to say, "Do something worthy of respect!" In a real sense we are what we make of ourselfs. I guess most choose a career path for some self gratification, to be respected. After all life has taught us we must earn respect.
How does this develope into christian fellowship? I guess, this is my observation, christians have favourites, and will help those they approve of, whom they like! Some folks faces fit, others dont! I guess a sense of self worth, of self importance, helps folks feel worthy enough to fit in!
What if lifes experiances has led someone to have little sense of self worth? We are all different, does fellowship really concider this? I'm not sure it does!
There is meant to be christian love in fellowship, and christian love is meant to be something deeper than worldly love. Yet, christians seem often ignored, left alone, in their trials and troubles. I know christians who have just given up shareing their pain, problems, simply because folks stopped listening to them, they were reaching out, but got nothing back.
Maybe if I have to become worthy of christian love and fellowship I'm best without it, as that isnt christian fellowship!
Christian fellowship therefore is a spiritual ideal, not a man decided process. Who are we to decide who is worthy of our love, respect, help?
How many times does a person need to ask for help, to cry out with lifes burdens? Is it one or a hundred times? Surely sypathetic noises arent the best we can offer folks?
Maybe we just have that inbuilt yearning for to be loved, and love that is just words, well its false! God's love was words put into action. This is what He told us to do for others in fellowship, show sacraficial love. My simple observation is, I dont see much of it about in many fellowships!
Society seems to say, "Do something worthy of respect!" In a real sense we are what we make of ourselfs. I guess most choose a career path for some self gratification, to be respected. After all life has taught us we must earn respect.
How does this develope into christian fellowship? I guess, this is my observation, christians have favourites, and will help those they approve of, whom they like! Some folks faces fit, others dont! I guess a sense of self worth, of self importance, helps folks feel worthy enough to fit in!
What if lifes experiances has led someone to have little sense of self worth? We are all different, does fellowship really concider this? I'm not sure it does!
There is meant to be christian love in fellowship, and christian love is meant to be something deeper than worldly love. Yet, christians seem often ignored, left alone, in their trials and troubles. I know christians who have just given up shareing their pain, problems, simply because folks stopped listening to them, they were reaching out, but got nothing back.
Maybe if I have to become worthy of christian love and fellowship I'm best without it, as that isnt christian fellowship!
Christian fellowship therefore is a spiritual ideal, not a man decided process. Who are we to decide who is worthy of our love, respect, help?
How many times does a person need to ask for help, to cry out with lifes burdens? Is it one or a hundred times? Surely sypathetic noises arent the best we can offer folks?
Maybe we just have that inbuilt yearning for to be loved, and love that is just words, well its false! God's love was words put into action. This is what He told us to do for others in fellowship, show sacraficial love. My simple observation is, I dont see much of it about in many fellowships!
posted by Chaplain Gentles at 5:46 AM
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