AW Tozer wrote:
Indeed, it does!!!!!!!
As this pandemic moves us further into abnormal, we’re seeing the church being the church in new and diverse ways.
It’s bringing about the need to do ministry creatively, yet in the creation, giving extraordinary opportunities (more people than ever are attending church services – it just happens to be virtual).
We’re also seeing the Church (meaning, you and I) in isolation…quarantined.
The world about is worried, anxious, fearful:
Who wouldn’t be when there are so many unknowns?
When life has lost any sense of stability?
There is no predictability…
Somehow, Church, we need to wander through this journey to #bebrave, put into practice what we know, and live out STRENGTH and COURAGE — for those things should be synonymous with the word Church.
A commenter, on a recent podcast of mine, said this:
- Strong: to prevail, stick-to-it, be resolute
- Courageous: to be determined, to follow up on something in spite of fear.
- Afraid: to be frightened, to tremble, be “shaken”
- Discouraged: to be dismayed, shattered, broken…discouragement is a mindset that has been completely “shattered”…
When I look at the definition of “bravery, it conjures up a conquering of emotion…as if we’ve mastered BRAVE.
We will do #brave while shaking in our shoes…
And, the world needs to see this kind of faith.
The kind of faith that stands out.
The kind of faith that says I have something that makes a difference in this broken world.
This kind of faith ultimately leads to hope.
And, we all need a good dose of hope.
