The Unexpected Adventure- "The Big Oops"- Ecclesiastes 3:4
Lee tells a humorous story of when he launched in to a rather in-depth witnessing soliloquy to a young lady who asked her friend, "What is a deist?" After Lee had wound down, a friend who was with him told him the lady had simply said, "Buenos dias." The mistake led to an opportunity for Lee to visit with a large group of the lady's friends.
The Action Principle of the chapter is "Lighten up". Lee reminds Christians to realize that even though our message is of utmost importance, we don't have to walk around like the world is coming to an end. If, as Christians, we are not people that others are drawn to, how effective will our witness be? So many Hollywood movies portray Christians as kill-joys. We never have fun. Never do anything other than potluck dinners, choir practice and trying to control the fun of others. Although we may find many of these portrayals offensive, the only reason stereotypes exist is because there is enough "truth" in them to make them recognizable to others.
As Hosea Bilyeu says, "Let's not sit, soak and sour." There is a time to laugh and a time to dance. Let's make sure the world sees the joy in Christianity.
Very good point about Christians enjoying themselves outside the walls of the church where non-believers can observe them. Church bowling teams, tennis leagues, hunting and fishing trips, hiking vacations, etc would seem to be in order.
ReplyDeleteAlso appropriate would be marriage improvement classes so that the divorce rate among church members (Christians) would be less than among the general population (which it is not at the current time.)