My Church

Tomorrow is Sunday so I will be attending services at my church. My church is 16 miles from my house and, according to my GPS, it takes 33 minutes to drive there. I can usually make it in thirty even with a quick stop at the McDonald’s drive through. I guess I may drive a bit in excess of the speed limit.

I pass a lot of churches on the way to my church. They are great churches. They just aren’t my church. Just so you understand. I am not the pastor of my church. I am not even one of the leaders. I’m not even an usher, nor do I work in children’s church. I am always ashamed when tax time comes how poorly I financially support my church. It’s my church because Jesus gave it to me a few years ago when I really needed a church. There I found a loving congregation and the best pastor couple I have ever known.

There are lots of new faces whose names I don’t know at my church. This isn’t their fault. I’m just not very good at introducing myself and learning people’s names. Got to do something about that. One reason I guess I don’t approach these “new” people is that I am really not very sure just how new they are. It’s great to see new faces, even if you aren’t sure just how new they are.

I have a feeling this Sunday some folks who have called this church, their church, won’t be there. I will miss most of these folks.  I hope they will be at a church that Jesus gave them and that’s why they won’t be at my church. All us Christians need to have a church and the only good reason to go to one is because Jesus gave it to you. We spent way too much time trying to convince others that our church should be their church and not enough time telling them to find the church Jesus gave them. 

I realize when thinking about my church that I haven’t been as good to it as it has been to me. I need to volunteer more, attend more, pray for it more, support it more.  When things bless me I need to thanks those that Jesus is using. When things bother me, I need to talk to (and not about) the person responsible. 

Jesus gives many great gifts. It’s our responsibility to be thankful and responsible for the gifts we have been given. 

I hope I will be a better member of my church. Hope you have a church you love, appreciate, are thankful for and call  yours.

Be blessed.

Nick