This is the church
We will rebuke you when you are wrong
We will forgive you when you repent
But we will not cancel you when you are down ...for Christ will not cancel us
“Cancel culture” is not kingdom culture.
We don’t just applaud the righteous, we restore the fallen.
If all we feel is guilt when we don’t spend time with God, we probably misunderstand who loses. It’s not God who is left lacking. It’s not God who is changed when we draw near. Yes, He is praised & pleased. Changed? No. It’s not God whose day is altered. God is not needy. We are.
Surrendering to God isn’t giving in; it’s giving up! Giving up carrying the weight of all that’s too much for us to our God, who not only can carry it but use it for good. #ItsNotSupposedToBeThisWay
The disappointment that is exhausting and frustrating you? It holds the potential for so much good. But we’ll only see it as good if we trust the heart of the Giver.
Disappointment isn’t proof that God is withholding good things from us. Sometimes it’s His way of leading us Home. But to see this and properly understand what’s really going on, we must take a step back and view it in the context of God’s epic love story.