The Church Catwalk

 Picture this.

You are walking towards the teens church.

You hear the music pouring out of the room- praise and worship has started.

Or worse, there's no music. It's totally silent- preaching is about to begin.

You take a deep breath knowing what is about to come. 

You lift your head high... or drive your chin into your chest (depending on your personality) and...

walk in.

Then it happens. 

It's like everyone you pass pauses to look at you.

It's worse when the place is silent save the voice of the preacher and the 'click' resulting from your shoe hitting the hard floor.

It's like a million fashion critics are observing a model as she struts down the runway in the dress her designer prepared. 

You can feel the tension from both the model and the designer. 

The desire not to trip, the determination to pretend as if they are not affected. 

Leave the catwalk. 

It's not more than ten people staring

and I'm feeling that pressure in church

just because I am walking to my seat

surrounded by people.

Maybe it's the reverse for you. You're not all alone. You're trying to look cool and your younger siblings milling around you messes up the ideal picture. 

Be honest. Most of us a conscious to a certain degree of the image we portray when we go to church. The quality of jewelry we wear, how often we've worn those clothes and whatnot.

Not that it's not important to look good for God but the point is we aren't dressing for the people and that's NOT what church is meant to be about. 

So how about we try to focus on the real deal?

 :)