Have You Ever?

Have you ever wondered what are the motives and agendas of the multitude of people who swarm to church every Sunday morning? Are they there for social networking? Or is it to merely seek attention and find companions?

Have you ever become sick of outreaches which have turned into performances; and servants, artists?

Have you ever wondered if those who come up to share the Word or pray every week actually know what they are saying? Are they merely regurgitating what they’ve become so familiar with?

Have you ever been frustrated with lukewarm Christians/pew-warmers, who only know how to suck up the church resources, but not lifting a finger to contribute?

Have you ever been turned off by overly-pious people who only know how to judge and condemn; like a 24-7 watchdog that is ever so eager to pounce on you for the slightest mistake made. Even their unspoken gestures make you grimace in disgust.

Have you ever been offended by over-zealous Christians who can’t wait to force their beliefs and convictions into your throat; as though your voice and opinions do not matter at all?

Have you ever seen people who on one hand profess to be a Christian but on another live a life filthier than a scum?

Have you ever witnessed people lifting up their hands and voices to worship God, but as soon as the worship ends and ‘reality’ strikes again, they are back to their old self and the weight of the world overwhelms them once again?

Have you ever questioned the practices in church and wondered if the lines between traditions and the essentials have been blurred?

Have you ever wondered if the truths have been distorted by human’s fallibility; from the compilation of the Bible to the interpretation of it?

Have you ever wondered why you believe in what you believe?

Have you ever doubted your faith, and questioned its credibility?

Have you ever been to camps, only to come back feeling more lost than before?

Have you ever wondered if you could ever be touched by God as much as the drug addict who had his life transformed inside out?

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you wake up the next morning to find that the entire value system to which your life depends on is wrong?

Have you ever wondered if the parting of the red sea and the resurrection of the dead are but a fraction of the humans’ imagination?

Have you ever been so distant from God that you no longer feel Him anymore? And you begin to question his existence or relevance.

Have you ever challenged the current belief system or the dogmatic views of Christianity, as Martin Luther did during the reformation?

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you were brought up in a non-Christian family? Or what would happen if you decide to take a month off from being a Christian and allow your sinful nature to reign?

Have you ever wondered what your family members and church friends would say if you backslide and turn atheist?

Have you ever wondered what kind of attention you would draw from posting something like this in your blog?

Have you ever been ignorant?

Have you ever been cynical?

Have you ever?