Stressors

I’ve always found it interesting the irony in our prayers and the things that happen around us. One of my better friends and I have been praying for each other the last couple of months, and I’ve constantly asked him to pray for struggle in my life in that I will be able to grow. If there’s one thing I hate the most it is spiritual stagnancy, or any form of stagnancy at all. Summer has been rough because I am fighting the fact that I know I should be doing something, while living in a confined spot where there is apparently not much to do. And then in that reclusive state come a streak of irritations that sparks a drive for action. There’s some movie that I watched with the line “stress is the fertilizer for creativity”. Currently I am frustrated with the lack of effective Christianity for me. I see a high number of well-intentioned Christians who are well-read in the Bible who in my observations tend to be conservative religiously (as well as politically). Then there are the more “liberal” Christians who take the effort to be different but sell themselves on Biblical intelligence. It may seem hard to argue with a “love everyone” approach, but believe me it’s not as difficult as it may seem. These stressors are at present my current motivation to be better. Why do we not see more Christians who are both well-read, as well as having the liberal practices that would boost the non-believing world to take Christianity more seriously? So friend (who I believe should be able to pick up on who I refer to), thank you for your constant prayers for trials in my life.