December 3, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Character of the Month Series

No one likes being a fool except those who love Jesus Christ. I take pleasure in being a “fool for Christ”; I enjoy the presence of God and worshipping Him.

Have you ever been in love with that ‘someone special’? It’s easy doing stupid and crazy things when you’re in love. You did not care if everyone sees your character or if you acted extremely silly—you’re in love. Love makes us all act very unusual.

It is only academia or staunch traditions that inhibit our foolish and childlike behavior toward the one we love. God is no exception to this truth. God wants us to be fools for Him. He wants us to be in love with Him in child-like responses to Him and with emotional outbursts of joy and seemingly disruptive acts of inappropriate behavior.

Yes, I stand and shout to the Lord. I lift my hand and clap loudly when the Spirit of God moves over me. I act foolishly when in the presence of the Lord. Even David danced in a crazy fashion and shouted to the Lord when the Ark of the Covenant was brought into Jerusalem. He forgot his kingship and became like a child in the presence of the Lord.

Criticism will come our way when we are fools for Christ; criticism will come from Christians and non-Christians alike. Nevertheless, I choose to be that fool who loves God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. “Give me the foolishness of Christ or give me a life of nothingness and unimportance.” That is the choice before us. It is a choice of wisdom vs. ignorance—a choice of foolishness over cultural properness. For me, I rather be happy in the Lord—I am that fool.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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