We’re all waiting for someone else to make the world better

Why are we waiting for someone else to make the world better? Why do we think it’s someone else’s responsibility to make the world a better place?

You want the world to be a better place, look in the mirror. That’s who it starts with. You. If you wait for someone else to start, you’ll be waiting forever. But be careful with that. You aren’t the Savior.

If you are Christian, act more Christ-like. I can guarantee you that will improve the world. Not because you are the Savior, but because anytime you bring Jesus-likeness to the world, or make Jesus-likeness known, it makes the world a better place. Now here’s the thing. What does it mean to be Christ-like? That’s the disagreement. Even the word Christian doesn’t have universal understanding within Christianity. It never has. As a Christian pastor, it frustrates me to no end to see Christians act in very unChrist-like ways.

I don’t think it’s all that difficult to discern what being Christ-like is really all about though. It’s right there in Scripture. You open it up, you see what Jesus said to do, and then you do it. But many aren’t actually interested in that — that’s not new. That’s always been a bit of a head-scratcher for me. Why claim to be a follower of Jesus when you have no intention to actually do the actions and follow?

Want the world to be a better place? Maybe our Christian churches could actually teach what it means to follow Jesus. Ouch. That’s quite an indictment isn’t…