Are you Afraid to be “too Radical” for Christ?
Before I begin, each week we have a discussion. We are all sisters in Christ and we should act accordingly. If ANYONE posts a mean come back or has the profound need to force others to believe what they believe to the point of arguing, their comments will be deleted and never again approved on this site. So play NICE!
OK…on to the discussion part…
Are you Afraid to be “too Radical” for Christ?
This may sound like a simple question, and we all know the “good Christian” answer. However, I am going to be quite honest here, I have been doing my own self reflection and I believe the Holy Spirit keeps asking me this same question. Are you afraid to be considered “too radical” for Christ? You see, it is not the world that holds me back sometimes, it is “other Christians”.
Yes, I am admitting that at times, I have watered down my message. Or felt guilty for not watering it down out of fear of losing readers, offending or being called “legalistic”. I am not by any stretch legalistic. I know this. However, any time you talk about holiness or come up against a topic that “Christiandom” has embraced (right or wrongly), you can become an outcast fairly quickly. Or, at the very least be called the “ignorant” one.
You see, many of us like to dissect the Word of God, and categorize it to what is “relevant for today” and what is not. I believe with every fiber of my being that is wrong. Who are we to decide that? God is the SAME…yesterday, today and FOREVER! When did we decide He was any different that He was when He created the universe? He has not and never will change to appease the “times”. Yes, we now have liberty in Christ through the Blood that He shed. However, that does not allow us liberty to sin.
Why is this topic coming up over and over in MY head?
Well, I have been feeling the Lord prodding me to put all my focus on this blog. To pour my heart into it. Part of this plan, is me going to more Social Media events and getting the word out about Moms of Faith. Well, as soon as I started pursuing that, I began to hear the little wormy devil’s voice in my ear…“You will lose readers…They will think you are too radical…Who are you to represent anything…You are too direct…Tone it down so you can gain more readership…Nobody likes you…You should adjust that review, it’s too much…You will never get sponsors being radical…” I can go on and on. Yes, I rebuke it. However, the battle is brutal and the devil is not playing. He wants me to back off.
Well, guess what devil??
God has called me BECAUSE I am bold and direct. God has called me TO BE RADICAL. If I lose readers, so be it. However, if just ONE of Daddy’s girls gets convicted, comes out of ignorance or is challenged to dig deeper into His Word, than I know my God will say; “Well Done” at the end of my days. Pleasing man will not be my goal! Gain will not be my goal. Watering down a message will not be my way of blogging. PLEASING God will be my one and ONLY focus!
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. – Hosea 4:6a
OK, how about you? Are you afraid??
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Ok, I’m just going to be honest.. a while back I stopped posting about my faith because I was afraid. I was afraid of offending “friends”.
Funny how things work out because now all I want to do is talk about faith and these “friends” have proven to not really be friends at all.
I admire you, Lara. Get radical!
AMEN sister! I have been struggling with the same thing. It hurts to be considered an outcast among your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. It happens online, and it happens in the “real world.” But you know if you are yourself then people will respect that, and if they don’t, then oh well.
Just last night the “your not good enough” record had been playing in my mind and I finally realized that I am looking for everyone’s approval and I wasn’t looking to God for guidance on what He wanted me to do next. Just keep your eyes on Him, who cares what other people think, in the end you will accomplish what GOD wanted you to accomplish!
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I think we all have these feelings at some point or another. Sometimes on a daily basis as we strive to be true to our faith but struggle about being offensive. I am totally with you though. Even when it’s hard, the truth should always reign. I came to a pivotal point a few years ago when I realized how conflicting my beliefs can be with societal beliefs that no matter what I will stand for Christ! Stay strong, and stand firm!
Speak the truth. I too have been dealing with the same issues almost exactly. But thank God for His word and His teaching Holy Spirit who guides us in all things. I know that God wants me to know and speak His words and I don’t have to apologize for that. Ultimately, I have an audience of one and HIS applause is all that I want to hear. I work to hear my Father say HE is proud, and I too look forward to that day. Be encouraged sister!
I think you are right. It’s a challenge to speak the truth in love, though. I’ve looked back at the way I presented the truth sometimes and it’s not very nice. I pray God gives me discernment when to share and when not to share and how to share. People will only truely listen to a deeper word, if they’ve been through some brokenness.