Cleaning out my inbox and stumbling over thousands of emails has created this post:
Often, we toss around words and phrases without really stopping to think about what they really mean, especially in the Christian context. It's so easy to go around saying that I love God, that God provides, that God is faithful, etc. etc. Yet do we really mean the words we say? They sound so spiritually juicy, so mature. Most of the time, I don't mean it. It just sounds good when you say/write it in; it's the "correct" thing to say. I may know in my head that God is faithful, that God provides, but do I truly believe that? Do I run to God first when problems arise? I may love God, but do I truly love Him above all else? Do I endlessly yearn for His presence?
The answers to these questions is no.
Then why do we so often write phrases saying stuff that makes us sounder wiser, better, more mature than we are? It's so Pharisee-like. If you look at things from that perspective, those phrases we toss around so frequently, so carelessly, seem hollow. This is of course not to never say things about loving/thanking God, but rather an introspective moment to examine if our words truly reflect our thoughts and our actions.
My words should reflect a heart of thankfulness and love for God Almighty, not a string of Christianized phrases that sound good. That is my prayer.
Back to deleting, labeling, archiving.
2 comments:
you so right.
i've thought about this a lot, especially since the beginning of this school year because of being surrounded by gcf people, i guess, but there is a certain "holy" lingo. it's kind of disconcerting when i find myself wanting to say these things because often i don't mean what i'm about to say, it just "seems right."
thanks for the thought provoking post!
agree with every word in this post
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