Mixed up

I heard a story the other day about a pastor who told his congregation one sunday morning that they had a very special guest in the building. To make a long story short....he said that Tim Magraw and Faith Hill were in the building and wanted to greet the people. Now this is a very large and contemporary church so this was something that could very well happen. People started freaking out!! They were getting out cameras and running to the front so they could see. When the pastor said, "Lets give them a warm welcome" The place went CRAZY!! The pastor walked off stage........people cheered for a solid minute.....until the pastor walked back on stage and said he was just kidding.........

You wouldn't believe how mad people got. People actually got up and left.......his point was that we get so pumped and passionate about people that we have never met, when the God of all creation (Jesus) was there all along. Why can't they get that passionate about Him? TALK ABOUT STEPPING ON TOES!!

But this made me think.......Why do we do that? we freak out and go crazy over people who don't even know we exist. They could care less if we lived or died...... yet we neglect and mistreat the people who are there and love us every day. Something is messed up!! We have our priorties all mixed up....

Stop wasting your time on things and people who don't care about you. Begin to focus on relationships that are meaningful....ones that build you up instead of tearing you down. Thank God everyday for the people who LOVE you. People you know would be there no matter what. And here is the key....TREAT THEM RIGHT! It is so easy sometimes to take advantage of people who love unconditionally, because we know that no matter what we do, they will be there.

Lets get back to the way that we were told to live....IN LOVE. Not fake conditional love......but unconditional, passionate, no strings attached love. And when you find people who love you like that.........HOLD ON TO THEM!!!!

Just my thoughts
Josh