09/08/2024
It's underated how great it is to endorse one another to follow unconventional paths!
Many people would not understand why I pursued psychology as a career. Some would even say I should have been a chrisitan counsellor, while others would nudge me to speak about Jesus as part of the therapy plan- since the Lord is the answer to all things! I am well aware of my calling and grace as for as serving the Kingdom is concerned.
While I have grown alot and have been able to stand up for myself, even allowing others the grace to be thoroughly informed by my responses to their seemingly ignorant observations, I cannot imagine how other people would be discouraged by these comments.
Many people have been discouraged for pursuing career paths that are different from the norm or the what they deem as acceptable. Especially in the christian community, where people who are gifted are only tolerated if their fullest exercise is within what is conventional ministry. Further than that, when these gifted individuals try to express whatever they believe is their God-given mandate, it is often dismissed as too worldly or flamboyant for the rather conservative church which further leads to distress and unworthiness.
Let's rather open the church doors of our minds and become a Sending church. Yes, the church is not meant to keep anyone, especially for longer that what they need. This stiffles the growth of many believers and breeds contempt and competition while the world continues to rot, while evil prevails. You may think, but what if they go out and ruin the image of the church? That may be your innate need to control people, we cannot control people- only the Lord has real control over people and leads them by His Spirit with patience and gentleness. Perhaps, the world would be a better place if we were to endorse the God (yes not capital 'G') in one another, without allowing uniformity to dictate our perception. We don't have to look alike to be part of the same family.
I would love to see many more christians in science, technology, art, sport, engineering, politics, government service and music and everything else that exists! Because, that is how we spread the salt and light in this world.
