Growing

When there is something that I believe in I can be quite passionate about it. I don't know if very many people know that about me. I have spent a majority of my life trying not to make waves. I think that I have reached a point where that is no longer going to work for me. 

Recently I have been reading this book called "Do Justice" it is a compilation of Adventist authors talking about the churches mission when it comes to Justice, several of the essays so far have referenced the beatitudes. You know the chapter that talks about blessed are the meek, humble etc. 

How many of us live this out in our daily lives? I know that I struggle to. I find myself judging people all the time. 

You know what else pisses me off. When I'm sitting up late at night flipping through channels and I come across these preachers the one in particular that I saw this week was Peter Popoff. he's this guy who has been on television for years advertising for miracle water saying God is going to "bless" you if you "donate" a certain amount of money when they send this water out to your house. "I got 65,000 dollars" one person on the commercial claims. On the news recently there is another Pastor whose networth is over 20 million Creflow cash dollar. (No joke that's his real name) Is online begging his constituents from around the world to donate money for a billion dollar plane. Is that necessary? Is this the type of Christianity I want to attach myself to? I think that it is important for me to acknowledge the entire church isn't like this. I know that the christian church around the world is doing and has done great things around the world. I'm thankful to have been brought up in a christian home.

My struggle is that I don't think that I am doing enough in my own life to contribute to society.