As i was reading that, questions began popping up in my head.. What did they mean when they said to Peter "Surely thou art one of them, for thy speech bewrayeth thee."? We know that a couple verses earlier it talks about "Jesus of Galilee", but was it really his accent, or was it the "air of his words"? As in, did he talk, um lets say, "cleaner" then the rest of the people? It may have been his accent, but the third time he was asked it says, "'Then he began to curse and to swear,..". Do people know that we have been with Jesus by the way we talk?
The discussion turned to other things as well, and the question was brought to mind: In the Mennonite culture esp. it is often heard said that if you aren't contented in the church you're in, you will never be content! That raised a lot more questions! If you are in a church that you are not content in, maybe you should ask yourself, "why"! After pondering on that carefully, if you can look me in the eye and tell me that you are content where you are at because you feel like God put you there to make a difference, by all means, stay there till God leads you on!
But if you find that you are only there because you dont want to see how comfortable (or more like "familiar with") you've become under all the rules and regulations, then i suggest that you become "un- content" and get out and seek God with all your heart and grow! By staying where you are and not being willing and open to whatever or where ever God wants to lead you, you will become stale! And does it not say in Revelations that He will spew thee out of his mouth? Yes it might get very uncomfortable to read and have your eyes opened to where you need to grow. But would that not be better then to be "spewed out of His mouth"? Don't think for one moment that you can get a free ride to Heaven just because you obeyed the church to a "T". If you are still not under the will of God then you are outside of it, right?
May you find peace and joy as you seek to know God more and as he opens your eyes to the "blind spots" in your life! (:
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