Community

Have you had those days where you make a mistake and after you've thought about it for a while, you realize it was a poor reflection of who you are, what you are about and for the Christian, a less than desirable portrayal of the person of Christ. I had one or two of the moments this week and it bothered me. Maybe there were a couple more.

Such moments are nicks, scratches and dings on our testimony...not that the testimony is perfect, but to the world, such portrayals can count against us in our credibility

In reality the opposite is true. If I still make mistakes, then its a humble reminder that I'm not perfect. I don't have it together. I am still one in need of Savior. I remain one in need of grace and forgiveness. That is the credibility and connection we need to make with our communities, not just on the weekends, but every weekday as well.

Pray, that as the church engages its community that we will not lose our ability to reach out to a lost and dying world. Pray God would continue to use our faults and failures, even in recent days, to point out every man's need for salvation, forgiveness, grace and love. Thank God for the reminders that we are all works in progress and that none of us have arrived. Pray for God's help in working through our moments when we "drop the ball", that we would not portray a defeated mindset, but an attitude that looks to God and trusts in Him...knowing and displaying to those around us, that He is our only hope.

-PNC

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