Nothing makes me more angry than Christians who taint God's good name by attempting to shove religion down the throats of nonbelievers or misguided people. They aren't doing any good for what they call God's kingdom, all they are doing is making Christians look bad and it drives those they are trying to help away, possibly to never take Christians or God seriously again. The ineffectiveness that a judgemental and unexcepting Christian is obvious to most everyone else besides that person. How can they not see? Can't they tell that they aren't producing any possitive relationships by the way they gossip and treat others? Isn't it clear that those who need the most help are simply pushed away by the blunt dissaproval that is placed on them? I was at a small get together not too long ago, and I was actually pretty excited for it because I was going to see people I hadn't seen in years. Well, it turned out to be a very uncomfortable experience. The whole time the adults couldn't resist the urge to obnoxiously mention God or biblical text wherever they could while, of course, condeming certain people they had come across with in their years. I mean, I believe that God is very important and all, I love Him very much, but seriously? How does going to the grocery store Really relate to a bible verse? Sure God provides for us and all, but is it really necessary to insert it? I mean, it was obvious that the whole table knew the verse already. It was probably just an attempt to show off their scripture knowledge further. Another thing, is it necessary to thoughtlessly throw groups of people into boxed categories, as if the individuals in that group were exactly the same? Teenagers was a very popular one. Apparently all teenagers are selfishly ignorant and have no sense of time, willing to throw away their entire life just for the need to be rebellious. Really? Okay! Also, they have no self confidence and are bound to conform themselves to the downward spiral of today's society if they are left to choose for themselves. I think not. I happen to have some self confidence and general knowledge about time, like how there's 24 hours in a day and 364 days in a year, and how a lot can happen in that time. I know that a relationship of only a few months doesn't make it permanent, even if it did seem so at the time. Do all adults know that? I do not believe so. I've heard of stories where grown men and women have gotten married after only a few months or even Weeks of being together. Does that seem logical? Not at all! And then those poeple get divorced and they wonder what happened. Hmmm, tough one. And how does discussing everyone else's flaws help them anyway? Even if I was their stereotypical teenager, are they in any way enhancing their life experience by pointing out the wrongs in me? No, they are only exposing their own weaknesses. For instance, one of the conversation topics was about a girl who got married to a man that wasn't a very positive influence because of his past problems and current struggles. She had been volunteering at her church, working with a group of children. But that was "unexceptable" according to the man in charge of the ministry crew because she was now a bad influence to the children because of her husband. So, in order to "correct" the "destructive" situation, the guy in charge of a church's ministry crew decided to disallow the girl to be involved in that church in the hopes that she wouldn't pollute the minds of the young chaps. What? Pollute the children? What would the girl have done? Told all the little girls to go marry men who had some severe problems that would make their lives miserable? No, that's ridiculous! The man thought he had done the right thing, but all he managed to do was make that couple stop going to church and seek fellowship from them. Wow, good job, very successful. But of course the man could not see this as a problem, he was only worried about keeping his church full of perfect little Christians. What a great church, only reaching out to those who don't need any help on their walk with God. But honestly, those people probably need to most help of all. Many of them have convinced themselves that they are better than everyone else (they would never admit that, but it's obvious they believe it). That's not how Jesus acted when he walked the earth many years ago. He spent time with the drunks, the selfish, the immoral poeple, not the snobby, rich, and religious ones. Maybe I'm the only one who thinks like this, maybe I'm the odd one here. But I plan to do things the way Jesus did and not pass judgement on all of those who are different from me (which is everyone, in case anyone has forgotten). I know I won't do it as well as Jesus did, but I'm willing to give it my best.
*I realise that I have also stereotyped people in the process of writing this, it's hard not to. So if anyone is offended then, I am sorry, I am just trying to make a point. Good day to you all!*
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