Saturday, September 27, 2008

a life of response.

Sometimes I don't quite understand what it means to be a Christian. "Christ-like", "mini-Christian", "lover of others". What does it mean? These definitions don't simplify a thing.

What, God, am I supposed to do in the daily grind? What do I do when a friend doubts, when I doubt, when I see hurt and pain and can't do a thing about it? What am I supposed to do when you show yourself in such a bizarre way? How am I supposed to respond?

I think life is all about the way we respond to our situations. That's how we are Christians. What drives our responses is our internal desires, passions, sins, etc. I can't fix situations, but I can fix the way I respond to them. I can't be all-knowing like Christ, but I can hope for sensitivity toward a situation and respond in such a way that is God-honoring. 

We doubt, yes, but what does it mean to respond to doubt? I'm not sure. What about "callings"? How do we respond to those, other than the obvious? 

God, what does it look like to respond like Christ?