Narcissism vs Whom You Should Be

Narcissism, the single word to describe our culture.

I sit in church and read the words of the "hymns" the leader chooses.
I don't sing them, ever.
They are ALL about OUR approval of God
OUR singing about OURSELVES praising God
OUR seeing our world and what is around US - with or without God.
And often utterly meaningless repetitions  of pseudo-Christian phrases ...
They could just as easily be sing about their dog or cat.
The songs are that meaningless!

The list is endless.
Worship songs do not exist anylonger in our church.
The old hymns are gone.
True worship does not exist either.
Neither does praise.
Just half an hour of vacuous songs about US, not God.
Vacuous 'testimonies' of what WE do.
But this is not the God I know ...

As one of my god-sons observed many years ago:
"There seems a whole  lot of  'ME-ism' and less 'Theism' in the church anymore."

Narcissism rules the modern Church.
It is the way of the world.
Yet, in Colossians 3:9-10, this is not to be our way!

 Consider Luke 10:25-37

We are supposed to be changed from the self-center creature we are all born as.
We are supposed to put on Jesus like behaviors.
We are supposed to put others first in our life.
We are supposed to love our neighbors ......

In the tale of the Good Samaritan we find essentially a non-believer, behaving exactly the way we are supposed to live!
Titles, labels, anything we use to set ourselves or others apart from us - are of the world, not God.
We approach God from whom He is, not from whom we think we are.

Whom are you supposed to be?
As a believer in Jesus, you are a child of God - in process of taking on the image of our Creator.
The LEAST amongst men?
The servant of ALL?
Looking for opportunities to serve God by SERVING our neighbors?

Yeah, if you think about it, our culture is completely based on fluff
Of no eternal value.
And devoid of all that is of eternal value.
Even in our Churches and Christian Organizations.

Time to start the process of separating ourselves from the "rat race".
Time to start living our faith.