4 Reasons To Stop Playing The "Church Game"
If I mentioned the "church game," would you know what I'm talking about? It's that game that gets played in churches from time to time (and sometimes not just from time to time but ALL THE TIME). You'll never hear anyone talk about it. In fact, they might not even know that they're playing. Maybe YOU don't even know you're playing. But sure enough - there are those unspoken rules that you have to abide by to "win the game"... or at least not lose it.
You can't change THAT (insert small minute detail) because so and so won't like it. You can't update (insert ancient object here) because that lady who still comes to church made it 50 years ago.
That's the "church game." You know what I'm talking about. Let's stop playing it.
Here are 4 reasons to stop playing the "church game":
1 | It's a game you can't win
The "church game" is won by meeting everyone's expectations and keeping everyone happy. The problem is: that's impossible. Because everyone has different expectations and they all conflict with each other. One person wants you to spend the majority of your time doing this thing - another wants you to do that thing. Someone wants double-ply toilet paper in the bathrooms - another person wants single-ply to save some money. It's a game you can't win!
2 | You were not created to play the game
Not only is it a lose-lose when you play "the game." You're not doing what God has called you to do. Galatians 1:10 - If I am still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Our job isn't to make everyone happy. It is to please God. And sometimes, people are not pleased by the same things that please God.
3 | Playing the game means you don't know what you're actually supposed to do
"The game" is full of menial tasks that take you away from your bigger mission. It gets you focused on paint colors, toilet paper ply, and the length of your church's grass. And that's ALL you focus on, because that's what it takes to win.
4 | It leads to burnout
All this losing is tiring, isn't it? Playing "the game" leads to burnout. When you play a game you can never win, burnout is inevitable.
We'll learn how to stop playing tomorrow.
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