If everyone was just like me........

  There is a song that was popular on Christian radio several years back that went like this:

Chorus: 

I wonder what kind of church would my church be,
If every member was just like me?
How many souls would be saved today,
If it all depended on what I say?
I wonder how many prayers would my Lord have to answer,
If all that He heard came from me?
I wonder, what kind of church would my church be,
If every member was just like me?


How many times have I said "I love Jesus",
And turned a deaf ear to a need
How many times have I said I'm a Christian,
But never one soul did I lead,
How many luxuries have I passed by,
To have more to give to the Lord?
Jesus I promise as long as I live,
from now on I'm gonna do more.

No wonder my pastor has so many burdens,
I never did offer to bear,
No wonder the members have bowed down with sorrow,
I never did offer to share
No wonder the heather are dying in sin,
No wonder the missions are lack,
My heart is so cold and I've lost my first love,
But Jesus I'm on my way back.


   Have you ever thought about that? What if every person in your church was just like you? If every person was just like you.......

How many people would be on time for church?

How much money would be in the offering?


How noisy would the church be before the service started.....and after it started?


When it came time to kneel for prayer, how many people would be kneeling?


How many people would sing?

Where would everyone sit in the church?


How many people would actually pay attention to the sermon?


How many people would compliment the pastor on his sermon?


How many people would be standing in the vestibule/foyer chatting while the sermon went on?


How many people would be playing with their cell phones?

How many cell phone ringers would be left on?


How many people would keep turning around to look towards the back of the church?


How many people would be willing to do whatever they were asked to do in the church?

  I'll admit, if every member at church was just like me, my church would be in a lot of trouble. Everyone would be early for church, but some of the other stuff....... yikes. The church might even fall a apart at the seams..... well maybe not quite that bad, but it wouldn't be pretty.



  But what if we take it further than the church:

What kind of neighborhood would your neighborhood be if everyone was just like you?


What kind of drivers would be on the road if they all drove just like you?


What kind of politicians would be have if everyone voted just like you?

What kind of marriages would everyone have if theirs were just like yours?


How much love and compassion would there be if everyone was just like you?


How much bad language would there be if everyone talked just like you?


What would social networking be like if everyone was just like you?

Would the porn industry fail or flourish if everyone was just like you?


Just what kind of world would we have if everyone was like you..... or me?



   Fortunately God didn't make carbon copies and has made all of us different with different abilities, talents, likes, dislikes, etc. Family, culture, church, and other things also influence us to be the kind of person we turn out to be.

  But we can still all do better. We can do better in church, at home, at serving God, and in all areas of life.

  And if we were all like Jesus, we'd still be different from each other,  but the world would be a much better place.