The Freedom to Spontaneously Delight in Wonder and Goodness

Daily writing promptWhat does it mean to be a kid at heart?View all responses

Help is here! There’s a way out of the pressure of adulting that frees people up to be a kid at heart and gives them the freedom to spontaneously delight in wonder and goodness.

The body of Christ was designed by God to help (minister to) one another and to demonstrate the wonder of His reality, love, and joy to the world. However, the traditional church model hasn’t been very good at doing that because the work of the ministry isn’t designed to be done by one person in a congregation. Every member of the body of Christ is called to manifest, demonstrate, and spread His word, His love, and His presence.

When ministry is left in the hands (and mouth) of one person the Holy Spirit’s freedom to use and speak through various members of the body is quenched. Perhaps, like Jethro told Moses, “What you are doing is not good.” King David said: “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so.” Maybe we need to obey the New Testament’s 50+ one another commands that tell us to encourage, exhort, and comfort one another.

When Christ-followers gather to all listen to and be directed by the risen Jesus as their Head, the awareness of His presence fills the place where they are and brightly radiates from their faces. When Christians meet as “ekklesia” (the name of the Greek town hall meeting where any citizen could speak, that Jesus used to describe what He is building) the Holy Spirit begins to prompt people to speak up, and those gathered become conscious of God’s supernatural presence and leading. Let promptings from Christ’s presence be the path maker and pacesetter of your life.

First century Christians were thrilled about Jesus. Contemporary Christians are sometimes so bored that they joke about sleeping in church. Let’s shut down the snooze alarm! It’s time for the body of Christ to wake up to the reality of the risen Jesus and to all begin to daily demonstrate His presence and power.

Let God embolden you to go:
Beyond pride to humility,
Beyond fear to vulnerability,
Beyond deception to honesty,
Beyond defensiveness to compassion,
Beyond self-righteousness to kindness,
Beyond religion to being led by Christ’s Spirit.
Beyond name-calling to “speaking the truth in love.”

Don’t just sit and listen to religious talks. Daily splash around in Christ’s joyous living water!

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