{"id":2720,"date":"2007-07-30T08:41:18","date_gmt":"2007-07-30T14:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/?p=2720"},"modified":"2007-07-30T08:44:06","modified_gmt":"2007-07-30T14:44:06","slug":"fit-or-fat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/fit-or-fat\/","title":{"rendered":"Fit or fat?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I thought this was a great look at the Christian life and a telling sign of where I am and you may be in your journey:
\nFrom Lifechurch.tv<\/a><\/p>\n

Fat or Fit?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recently I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve lost around 60 pounds. With a loss of this magnitude it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s inevitable that one gains a new way of thinking. Since dropping the weight, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve become less inwardly-focused, and less concerned about what others think, because I am no longer insecure with the way I look. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s freed me to be who I am, freed me to focus on others, freed me to engage in activities I would never have considered before.
\nDuring this time of transformation, I realized a parallel to ministry. Before LifeChurch.tv came into my life, I had a consumerist mindset. I would have called myself a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153fat\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Christian. I thought the church was here for me, looked to ministries to fill my needs, complained if the worship didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t move me, or if the message wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t deep enough. Since becoming a part of LifeChurch.tv, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve learned the difference between being a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153fat\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Christian and a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153fit\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Christian.<\/p>\n

Fat Christians say\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Why don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you have this ministry at your church?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Fit Christians say\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Can I start a group that does this kind of ministry? Maybe there are other people who would like to join\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Fat Christians\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6sit in the same pew each week, and rarely venture out of their circle of friends.<\/p>\n

Fit Christians\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6find opportunities to change things up, and try to involve those on the outskirts.<\/p>\n

Fat Christians focus\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6on how to better themselves.<\/p>\n

Fit Christians focus\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6on those who don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know Jesus.<\/p>\n

Fat Christians do\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s easy and safe.<\/p>\n

Fit Christians do\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s difficult and counterintuitive.<\/p>\n

Fat Christians think\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all about them.<\/p>\n

Fit Christians know\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all about HIM.<\/p>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m working every day to be a fit Christian, and to inspire those around me to this way of thinking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s good to step on the spiritual scale from time to time and really examine where we stand. I’m glad to see some of the fat Christianity of the past has fallen off. But I’m still hoping to see much more of it fall to the wayside as I continue my journey.
\nThere’s always a lot more that can be improved.<\/p>\n

From Amy Grant’s<\/strong> Age to Age album:<\/p>\n

Fat Little Baby<\/strong><\/p>\n

I know a man,
\nMaybe you know him, too.
\nYou never can tell,
\nHe might even be you.
\nHe knelt at the altar
\nAnd that was the end.
\nHe’s saved and that’s all
\nThat matters to him.
\nHis spiritual tummy,
\nIt can’t take too much.
\nOne day a week,
\nHe gets his spiritual lunch.
\nOn Sunday he puts on
\nHis spiritual best
\nAnd gives his language
\nA spiritual rest.<\/p>\n

(He’s just a fat)
\nHe’s just a fat little baby.
\nHe wants his bottle
\nAnd he don’t mean maybe.
\nHe’s sampled solid food
\nOnce or twice.
\nBut he says doctrine
\nLeaves him cold as ice.<\/p>\n

He’s been baptized, sanctified,
\nRedeemed by the blood.
\nBut his daily devotions
\nAre stuck in the mud.
\nHe knows the books of the Bible,
\nAnd John 3:16
\nHe’s got the biggest King James
\nyou’ve ever seen.
\nI’ve always wondered
\nIf he’ll grow up someday.
\nHe’s mamma’s boy,
\nAnd he likes it that way.
\nif you happen to see him,
\nTell him I said
\nHe’ll never grow,
\nIf he never gets fed.<\/p>\n

He’s just a fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fat
\nA fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fat,
\nA fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, little baby.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Did I just quote Amy Grant on my blog? Boy I tell you what, you never know what you’re going to find here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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