I was listening to Psalms today while I did the dishes and it occurred to me that a lot of Christians treat their Christianity like they are a super hero. It's this thing that they don't pull out except in extreme circumstances, something that they don't talk about, that they sort of protect and hide. It's like a secret identity.
I don't mean this as a pointing fingers type of thing. It's something that I've done a lot - mostly unintentionally. That is, I believe, one of the Christian's biggest problems - being unintentional. Being reactionary, instead of purposed. Coasting. I hate coasting. I do it, and I hate that I do it, and it's something I'm really working on. But we do this. We shut out mouths. We answer questions in the way that's least likely to bring up our Savior instead of most likely to. It's our secret identity.
And one of the ways this comes out is not telling people what you are about. If someone asks me, "what does your husband do?" they're probably asking what his work-a-day job is, right? But how would we answer that question of the Apostle Paul? We know that he was a tent-maker. It was his work-a-day job that paid the bills and kept him fed and clothed. But that's not what I would say he did if someone asked me. I would say he was a missionary or a preacher. I would characterize him by the thing that was the most important - to me and to him.
So what really does my husband do? Well, he preaches, and he's in training to become an elder. He's a musician. What am I? I'm a musician and a writer.
What are you doing? What's your job in God's workplace? What's your post in His army?
