I started thinking about the Church body the other day when talking to a friend. She felt like God was preparing her to move to another church in another city, and we were discussing some of the typical signs that go with that. It's a very fine line we walk at times between church hopping and listening for the Spirit at work in our lives. I know I've talked before about not moving around too much looking for just the right church. However, we also need to be willing to move to another church when the Lord calls us.
As I was discussing this with my husband, I suddenly thought of a great comparison:
We are the Church body, and we know Scripture says we are all parts of the same body with different gifts in order to work together for the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 12) We need to be willing to do the tasks we are given and not try to do others. We need to be truly connected to the body, yet when God calls us somewhere, willing to go. Firm where we are, yet no set in stone.
We are all a part of God's Mr. Potato Heads.
Say each local church body is a Potato Head and we are the “accessories”. Until God pulls an arm, mustache, or fancy flowered hat off to fit on another Potato, we need to stay put. Otherwise the Body will be mismatched, silly, or just plain useless.
How is your Potato looking?
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