A while back I was reading through the book of John. I couldn't help but notice how so many people thought Jesus was out of His mind. There were divisions of the people because of Him and the words He spoke. Some went as far to say Jesus had a demon. Read chapters 6-8 and you will see how crazy the Jews thought He truly was. In Chapter 6:66 we see that some of Jesus' own disciples stopped walking with Him. Jesus was good at ruffling feathers. Or as I like to call it. Rubbing the hair on the cat backwards. Organized religion can't stand up to the truth and people can't seem to grasp this concept of personal relationship.
Being the only Christian at my workplace some people think I am crazy. Some of them think I'm crazy just for believing in heaven and hell. Some think I'm crazy for the ministry work I do for no pay. Yet others think I'm crazy for giving up so many pleasures that I once enjoyed.
I guess where I am going with this is....I must be being transformed into the likeness of Christ then...right.? Everyone thought He was insane.....and now everyone thinks I'm insane. In my Bible study one night we talked about the fruit of the Spirit and if people recognized us for Christians by it. Are there any signs that the fruit is in you? I would have to say yes. I look back at what I once was and what I am now and I don't recognize myself. The Holy Spirit has done a mighty work in me starting from the inside out.
In conclusion, I started out as everyone else (supposedly normal) and now Christ's insanity is in me and emanating through me. Here's to being crazy and mad and whacked out. =)
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