But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7
How many times have you heard "church words" being thrown around in a conversation with someone who is hurting and you see their face glaze over or they get irritated by the use of buzzwords? I hate buzzwords!
When I was in college, one of the guys in my dorm came back from a church service very excited because he had gotten "saved" after hearing "The Word." I asked him about his experience, and he really couldn't tell me without using all the church buzzwords. I already knew all the buzzwords, having grown up as the son of a Minister. But one of the things that drove me away from the church for a long time were those who dared not be authentic...they had to use "church speak" to express their holiness.
One of the things God has reiterated to me is to be who I am. Flaws, failures, lumps, bumps, bruises, and all. The best way I can tell you about my relationship with God is to reveal that He loves me in spite of my falling face first into the muck. Yet He still brings people across my path who I can learn from and who I can help. And it all comes from just being honest and open. I distrust any church folk who cannot speak without using "church speak." I distrust people who cannot just be real, open and honest.
Remember, Jesus went to the places where people were and He taught them in ways THEY could understand!
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