Recently was in a discussion on fb where a friend was expressing "good bye" to the Tea Party. (sounds like Jon Piper's good bye to Rob Bell) Anyway, I responded briefly and invoked Rush L's name. Well...my hair was blown back by responses from 3 people, 2 who are friends. They made all kinds of assumptions and we had a spirited dialogue.
Here's where I landed with all the banter: First of all, I do not believe Christianity or Morality are strong hallmarks of conservatives and the "reason" to side with the Tea Party or Republicans. I do not believe that morality will ever arrive in Washington D.C. on air force one. Second...I am a proud citizen of this great country and have the wonderful privilege of voting, so believe that I should be informed when I vote.
Do I struggle with balancing my spiritual life with the non-spiritual things around me? Sure, but in recent years I have come to understand that we do not live in a divided world--secular/spiritual. We live in a spiritual world. Everything I do, according to scripture, I do for Christ. (obviously I can choose to step off that path with sin) So, to function in this spiritual world, I must always be focusing on my spiritual journey and relationship with Jesus Christ.
When I am doing this, I usually can tell when my pursuit or passion of "other things" gets out of balance, which can be anything from politics, to eating, to golf, to work, to sleep...etc.!
Were you raised as a Christian viewing the world in 2 parts--Christian and Secular? Where has your journey taken you? How do you divide these two worlds? How do you "live" as a follower of Christ?
Let's discuss!! Am I missing something? Please share your thoughts and ideas.
