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"Nah, he’s expecting heat. I want to give
him the deuce."
--- Nuke LaRouche
There are two sides to every coin. Two sides to every issue,
two sides to every argument, and my Mom
always said whenever something happened between my brothers and
I; ‘that it takes two’.
I know it takes two to tango, two to play catch, two to go to
war, and at least two to make up and kiss.
There are also two sides to each of us. We have sides that are
good and sides that may be not so good.
I know there are two sides to me. There’s "Independent Joe",
but there is also "Pastor Joe".
That’s the "Joe" you know, the "Joe" you’ve been around the
last four years. "Spiritual Joe", "Smiling Joe", "Sports Joe" (I
love that "Joe"), "Easy to Get Along With Joe".
However if "Independent Joe" showed up at church ("Grouchy
Joe", "Selfish Joe", "Arrogant Joe") "Pastor Joe" would cease to
exist.
You would see another side of me. A side I try to keep in
control as much as I can because I know the minute you see it in
full flower you will never think of me the same again.
While I agree we should always be who we are, I also know that
God wants more of us now.
Therefore the traits and character of "Independent Joe" might
have been tolerable in 1986 are not
acceptable in 2005.
We act our best in church, but even then, sometimes, in small
increments, that other side of us squirms out.
Hey we’re human, that’s going to happen…but it doesn’t make it
right. It doesn’t make it Godly, and it doesn’t make us a proper
witness for Jesus Christ.
"Independent Joe" always needs to be kept on a leash. He always
needs to be locked in a basement. He needs to be poorly nourished
and never encouraged. He needs to die.
"Independent Joe" is all about Joe, he’s not about building the
Kingdom, he’s not about being salt and light.
Have ever asked yourself what side you might be nourishing? The
"Independent You" or the part of you that is seeking a
relationship with God; willing to kill the independence that is
apart from God?
Please feel free to contact us:
by email:
joe@burbankfaith.com ;
by mail:
505 S.6th Street Burbank, CA 91501; or
by phone: (818) 848-5000
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