That boy had the highest of expectations
And he heard that Jesus would fill him up
Maybe something got lost in the language
If this was full, then why bother?
This was not the way it looked on the billboard
Smiling family beaming down on the interstate
You know that we all try to blame someone
But our dreams won’t rise up from their sleep
And the reaching of the steeple felt like one more
Expensive ad for something cheap
This was not the way it looked on the billboard
Smiling family beaming down on the interstate
Dressed up nice for the congregation
Scared somebody’s gonna find him out
Through the din and the clatter of the hallelujahs
A stained glass Jesus sings
This was not the way it looked on the billboard
Smiling family beaming down on the interstate
Okay...I know...two posts in a row that are about songs. Songs that can come off offensive towards the church. Am I trying to be negative? No...I'm just talking...or blogging rather what I've been thinking about lately. There are a certain set of "expectations" that people bring with them to church. There is a look to it all...a facade if you will. Is "the reaching of the steeple just one more expensive ad for something cheap?"
I guess what I've been thinking about lately concerns the outside matching the inside. The church should reflect something. The people should reflect something. This something shouldn't ever be perfection because that will never happen. Usually it's just as bad inside the church as with the rest of the world. For some reason we, as Christ-followers, tend to separate the two...external and internal. There should be a sense of authenticity that comes from the church...the people. It's not that we shouldn't have nice buildings and great things going on inside...but it's so much more than that. Like the lyric says early on...That boy had the highest of expectations
And he heard that Jesus would fill him up
Maybe something got lost in the language
If this was full, then why bother?
There's too much at stake for us to try and live up to the expectations of people. We'll fall short. Always. Why don't we try authenticity for a change...reality...honesty. Are things always fantastic? No...but with Jesus there comes a greater sense of purpose, peace, completeness. We were all designed for a life connected to God. Once we figure out that this is the case...accept it...and go for it...life can be pretty amazing.
It's up to people though...they have to make the choice. We can try and influence them through our facilities...ministries...programs...music...life-groups...whatever. Ultimately...the choice is personal. Authenticity. Simplicity.
This is what I'm so loving about the group of people I get together with on a weekly basis. Life-group has been an amazing experience. A group of different people...living life together...honestly...authentically. God is doing something amazing and awesome around and in Arcadia Valley. We, the people, can't get in the way of that. It's up to us to just live our lives loving God and loving people. This is much more effective than...This was not the way it looked on the billboard
Smiling family beaming down on the interstate
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Love this post Wade...authenticity, true authentic behavior, is a tough thing to find. Making sure the outside matches the inside is not easy, and the imperfectness in all of us sometimes comes out the victor.
And that's just personally...it gets even more complex when you take a group of imperfect people called the "church" and put them together. We tend to "play nice" when we're around each other because that's what's "expected." But what happens when the doors are closed and we go back to ourselves...that is where authenticity is tested.
And I'm afraid way too many of us fail.
Keep sharing your thoughts...you are challenging my socks off and I love it!
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