You have all heard it said. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink. It is so true. You can preach a good sermon, and no one take it to heart. You can give life advice to a young person, and they ignore it. The Bishop and conference leaders can beg churches to be outward focused, but it is hard for some people to change. You can tell the story of Jesus Christ in a compelling of a way as possible, and the listener still may not accept him.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Why? Isn't the horse thirsty? At some point, you would think that people would finally choose the good, but they don't always. Sometimes, in spite of your best efforts, the people around you are going to choose the convenient path over the healthy path.
All you can do is what you can do. Keep singing that song. Keep raising that teen. Keep holding up the gospel. It is our job to do and say the right things in ways that are grace based. We cannot control the persons response.
Take consolation in doing well. Maybe one day, the horse will drink, but it is still as always, up to the horse.
It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
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How many churches are outwardly focused? I'm afraid to ask and more so afraid of the answer. This may be one of the greatest issues we face as Christians. Our churches are becoming museums being kept open so there's a place to hold funerals. Fortunately we don't have one of those. We must, however, keep it from becoming one. Too many already have. I'm not talking about standing on the street corner with religious tracks, I'm talking about leading grace lead lives. Reaching out, inviting, going in mission, connecting people to Jesus and giving them opportunities to hear the good news of the gospel. Life changing good news.
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