Did you ever feel \u201cweird\u201d in a setting when it seemed you were the only one in the room who was a Christian? Maybe you really weren\u2019t the only Christian, but based on the conversations and actions of others, you felt like the only Christian and that made you feel REALLY weird!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My blog\u2019s title today is from the book written by Craig Groeschel, senior pastor of Life.Church, which has many satellite churches around the world. When Pastor Craig wrote the book, “Weird”, he was referring to his family’s lifestyle. It is one of a Christ-centered philosophy of being fully devoted followers of Christ to show people how to break out of “normal” ruts and live lives of authentic devotion to God while practicing the truths of His Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many folks would call that lifestyle “weird”, but it’s the way that has worked in my life, too. I\u2019m quite sure that folks who see me up and at \u2018em headed to one of the four churches I attend, or headed to the volunteer work I do in various places, think I\u2019m weird. I can\u2019t help myself \u2013 some people bar hop \u2013 I church hop. I\u2019ll explain that in another blog someday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s face it — “normal” folks are stressed, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Many of their relationships are strained and just surviving. So, we might as well abandon \u201cnormal\u201d to be a little “weird”, different, Christ-centered, Bible-believing, love-dealing Christians who march to the beat of a different (but better) drum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What have we got to lose? Oh! That\u2019s easy to answer — the craziness of “normal”. Remember, normal, the quote goes, is nothing more than a setting on a dryer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Life happens. Stuff happens. People just want their lives to be normal. They prefer the predictable and comfortable. They want the same-o, same-o. But isn\u2019t the Christ-centered life \u2013 the one of love and grace \u2013 the non-conforming, wonderfully grace-filled \u201cweird\u201d way \u2013 the way to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We shouldn\u2019t be looking at what\u2019s wrong in this world. Instead, we should be the weird ones that see each new day as the day God made for us. We should be raising the bar in our talk and our walk. We should be the weird ones who find joy and entertainment in watching movies like \u201cThe Chosen\u201d. and \u201cThe Little Mermaid\u201d. Yes, that\u2019s what a fun couple does for entertainment, like we did Wednesday last Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The world\u2019s \u201cnormal\u201d often looks topsy-turvy and we scratch our heads at some of the trends — the clothing (or, the lack thereof), the music, the anger and hate issues, the blame game issues, and on and on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think \u201cweird\u201d is the classic way that God operates:
* He separates a sea so more than a million people can cross through to the other side.
* He speaks through both a burning bush and a donkey.
* He takes a prophet into heaven on the best first-class flight of all time \u2013 a flying chariot.
* He allows barren elderly women and one virgin to become mothers.
* He raises people from the dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s not normal\u2026.or is it? Most folks want logical and predictable. Our Savior is fond of doing what is unusual and unpredictable. God is often at work in our lives, but in unpredictable ways that call us to fully trust even when we don\u2019t fully understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We just need to keep following our Lord\u2019s ways, hanging out with other believing, weird people who choose a life of love, purpose, and destiny that lines up with our Lord\u2019s “weird” ways!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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