Silence

He wants to speak to us, but we're too busy to hear his voice. Our lives are noisy, and he notices. He wants us to simplify, and wait on him. He asks us to get out of our comfort zone (concrete) and become uncomfortable. In our discomfort, Christ's glory will shine through us.

Radical

Today I decided to take a trip to Starbucks, I hadn't been there in probably a year. When I sat down I noticed a group of elderly men and a young boy, probably about 18 years old. I overheard them talking about the bible and discussing marriage. A Starbucks employee sat down and joined them, she was probably in her 20s. I heard the men explaining to her how important women are, and comparing them to the holy spirit. I then overheard them telling her to stay single. This confused me, and took me off guard. How could married, men of God discourage marriage? They then explained to the boy that he should as well stay single....

They had noticed me taking interest in there conversation, and on their way out one of asked me a question: "Do you know who rules the earth? Most people would say God." Then he handed me a pamphlet and told me that my answer would be in there. I asked him what denomination he was, and he replied "Jehovah Witness." He went on to ask me about my denomination. I told him I was a Christian... His answer to that was "oh then we are both Christians!" I reluctantly shrugged him off and went back to reading my bible on my phone.

I'm not radical. What I wanted to say was that we're not the same. I wanted to ask him why he'd be discouraging young from marriage? Wouldn't that be the same as discouraging creation?

He was radical... And I admired that. It's something I admire in most religions, other than Christianity. As Christians, I think we lack confidence, and tend to blend in with the rest of the world. I don't want to blend in with the rest of the world, I want to be radical.

A couple weeks ago I had a word to share with my church... I didn't, I'm not radical. What I need to do is: Stay in the word, have confidence in what I believe, share with others, express myself, and take well to criticism.