Under shiny plastic steeples
With walls around our weakness
And smiles to hide our pain
But if the invitation's open
To every heart that has been broken
Maybe then we close the curtain
On our stained glass masquerade
The performance is convincing
And we know every line by heart
Only when no one is watching
Can we really fall apart"
- Casting Crowns - "Stain Glass Masquerade"
My heart is aching.
Tears fall from my soul.
What is it going to take
To move past the surface life
What has to happen
to get real with one another
What has to happen
to get real with God
No more "going thru the motions"
No more half-hearted religion that we adopt for a couple of hours on Sunday Morning.
I am interested in life changing religion.
I am interested in relationships with the Lord that change the core of a person.
I am interested in talking to real people with real struggles and real pain and real questions; REAL people
How many people sit in pews on Sunday morning
Numb to the Grace of Jesus Christ
How many children run the halls of Sunday School
Unaware of the Love of God
How many teens searching for acceptance overlook
the one person who loves and accepts them just the way they are
My heart is aching....
I long to see people in the American church connect with the life and love of Jesus Christ. I want to be a part of the solution. I want God to use me to impact their lives with Him.
I go to retreats and I participate in worship services where tradition trumps truth and passion. The leaders and the people go thru the motions unaffected, unchanged, unchallenged. It doesn't touch the core of who they are. They aren't willing to go there.... often times because we don't ask. Often times because we don't show them. Lets get to a place where we recognize our need for Jesus.
We are dead with out him. Lifeless. Puppets on a string going thru the motions. Pretending to worship, pretending to study, pretending to know Jesus, all the while asleep to true salvation and true happiness and joy that come from knowing him intimately and completely. Unknown to the peace... unknown to the victory over sin! Unknown to the glorious riches that can be found in Christ.
My heart is aching ... my soul is crying.
What has happened to good Bible-based preaching. What has happened to Christians desiring to fall in love with God and to pour over the love letter that God has written for each believer.
What has happened with bowing down on our knees and calling out to Christ. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
My heart is breaking... My soul is crying.
What is it going to take for people to be real in their relationship with Christ
Its time to admit our flaws. Its time to drop the masks. Its time to become transparent. Let others see our hearts bleeding. Let others see our tears. Christ is longing for His people to come home. Christ is longing for them to understand their purpose.
God use me! God let me be your hands and feet. Allow people to see my tears for their souls. God I want to help fight apathy. I want to help fight ignorance. I want to stand for the truth and for the righteousness that you offer.
I want to help people find their joy in you! I want to help lead people to the decision of Jesus Christ! God I want to impact the world. I am not interested in being medicore. I am not interested in shuffling my feet. Open my eyes so I can see, Open my ears so I can hear, Give me the capacity to love and connect with hurting people. God equip me to reach your people who are asleep in the church pews across America. Connect me with people who share my passion and together God lets make a difference. God I want to accomplish so much that others looking in have no choice but to give you the glory and the credit.
My heart is breaking. I want to make a difference. I want to change the world and I want to proclaim the Love of Jesus Christ to others!
What is it going to take....?
God I am willing...show me and teach me. Mold me and use me. I am yours.
