Time To Grow Up

 There is something that I see in our Fellowship that seems to be hard for me to understand. What I am talking about is the idea that everything is for everyone. Every service is for everyone. Every sermon is for everyone. Every ministry is for everyone. Every responsibility is for everyone. A music scene aimed at reaching young people but old folks feel the need to be there. Discipleship or leadership meetings and guys who will never go and never lead still want to be there. These are folks who would attend a marriage retreat if they could even if they are not married. If the doors are open they feel the need to be there.

In First Corinthians chapter 12 Paul uses the analogy of the the human body to explain how the church works. Go read it for yourself. There are different parts of the body that do different things. All are necessary. All are important. All are needed. And all are different and have different needs. This is true in your natural body. This is also true in the body of Christ.

It's normal when a brand new convert is so excited and wants to be in everything. Everything is brand new. Everything is fresh and something to be explored. But at the end of life, once the years have rolled on, things change. We cannot do what we used to do. We have tried everything; some things have worked, some things did not work. Marriage is different. Ministry is different. People change as they grow up and grow older. At least things should change. 

I see people acting like children and I wonder what is wrong with them. I do not admire them or honor them. Grownups acting like children is not cute. They are drinking milk when they ought to be eating meat.

Work out your own salvation is how the Bible puts it. If you are middle aged and still haven't figured out your place I feel sorry for you. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is foolish. It's time to grow up.