One thing I hear a lot, as a reason people don’t like church is, because there are so many cliques. Really there are cliques in church, I didn’t notice. SIKE!! Not only did I notice, I used to want to be apart of them so I could feel like I belonged to my church. MLK said that the 11am hour on Sunday was the most segregated time in America and I’m almost sure he was just referencing the different buildings and denominations. I don’t know if he had even thought about the segregation once you get in there.
Let’s see, you have the choir folk, their always together, the intercessors, the deacons, the pastors family and friends, the employees, the not really saved, the oh to holy, the families with young kids, the older kids, the folks that been members for years, those that are new, the confused, the rich, the poor, the lonely;did I find your group yet?
It’s crazy as I typed that of course I saw that they were drawn to each other because they could relate to that group but I thought the underlining common bond was supposed to be Christ? I’ve been in churches where I have felt alienated and separated from the time I walked in to the time I left. Which is why I never returned. Who wants purposely to join a family to be separated again. We do that in our own families, I don’t need church for that.
Church should be the one place that I can go and always feel like I belong. I should walk in and not be able to see or feel the separation because by the love of God we are so connected.
I got delivered from people for the most part and just focus on God. I treat everyone the same and no longer try to belong. I don’t have to be best friends with everyone but then again why not? Church is supposed to be different. If the body was truly reflecting Christ, wouldn’t people be drawn to it, not away from it? Did Jesus only talk to disciples because they traveled with Him everywhere? NO! He hung out with whores and hustlers. Always making everyone feel that they have the same importance to Him.
Sometimes we don’t even realize what we are doing. But ask yourself who from church is in my circle? Better yet why do I even have a circle? Inclusion should be the goal of the church because exclusion of any kind inside the body is of enemy! #checkyourself
Young and In love with Christ 