Tuesday, September 20, 2011

church hoppers hopped up

Church Hopping at first flush seems a harmless bit of shopping fun. If it keeps up too long there must be a time when a bell tolls somewhere in a tower far away in the Hopper's mind. The bell that tolls for an end to this fearful game. Church hopping requires a singularly self-centered point of view. It is selfish because it is for certain the Holy Spirit is not the leader in this quest, since the Holy Spirit knows where to go and would say so if He were consulted. One would think the Holy Spirit directs where we are most needed, not where we most wanted. This is better for us where He directs because it is there where we grow. Instead the church hopper acts out a dance like a confused bee flitting around looking for honey. Self consciousness, perhaps even fear, is at the core of any definition of introversion. A Christian imbued with the boldness of the Holy Spirit is turned outward, not inward. He is not quiet and withdrawn but happy, and with a spirit within him that causes him to witness, sharing it with others. Every time a church hopping church hopper leaves a church I've asked him, Did the Holy Spirit tell you to leave? My question has always gone unanswered, so apparently not. Not an enviable position to be in.

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