I"m in a mood today. I got in this mood last night and its still on me today. Let me give you the backstory.
There's a couple that is living in sin, a good ole fashion term for shacking up, parading around like this wonderful little couple. It was brought to my attention that they were to play Santa and Mrs. Claus in their local church play and they were having the Sunday School class that they attend over for the weekend to practice for the play. They are in a married couples Sunday School class, yet they are not married, engaged or heading in that direction. In fact they are anti marriage as both have been divorced several times. They are always posting anti marriage post on their social media and make fun of others that are married. So why be part of a group that is married and seeking other Godly couples to spend their time with? This bothered me all night long last night. Why? Well I know them. I know who they are. I've seen the fruit they are bearing. I am concerned about the other couples in there being influenced negatively by them.
Matthew 12:33-37 tells us that a tree is known by its fruit. This is where my problem lies. This couple was in Las Vegas last week partying and drinking. I know this because of their social media post. Posting their pictures of their drinks and all the bars they are going to. Posting pictures of all the expensive shopping trips they are going on. These are for the whole world to see. This is where I get ill. What fruit is being produced? This in a nutshell is why people don't go to church. HypoChristians (patent pending) Those are people who are doing it all for show. We look the part, we go, we hang out with those, we sing, we tithe but we live our normal lives Mon-Sat. Jimmy Buffett said there is a "Thin line between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" in Fruitcakes. That is how the hypoChristian lives. Lives in sin all week but on Sunday they are playing the part. No relationship with God during the week but Sunday they are there just praising and worshipping. People see that and that turns them off. What people?
As Christians there are those unbelievers that are watching you to see how you behave in your life. They want to see what "fruit" you are bearing. They see you living one way but acting another. That turns so many people off. People are looking for genuine people and more importantly genuine Christians. Its ok to struggle with your faith and your salvation. The enemy wants you to. Thats good, look what your struggling with. God, Salvation, Christ and your part in it. Those are great things to be struggling with, to understand and learn to obey and have a relationship with. You cant have a relationship with someone you don't know. When you have a relationship, you will bear fruit. Its what the Holy Spirit does in us. Remember when you would stay up late on the phone with that person who set the butterflies loose in your stomach? You were spending time together? In reality you were getting to know that person. You can not have a relationship with someone you do not know. If you only spend Sunday morning with God, then you can't develop a healthy relationship.
Back to the couple that started this rant. Why do they care to even be involved in church? Why do they they want to be with married Christian couples? Why the show? Well in a nutshell its how we are made. We are made in God"s image. He has written his laws on our hearts and we deep down, long for a real relationship with HIM! The only way to get that is to see others doing it. To for a little while enjoy their fruit. The whole anti marriage is just a smoke screen to hide their own insecurities. They want to be married but are afraid to get married because their relationship with God is not right. They know that deep down that their marriage would fail because their relationship with God is failing and not genuine.
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