Failure To Launch As A Christian

Failure To Launch As A Christian

 

    Failing to Launch as a Christian means, a person who has accepted the Lord as their savior, and feels the need to make that commitment known to every one they meet, in a manner that distracts from how a Christian should project. They get so caught up in their self sanctity they fail to Launch as a true Christian by following God's instructions regarding witnessing and presenting themselves as an example that entices others to want to be a Christian.

 

    Instead of Launching into being an example and witnessing in a manner that glorify's the savior and presents his edicts as a wonderful way to live ones life with purpose and responsibility, they "Launch" into, as I said, self sanctity, which in no way represents the lifestyle that makes others eager to become a Christian. Instead, their self sanctity presents a picture of someone who is engulfed in a life style that leaves no opening or place for the exchange of everyday ideas, conversation about events that are not pre-qualified as having a religious context, or just being an ordinary person with opinions, desires and aspirations based on our God given right to think, feel and make choices as everyday human beings.

 

    How many times have you talked to, or corresponded with someone, who either begins or ends every statement with a reference to God himself, or words that reference a religious context.? Christianity, in my opinion, must be lived and presented to others as a, if you will, a smorgasbord of possibilities. Not every Christian is destined to be a minister, a Sunday school teacher, a youth director, a choir director or an exceedingly verbally talented teller of his or her conversion.

 

Now, I'm not saying that you have to be a Dale Carnegie in order to witness, but even Dale Carnegie didn't attempt to immediately enroll every person he came in contact with in one of his self improvement classes. Can you imagine how difficult that would be when attempting to tell the auto mechanic what your car was or was not doing, or informing your doctor what your symptoms were? Remember the old saying, "a place for everything, and everything in it's place? " Apply that to your Christianity and like the other old saying about the ease of drawing bees to honey will make your attempts in influencing others far more successful.

 

    So, avoid failing to launch your Christianity. Your life style is the greatest witness you can show others. Have you ever heard the saying, "me thinks you protest to much?", meaning that doing so makes your integrity questionable. Apply that to your Christianity, only in reverse, over expressing your Christianity verbally can call into question your varsity and true conversion.

 

    Now for those of you whom I have stepped on your sensitive steeped in the word toes, relax, your safe. No one is doubting your dedication or conversion, but some may question your need to begin and end every greeting or conversation with a "Blessing", or similar pronouncement. While Missouri may be the "Show Me" state, apply that to your Christianity, Show who your are and what you believe through deeds, words last only a second, deeds can last for a lifetime. Introduce others to your Christianity through caring words, but demonstrate the meaning of those words with longer lasting deeds.

 

May the Lord bless each and every one of you.