In wake of such formidable times, many times we can be left impotent and unmotivated in fulfilling our assignments. However, we must learn to stay focused and strong. Christendom has lost yet another well-known pastor, Dr. Zachary Tims of New Destiny Christian Center. You can find an array of talks on the NET swinging far left and right– and everything in between with reasons why this happened. I think it is important to learn from the walk of others (good and bad); but, how much responsibility do we have in responding to what we feel was good or bad?
The easiest road to take when we see a failure is to criticize without offering any help to make things better. Moreover, it is just as easy to sit back and judge to see if someone will succeed or fail. When success happens, we can easily, comfortably and with little effort, support. Why is it human nature to support successes after the success? It is just as the parent that as the child performs or behaves poorly, we say, “that’s your child.” When they do something we feel worthy of praise, we say, “That’s my child.”
This is not to paint a picture one way or the other concerning the death of Dr. Tims. However, I feel the Church must practice how to proactively respond before tragedy rather than to wait until after something happens. This is the lowest level of care, concern or compassion. Even more so, it is the lowest level of strategy to be reactive than proactive.
Listening to the inner voice of God is very pertinent in this hour if we are to be in sync with the move of God. Religion is NOT relationship. Many people are stuck in places, positions, groups, and communities because of the opinions of men and wonder why their lives are full of despair, delusion and confusion. We must wake up and not forget our reason for being. A life without purpose is a ship without a sail.
How can we practice responding appropriately? How can we do our part NOT just in words of criticism but through intercession? How can we practice responding with pure intentions of concern to make things better? The Church mustn’t take the position of the world and simply celebrate each other when we do well and trample each other when there is substandard fruit. A true response in agape is not one of rejection but one of restoration.
The acid test of spiritual maturity is to offer a solution in your conversation and not just the rehearsal of the facts. This is a work in progress. We can always continue to develop our beliefs in order to properly respond and to be better equipped to handle storms of life. Let’s us confess to one another (in covenant) and pray for each other that we may be healed (James 5:16). This is the highest response.
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