“A lady went to a Pastor and said, “I won’t be attending Church anymore.”
The Pastor said, “May I ask why?”
She said, “I see people on their cell phones during the service, some are gossiping, some just ain’t living right, they are all just hypocrites.”
The Pastor was quiet for a while, and said, “It’s alright, but can I ask you to do something for me before you take your final decision?”
She said, “What’s that?”
He said, “Take a glass of water and walk around the Church 2 times and don’t let any water fall from the glass.”
She said, “Yes I can do that.”
She came back and said “It’s done.”
The Pastor asked her 3 questions:
1. Did you see anybody on their phone?
2. Did you see anybody gossiping?
3. Was anybody living wrong?
She said, “I didn’t see anything because I was so focused on this glass, so that the water wouldn’t fall.”
He told her, “When you come to Church, you should be just that focused on God, so that you don’t deviate from the sermon. That’s why Jesus said ‘Follow me.’ He did not say follow others.
Don’t let your relationship with God be determined by how others relate with God. Let it be determined by how focused you are on God.”